Nancy Price Law, P.C.

NOT GUILTY IN A FEDERAL JURY TRIAL!! I forgot to post this last week, because there was so much going on. But last week I won a federal criminal jury trial. And you may not know this, but jury trial wins in federal court are quite difficult to obtain. I’m so happy for my client. He and his family have been going through this terrible ordeal for over three years. I am so happy for them that it is over.

Excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s farewell speech, January 11, 1989. And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the "shining city upon a hill." The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; ...and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still. And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.

NOT GUILTY IN A FEDERAL JURY TRIAL!! I forgot to post this last week, because there was so much going on. But last week I won a federal criminal jury trial. And you may not know this, but jury trial wins in federal court are quite difficult to obtain. I’m so happy for my client. He and his family have been going through this terrible ordeal for over three years. I am so happy for them that it is over.

So, apparently today is a really special day for us lawyers. I’ve been waiting all day for my Love Your Lawyer cards.

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Excerpt from Ronald Reagan’s farewell speech, January 11, 1989. And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the "shining city upon a hill." The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; ...and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still. And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.

Statue of Liberty (partial quote) Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name... Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp! cries she With silent lips. Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! See more

Info about the federal offense of Illegal Entry. Just a little information about the offense that the parents are being charged with at the border (and subsequently their children are being detained in group facilities separated from their parents). Title 8, USC section 1325, Illegal Entry, for a first time offender, is a class B misdemeanor, subject to not more than 6 months incarceration. The federal sentencing guidelines call for a sentence as low as 0-6 months. When a g...uilty plea is entered, it is not unusual for a judge to give low end of this range. For a comparison, in Missouri, speeding by over 20 mph is a class B misdemeanor, subject to not more than 6 months incarceration. Possession of drug paraphernalia, such as a marijuana pipe, is a class A misdemeanor (a more severe crime) and the offender is subject to not more than one year incarceration. See more

Steve Pokin wrote this interesting piece after interviewing 5 criminal defense lawyers (including me). https://www.news-leader.com//defense-lawyers-cr/388276002/

My love of the law dates back to watching old Perry Mason shows on TV. I say that Heather is my "Della Street." The problem is today when I say that, many don't know who Della Street is.

From a 28-year veteran cop, who at the time was in his third year of law school --- Why you should not talk to cops. Part 2 http://youtu.be/08fZQWjDVKE

http://youtu.be/i8z7NC5sgik For all my clients I counsel to never speak to the police.