Bradford Ladner Attorney Amber Ladner Successful In Getting Sex Abuse Case Dismissed Our client was charged with sex abuse based upon allegations from a stepchild and faced severe penalties including almost certain imprisonment. The sex abuse case was ongoing for a number of years. Bradford Ladner was associated on the case by a prominent South […]
Can I Go To Drug Court? – Alabama Drug Courts
July 25, 2014 by
Alabama Drug Courts Are A Viable Option When Facing A Drug Possession Charge What are Drug Courts? Drug Courts are an alternative to the traditional criminal prosecution in a criminal court. Drug Court involves intensive treatment and drug education as an alternative to jail time, and is used to assist defendants in coping with their […]
ALABAMA EXPUNGEMENT PETITION – FACTORS CONSIDERED BY COURT
July 24, 2014 by
The Court Must Consider Certain Factors When Ruling On Alabama Expungement Petition The factors that the court must consider in ruling on your Alabama expungement petition are set out in the Alabama Code as part of the new expungement law. The factors can be found at Alabama Code § 15-27-5. The factors are as follows: Nature […]
EXPUNGEMENT LAW PASSES
April 9, 2014 by
2014 Alabama Expungement Bill Signed Into Law The Alabama Legislature passed an Alabama Expungement Bill this year and the bill was signed in to law on April 7, 2014. The law will become effective on July 7, 2014. We have been reporting in the past on unsuccessful attempts to get legislation passed allowing expungement of criminal […]
ALABAMA EXPUNGEMENT BILL UPDATE
April 8, 2014 by
Alabama Expungement Bill Waiting For Governors Signature The Alabama expungement bill has passed both the house and senate and is awaiting the Governor’s signature. The bill would allow the expungement of misdemeanor and some felony criminal records where the person involved was acquitted or the case was dismissed or nol prossed. If signed, the new […]
SEVERAL 2014 LEGISLATIVE BILLS SEEK TO AMEND ALABAMA CRIMINAL LAW
March 21, 2014 by
The 2014 Legislature Is Considering A Number Of Bills Affecting Alabama Criminal Law Increased Penalties for Gambling Crimes Under this proposed bill a number of gambling crimes, as defined in Alabama criminal law, which presently are considered class a misdemeanors will be amended to make the crimes class C felonies. The specific crimes included in […]
ALABAMA EXPUNGEMENT BILL – NEW PROPOSED LEGISLATION UPDATE
March 21, 2014 by
Alabama Expungement Bill Makes It Way Through Legislature Once again this year, an Alabama expungement law has been proposed in the Alabama legislature. The bill was introduced as Senate Bill 108 by Senator Roger Bedford. The good news is that this Alabama expungement law may actually have a viable chance of passage. The bill has […]
LEGISLATION – Arrest Website Legislation – Proposed Alabama Law
March 20, 2014 by
Alabama Law Proposed Regarding Removal Of Arrest Information From Internet The Alabama legislature has proposed a new Alabama law requiring operators of website containing an arrest photograph and personal information of a person charged with a crime to remove, at no charge, the photograph and information within a specified period after notice that the person was acquitted, the charges were dropped, […]
Advisory Opinion On Municipal Court Accountability
March 19, 2014 by
Advisory Opinion Holds Municipal Court Judges’ Accountable An advisory opinion regarding municipal court judge accountability was issued March 4, 2014 by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission. The advisory opinion addresses three questions regarding the level of accountability placed on municipal court judges in reference to supervision of court personnel and operations, particularly where they involve […]
Jurisdiction On Military Base – New Supreme Court Ruling
March 13, 2014 by
A New Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Jurisdiction On Military Base In Relation To 18 U.S.C. §1382 The United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in February regarding jurisdiction on military base issues in relation to a federal criminal statute making it a crime to reenter a military base once you have been ordered to stay […]
Supreme Court Hears Federal Firearm Case Appeal
