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Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed Against Fayette County, WV Deputies
Media Reports: The West Virginia Record. CHARLESTON – Four Fayette County deputies are accused of beating up a disabled man and later dropping him off at his home without providing him any medical...
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Interesting criminal cases dismissed before trial
I had a felony criminal case going to trial tomorrow. But, an unusual thing happened. The judge dismissed the cases on Friday by granting my motion to dismiss. This is an interesting case, in a...
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Anti-gun and Ignorant West Virginia News Anchor Educated on the 2nd Amendment
This video is great. It shows the anti-gun and ignorant Bray Cary, with the State Journal, absolutely owned by Keith Morgan, of the West Virginia Citizens Defense League. Bravo! The State...
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Video: police beating of a pretrial detainee
Check this video out. It is wrong on so many levels. A pretrial detainee was attacked from behind, immediately put into a chokehold, and then beaten over the course of several minutes with a...
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New Legislation After We Got a Case Dismissed?
A couple of weeks ago I posted about a criminal case in Greenbrier County in which we obtained an outright dismissal less than a week prior to the felony jury trial. It was in the news this morning...
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West Liberty University Students Complain of Excessive Force by the...
In the Charleston Gazette today, there is an article detailing excessive force complaints by West Liberty University students against the Charleston Police Department. First sentence of the article:...
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WV Supreme Court Justices “give attorney tough time during arguments”
An article in the West Virginia Record commented on several West Virginia Supreme Court Justices, Justices Ketchum and Davis in particular, giving an attorney a “tough time” during oral arguments: The...
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Excessive Force Police Shooting Settled Before Trial
Literally, on the courthouse steps. Settled for $200,000.00, paid by the Morgan County Commission. Ulysses Everett v. Seth Place and the Morgan County Commission. U.S. District Court for the...
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Fourth Circuit Open Carry Decision
The Fourth Circuit issued a decision bolstering our 2nd Amendment rights. The case is styled USA v. Nathaniel Black, out of the Western District of North Carolina. Essentially, a guy who was a...
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“High Profile” Criminal Case = Poison in the Pool
“Bath Salts Arrests” This was the headline, and accompanying photograph, seen after our recent hearing in the Mineral County, WV felony prosecution of John and Tonya Cozatt. They are being prosecuted...
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Arguing Before the Fourth Circuit Tomorrow
Getting ready to leave today to argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Update: Audio
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Victory at the Fourth Circuit
We won the Sawyer case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The audio from the oral arguments is one post down. Here is the opinion. I have been unable to discuss the case for about...
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Sawyer Case Media Reports
There was a nice article on the front page of the Charleston Gazette this morning about the Sawyer Case. Ruling Against Wood Deputy in Assault Stands “Today the citizens of West Virginia, Maryland,...
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Seabolt Case Settled
We settled the Seabolt v. Vensel, et al. case late last week. The settlement amount was $135,000.00. Media Reports: Charleston Gazette on Saturday: Man to get $135,000 over alleged battery by...
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Media Coverage of Pumphrey v. Harrison County Commission, et al.
WV Record: Man says Harrison County Deputies broke orbital bones, ribs Charleston Gazette: Clarksburg man alleges police brutality from 2011 arrest
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Federal Courthouse in Parkersburg Closing
This is my 300th post, and unfortunately a sad one. I was disappointed to see in the Charleston Gazette this morning that the federal courthouse in Parkersburg, West Virginia is closing up shop. I...
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I’m Back: Another Excessive Force 1983 Lawsuit Filed in Parkersburg, West...
Well, I said I didn’t think I would be returning to Parkersburg. But wouldn’t you know it, I’m headed back over there. Here is yet another federal lawsuit filed by myself, and my co-counsel Paul...
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Media Reports From The “Sadler” Excessive Force Lawsuit
On the filing of the lawsuit: News and Sentinel WTAP Charleston Gazette / AP Prior to the filing of the lawsuit: News and Sentinel Charleston Gazette WTAP
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