By Hunter Law Firm | Published April 9, 2014 | Posted in Criminal defense, Criminal Law | Tagged Tags: brady law, commonwealth v. tuna | Leave a comment
In the April 18, 2013 decision in Commonwealth v. Tuma, Mr. Tuma was charged with various counts, including taking indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sexual battery. Authorities taped an interview between investigators and the child, and the tape may have contained evidence favorable to Mr. Tuma. Prosecutors withheld the tape, and Mr. Tuma’s Read More
Read MoreIn the April 18, 2013 decision in Commonwealth v. Tuma, Mr. Tuma was charged with various counts, including taking indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sexual battery. Authorities taped an interview between investigators and the child, and the tape may have contained evidence favorable to Mr. Tuma. Prosecutors withheld the tape, and Mr. Tuma’s Read More
Read MoreA recent study found that there has been one mass shooting per month in the United States since 2009, and domestic violence was a common factor in many of the cases. The study was commissioned by the advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Among some of the more interesting findings: Mass shootings account for less Read More
Read MoreThe IRS recently expanded the definition of terms such as “spouse” and “married” to conform with United States v. Windsor. In the summer of 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down some key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, clearing the way for the recognition of same-sex marriages in the several states. The Read More
Read MoreMany clients have questions about the division of military retirement benefits in a divorce. There is a special procedure that Hampton family law attorneys must follow in such a process. A fair property division includes both current assets and future assets. One example is home equity: if the marital residence is awarded to one party, Read More
Read MoreMany clients have questions about the division of military retirement benefits in a divorce. There is a special procedure that Hampton family law attorneys must follow in such a process. A fair property division includes both current assets and future assets. One example is home equity: if the marital residence is awarded to one party, Read More
Read MoreObamacare and what it might mean to you By Larry W. Lockwood, Jr. Since I do personal injury cases, and have been a lawyer doing mostly personal injury cases for eighteen years, I probably know more about how insurance works, and how it fails, than lawyers who work with other areas of law. I spend Read More
Read MoreAs soon as your divorce is filed, a Newport family law attorney begins working for you. Some people are completely blindsided by a divorce, especially if there is some sort of family trauma such as marital infidelity or domestic violence. Other couples may see the signs that point to divorce, but be in denial about Read More
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