An ordinance is being proposed in the city of Portland to decriminalize marijuana. Citizens will get to make the final decision by voting. So far support for this ordinance has been enthusiastic. As an article in The Daily Chronic explains:</p Citizens for a Safer Portland, a coalition of organizations that
This Thursday is the 4th of July. Many people will likely be taking advantage of the long weekend by spending some time enjoying Maine’s rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. But if you plan on boating this weekend, make sure you avoid being charged with BUI. When a person operates a
We had a rather difficult hearing yesterday on what is a simple issue: did the police officer have reasonable suspicion of impairment in order to require my client to perform field sobriety tests? Unfortunately, the answer was yes. In Maine, the officer doesn’t need much to stop you and he
In a recent case, a client came to the Law Office of William T. Bly after being charged with OUI for the second time. OUI stands for operating under the influence and details of this offense are found in the Maine Revised Statues §2411 (2011). If someone is found to
This is an extremely important question and one which causes a lot of trepidation amongst my clients who elect to go to trial. One of the advantages of a negotiated outcome is that you take the “unknown wildcard” out of the equation. The wildcard is the judge and the unknown
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