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Koehler Law defends people charged with criminal offenses in D.C., Arlington, and Alexandria. On the blog, author and attorney, Jamison Koehler shares stories and experiences as a Criminal lawyer. He also talks about current legal issues and high-profile public cases and engages readers in playful, entertaining yet informative ways.
Koehler Law Blog
1w ago
“No matter what.” These are chilling words to hear from any law enforcement official. After all, given the enormous stakes involved in a criminal prosecution, restraint has to be the operative word. It is thus particularly concerning when these words are uttered by the chief federal law enforcement official for the nation’s capital and when the words are targeted at ...
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Koehler Law Blog
2w ago
Here is the recently released statement of Edward R. Martin, the new U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: “I want to thank President Trump for trusting me to re-establish law and order in Washington, D.C. It is the honor of my lifetime to accept his nomination as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. I pledge to ...
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Koehler Law Blog
2M ago
Trials can be challenging. The stakes are high, and the pressure can be unrelenting. I have been feeling the strain. It was therefore particularly gratifying to win across-the-board acquittals in two back-to-back jury trials: three counts of “not guilty” in the first case and six counts of “not guilty” in the second. We argued self-defense in the first case and ...
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Koehler Law Blog
7M ago
In order to extend a civil protection order (CPO) in Washington, D.C., the petitioner must show "good cause" that the protective order is still needed.
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Koehler Law Blog
7M ago
Ignorance used to be something to be ashamed of. Now we seem to celebrate it. It is anti-elitist. It proves our connection to the common man.
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Koehler Law Blog
8M ago
Q: . . . Officer. Based on the still shots I have just reviewed with you, do you see anywhere where Mr. Smith grabs his waist before he starts to run?
A: No.
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Koehler Law Blog
8M ago
A mistrial, the Court held, cannot be declared over defense objection unless “manifest necessity” requires it. A hung jury is one example of manifest necessary. The interruption of trials that were underway when the pandemic first hit was another.
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Koehler Law Blog
8M ago
To “hold or detain somebody in the context of the District’s kidnapping statute . . . means to detain them for a substantial period of time, so that the perpetrator could fairly be described as holding another captive like a hostage or a prisoner.”
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Koehler Law Blog
9M ago
We have learned that the same rules apply to everyone. It does not matter if you are a homeless person or the former president of the United States.
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Koehler Law Blog
9M ago
As part of a plea agreement, the government typically requires the defendant to agree to a "proffer of facts," a written statement of the evidence the government would have proven had the case gone to trial.
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