SEARCH & SEIZURE COMMENTARY BY TODD S. PUGH AND JONATHAN M. BRAYMAN Lange v. California and the Limits of ‘Hot Pursuit’ and ‘Exigent Circumstances’ When Police Confront the Sanctity of the Home The Fourth Amendment typically requires that law enforcement officers procure a warrant before entering a home without permission.1 An agent or officer can,…
Inside NACDL: NACDL Embarks on Its 7th Decade with an Infusion of New Talent At its Annual Meeting on July 28, 2018, NACDL installed one of the largest classes of directors and officers in its history. by Norman L. Reimer This article originally appeared in nacdl.org. Access to The Champion archive is one of many…
Legal Case Study: A Caregiver is Vindicated Synopsis On January 3, 1996, 5-month old baby Matthew Hendrickson died of what appeared to be “shaken baby syndrome.” Donna Gist, a 34-year old home healthcare nurse’s aide, provided overnight care for the baby in the home of Scott and Kathleen Hendrickson. A year after the baby’s death,…
Todd Pugh, Getting to Know Criminal Defense Clients in Trying Circumstances by Mike Ramsey This article originally appeared in Leading Lawyers Magazine—Consumer Edition for 2016 and has been reprinted with permission. © 2016 Law Bulletin Publishing Co Criminal defense lawyer Todd S. Pugh gets the types of cocktail-party questions you might expect. “How can you…
Jon Brayman, Criminal Defense Scion Forging His Own Path by Dustin J. Seibert This article originally appeared in Emerging Lawyers Magazine for 2016 and has been reprinted with permission. © 2016 Law Bulletin Publishing Co. Hanging in Jonathan M. Brayman’s office at Breen & Pugh is a painted courtroom sketch from the Pontiac murder trial,…