In Montgomery v. Harris, the Arizona Supreme Court established that the presence of non-impairing metabolites like Carboxy-THC found in a person’s blood, alone, does not provide a basis for a DUI arrest. Carboxy-THC is a drug compound of Marijuana that does not cause impairment and can be found in a person’s blood stream for 3-4… Read more »

This segment that aired on The Daily Show on August 13th makes a great point about “Stop & Frisk” searches: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-13-2013/frisky-business—jessica-williams?xrs=share_copy One does not complain about something until it directly affects them. Stop and Frisk policies of this nature invariably result in racial profiling. Not only is this grossly unfair, it sets us back as… Read more »

The Department of Justice’s announcement that they will no longer pursue mandatory minimum sentences for certain low-level non-violent drug offenders is a step in the right direction in sentencing drug offenders in Federal Court. Finally there is a common sense approach to Federal Sentencing. Mandatory minimum sentences as a whole take away the discretion from… Read more »