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All-Offender Ignition Interlock Legislation Officially in Effect - Alabama Outside Counsel

All-Offender Ignition Interlock Legislation Officially in Effect

All-Offender Ignition Interlock Legislation Officially in Effect. A new law that is designed to make it easier for judges to require DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. This officially went into effect for…
Alabama Expungement Law Takes Effect - Alabama Outside Counsel

Alabama Expungement Law Takes Effect

Alabama Expungement Law Takes Effect. Have you ever filled out a job application? If you have, you’ve probably been asked, “Have you ever been arrested?” It’s a pretty loaded question. What if you were arrested, but prosecutors dropped…
Man Arrested and Charged with Sexual Abuse in Tuscaloosa - Alabama Outside Counsel

Man Arrested and Charged with Sexual Abuse in Tuscaloosa

Man Arrested and Charged with Sexual Abuse in Tuscaloosa. James Robert Burns, 62, has been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Tuscaloosa.  The charges stem from an incident that took place around 6:00 p.m.…
Birmingham Police Arrest 15 in Operation Recoil - Alabama Outside Counsel

Birmingham Police Arrest 15 in Operation Recoil

Birmingham Police Arrest 15 in Operation Recoil. A total of 15 individuals have been arrested in an ongoing attempt by law enforcement to crack down on the illegal sales of firearms and drugs.  United States Marshals and ATF agents teamed…
Miranda Failures not Grounds for Automatic Dismissal - Alabama Outside Counsel

Miranda Failures not Grounds for Automatic Dismissal

Miranda Failures not Grounds for Automatic Dismissal. On a weekly basis, criminal defendants contact our office after having been arrested. The funny thing is, they often aren’t looking for a criminal attorney to defend them. Rather a civil…
Warrants Issued in Credit Card Fraud Investigation - Alabama Outside Counsel

Warrants Issued in Credit Card Fraud Investigation

Warrants Issued in Credit Card Fraud Investigation. The lengthy investigation into a debit/credit card fraud scheme, which took place primarily in the state of Alabama, as resulted in more than 160 felony warrants being issued against six members…
Trial Date Set for Police Officers Involved in 2008 Alleged Beating - Alabama Outside Counsel

Trial Date Set for Police Officers Involved in 2008 Alleged Beating

Trial Date Set for Police Officers Involved in 2008 Alleged Beating. United States District Judge Virgina Hopkins has set a trial date for the lawsuit filed against six Birmingham police officers by Anthony Warren.  It will take place at the…
High School Football Coach Charged with DUI - Alabama Outside Counsel

High School Football Coach Charged with DUI

High School Football Coach Charged with DUI. Joey Kirby, the head football coach at Section High School, was arrested around 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning and now faces charges that include reckless driving, having an open container of alcohol,…
Columbiana Police Arrest 16 in Synthetic Drug Sweep - Alabama Outside Counsel

Columbiana Police Arrest 16 in Synthetic Drug Sweep

Columbiana Police Arrest 16 in Synthetic Drug Sweep. A nationwide drug operation, dubbed Project Synergy, has led to the arrest of 16 individuals by the Columbiana Police Department.  Officers seized more than 400 grams of synthetic and real…
Police Charge Two Suspects in Death of Retired Birmingham Firefighter - Alabama Outside Counsel

Police Charge Two Suspects in Death of Retired Birmingham Firefighter

Police Charge Two Suspects in Death of Retired Birmingham Firefighter. Hueytown police have charged two men with murder in connection to the death of a 66-year-old retired firefighter who was slain in his home on April 23rd.  Kamal Potts,…
Two Men Charged in Birmingham Weekend Slaying - Alabama Outside Counsel

Two Men Charged in Birmingham Weekend Slaying

Two Men Charged in Birmingham Weekend Slaying. Police have announced charges against two men for their involvement in the murder of Clarence Harris, 37, who was shot and killed on Sunday morning.  Walter Rhone, 41, has been charged with murder…
Wanted Texas Sex Offender Arrested in Muscle Shoals - Alabama Outside Counsel

Wanted Texas Sex Offender Arrested in Muscle Shoals

Wanted Texas Sex Offender Arrested in Muscle Shoals. Jason Keith Richardson is a convicted sex offender in Midland. He was arrested by United States Marshals in Colbert County last Monday afternoon.  Authorities say that Richardson was…