by georgeroland | Jun 17, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
“You’re an accomplice.” “If you knew, and did nothing, you’re an accomplice.” Often enough, these phrases seem to come out of the mouths of police officers. Similarly, prosecutors often seem to believe that anyone in the car or at the scene is an accomplice....
by georgeroland | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Without a doubt, being a criminal defense lawyer is about serving people. We, as defense lawyers, are members of the service industry. We directly serve those people that we represent, and must always act in the person’s best interest. For some lawyers, money gets in...
by georgeroland | May 6, 2015 | Drug Charges, Uncategorized
I went to Denver, Colorado, on vacation this past weekend. As a criminal defense lawyer and advocate for the reform of drug laws, I was curious to see how legalized marijuana was going in Denver. Texas, as I have written about previously, is still in my view a long...
by georgeroland | Mar 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
I have written previously on violence, both in its symbolic form (e.g. graffiti) and in its literal form (i.e. the death penalty.) Part of what interests me about violence is that I encounter extreme forms of it on a regular basis through my work as a criminal defense...
by georgeroland | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Anyone with school age children, or anyone who has been in high school or college in the past fifteen or so years, is familiar with the concept of “Zero Tolerance” polices. Such policies provide that certain behaviors—fighting, getting caught with drugs, etc.—will not...
by georgeroland | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Well, my title is, admittedly, too lofty—the fact is, no one knows where crime comes from (i.e. what the motivating factors behind criminal activity are.) But, that hasn’t stopped theorists from taking a crack at this question… A caveat is in order: I am not an...
