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Someone asked me today what he should do about a letter he received "inviting" him to appear at a federal grand jury. To appear or not appear, that is the question. Not really! When a federal prosecutor has you in his or her sights, you may get a "target" letter, letting you know that your liberty is in the balance.
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The Idaho Court of Appeals has ruled that a police officer must give Miranda warnings to the driver of a car after finding drugs in the car, when he has been sufficiently treated like he is in custody, and not simply the subject of a traffic stop. In State v. James, a divided Court held that the appellant was…
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