March 13, 2014 by
Federal Firearm Case Reversed Based On Incorrect Jury Instruction In Rosemond v. United States, Docket No. 12-895 the United States Supreme Court considered the proof required for a Federal firearm case under 18 U.S.C. § 924, which prohibits using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence or drug trafficking […]
2014 ACDLA DEATH PENALTY SEMINAR
January 29, 2014 by
ACDLA Holds 2014 Death Penalty Seminar Amber L. Ladner, this years President of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association presided over the 2014 ACDLA Death Penalty Seminar in Hoover, Alabama this past weekend. ACDLA sponsors a yearly Continuing Legal Education Seminar for Alabama criminal defense lawyers focused on the defense of death penalty cases. This […]
BRADFORD SPEAKS AT CRIMINAL DEFENSE / DEATH PENALTY SEMINAR
January 29, 2014 by
William Bradford Speaks At ACDLA Death Penalty Criminal Defense CLE William K. “Chip” Bradford of Bradford Ladner, LLP. was a featured speaker at a recent criminal defense seminar put on by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. The ACDLA 2014 Death Penalty Seminar featured a number of speakers talking about current issues facing criminal defense […]
Felony Manslaughter Charge Settled for Misdemeanor
December 8, 2013 by
Amber Ladner Settles Manslaughter Charge For Misdemeanor Our client faced a potential twenty (20) year sentence on a manslaughter charge for the death of a child based upon alleged failure to seek medical care. There was serious disagreement with the State regarding whether or not medical care was necessary. There were other issues in the […]
Bradford Speaks On Alabama Sentencing Guidelines
December 8, 2013 by
William K. “Chip’ Bradford speaks at ACDLA “4 Corners” Seminar on Alabama Sentencing Guidelines Bradford was a featured speaker at this years ACDLA “4 Corners” Seminar in Enterprise, Alabama, speaking on issues with the Alabama Sentencing Guidelines. Bradford presented area criminal defense attorneys with an overview of the sentencing guidelines, which were recently made presumptively […]
CRIMINAL LAW LEGISLATIVE UPDATE – DECEMBER 4, 2013
December 4, 2013 by
The Alabama Criminal Law Legislative Update Includes The Following Pre-filed House Bills HOUSE BILL 27 – CHANGING DEFINITION OF BURGLARY SECOND DEGREE Pre-filed on 10/18/13 by Rep. Wood Under the existing statute, a person commits burglary in the second degree if the person unlawfully enters a lawfully occupied dwelling-house with intent to commit a […]
Death Penalty Judicial Override Criticized
November 24, 2013 by
U. S. Supreme Court Dissent Critical Of Alabama Death Penalty Judicial Override In a November 18, 2013 dissent to the denial of certiorari, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was highly critical of Alabama’s death penalty judicial override. In the case of Mario Dion Woodward v. Alabama, the United States Supreme Court declined to review a death penalty […]
Ladner Attends Sex Crimes Seminar
October 25, 2013 by
Amber Lader Attended The NACDL Sex Crimes Seminar In Savannah Georgia Representing ACDLA Amber Ladner attended the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Sex Crimes Seminar in Savannah Georgia this past week. Ladner, the current President of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, attended in order to participate in a new special committee of NACDL […]
NOT GUILTY VERDICT ON UBEV CHARGES
October 25, 2013 by
Bradford Ladner LLP Gets Not Guilty Verdict On Two Breaking And Entering Vehicle Charges Amber Ladner and Chip Bradford secured a not guilty verdict for out client this week in a Jefferson County Alabama Circuit Court jury trial. The client faced two unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle charges stemming from an incident in 2010. […]
Alabama Department of Corrections Recommends Community Corrections
August 27, 2013 by
The Alabama Department of Corrections Says Community Corrections Part of Overcrowding Solution In a response to a request from Alabama State Senator Cam Ward, the Alabama Department of Corrections chief, Kim Thomas, gave a report to a Joint Legislative Prison Committee in which he reported that the increased use of Community Corrections Programs is one […]
