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trujillolaw
  • Aug 18
  • 1 min

Killing a citizen to prevent suicide

That's exactly what Shelby County, Tennessee law enforcement did and asked the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to grant them immunity for doing so. Seriously. Judge Sutton wrote the unanimous opinion from the Court and said, well .....no. A fellow who was clearly distraught was encountered by police after he had injured himself with a knife by cutting his wrists. Police ordered him to drop the knife and he placed it to his throat in response. So they shot him, mult
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trujillolaw
  • Aug 5
  • 1 min

Lawyer Reviews

Our firm has started working on our internet presence, hence this website! We couldn't help but notice all of the rating systems out there that purported to rate lawyers. So here's the problem - one of the most sacred parts of being a lawyer is keeping your client's secrets. Lawyers should have their client's back no matter what happens. Often a court record will be reviewed to reveal a scathing motion by an attorney to withdraw as counsel for an individual detailing all of t
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