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Police put pharmacists in criminal dilemma
Court Watch |
2010/06/08 09:24
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Pharmacy Criminal Defense
State and federal laws prohibit pharmacists from filling prescriptions they know to be fraudulent, yet local police conducting sting operations are instructing pharmacists to break those laws.
Instead of arresting a suspect for passing a bogus prescription, detectives are telling pharmacists to fill the prescription while officers wait outside, ready to arrest the person carrying the pills. Police get better evidence for court, and the suspect faces more time in prison on a more serious drug trafficking charge. But caught in the middle are pharmacists who must balance their professional obligations as a health care provider with helping law enforcement in an action that is a crime and could put their professional licenses at risk. As law enforcement agencies focus more resources on battling the illegal prescription drug trade, leaders in the pharmacy community are divided on what to do when asked to break dispensing laws. The stings put pharmacists in a potentially dangerous situation that turns them from health care provider to an arm of law enforcement, the Florida Pharmacy Association says. And it may open them up to liability in a civil lawsuit if something went wrong. |
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Teen pleads guilty in Pa. officer's traffic death
Court News |
2010/06/07 09:24
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| A Philadelphia teenager has pleaded guilty in the death of a police officer whose cruiser he struck with a stolen SUV in 2008. Eighteen-year-old Andre Butler pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges on Monday, the day his trial was scheduled to begin. Police say Butler, then 16, was behind the wheel of a stolen Cadillac Escalade and leading police on a high-speed chase in September 2008 when the SUV crashed into a police car. Forty-year-old Officer Isabel Nazario, who was in the cruiser's passenger seat, was killed instantly. Her partner was seriously injured. |
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2010/06/03 21:21
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IMMIGRATION DEPORTATION DEFENSE
Topics in Legal News |
2010/05/29 17:21
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SAN DIEGO IMMIGRATION LAW FIRM
If you are not a U.S. citizen, you may be ordered to appear in Immigration Court for deportation proceedings (also known as removal proceedings) if you have:
- overstayed your visa
- been deemed “inadmissible” by the USCIS
- been convicted of a crime
- entered the U.S. illegally
It is not unusual for persons (unaided by an attorney) to submit an application for permanent residence or naturalization or renewal of a green card, only to find them selves ordered to appear in Immigration Court for deportation proceedings.
If you are placed in deportation proceedings (removal proceedings) the U.S. government (specifically the Department of Homeland Security) will serve you with a Notice to Appear or “NTA”. If you are issued a Notice to Appear, even if you believe it to be a mistake, you can not ignore it. Only an experienced immigration attorney will know what relief you have available to you.
Immigration Court trials are different than criminal trials in the United States. In Immigration Court you have the right to be represented by an attorney. However, the government is not obligated to provide you one, and in most cases will not. So you must hire your own attorney if you are placed in deportation proceedings.
In your deportation proceedings, the government’s attorney (known as the “Trial Attorney”) will present a case against you seeking to have you deported. In that case, the government’s attorney must identify the legal grounds for your deportation and then prove all the facts that they allege in the NTA in order to have you deported.
An Immigration Judge will preside over your case and has the authority to act not only as Judge but as prosecutor in your case (although this rarely happens these days). Once you are placed in deportation proceedings, only the Immigration Judge can decide whether or not you will be deported. |
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Mathew B. Tully Awarded Air Force Space Badge
Attorney News |
2010/05/25 09:13
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Founding Partner Mathew B. Tully has been awarded the impressive Air Force Space Badge due to his completion of space training. Tully is among one of the few Army Officers awarded this prestigious badge, and among an even smaller number of National Guardsmen authorized to wear it. In late 2008, Tully attended the clandestine National Security Space Institute (NSSI), the Department of Defense’s premier institute for providing service members with the space education and training required to support military operations. Upon graduation, he became one of only 200 space operations officers in the Army and the only space professional in New York. “I am honored to be one of the few National Guardsmen authorized to wear the Air Force Space Badge and grateful that the Army has given me the opportunity to experience our country’s space systems technology and capabilities firsthand,” said Tully. “I look forward to my continued space training and service to our country in the Army National Guard.” Tully is a Major in the New York Army National Guard, holding the position of Space Operations Officer. His military service and experiences have led him to dedicate his legal career to protecting and upholding the rights of veterans and service members across the country. Founded in 2003, Tully Rinckey PLLC has pioneered many landmark Veterans Preference and USERRA cases. To speak with Tully or to learn more about Tully Rinckey PLLC, please contact Jessica Brociek at 202-787-1900 or via email at jbrociek@tullylegal.com.
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