Bryan PerkinsSep 17, 20193 minWhat to Do if You are Arrested?What should you do if you are arrested? You should immediately start preparing your case for trial and not do anything that could...
Bryan PerkinsJun 26, 20162 minWelcome to Amerika: Now Can We See Your Papers Please!"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall...
Bryan PerkinsFeb 21, 20154 minGood Faith Exception: Government Screws-Up; But You LoseIn February of 2012, detectives from the Alliance Police Department obtained a search warrant for a business suspected of engaging in...
Bryan PerkinsDec 22, 20143 minArrested for Breaking a Non-Existent Law: Not a Problem for the Supreme CourtLady Liberty was dealt another terrible blow this past week. Like a battered spouse, she was bruised and bloodied at the hands of those...
Bryan PerkinsAug 23, 20144 minNietzsche as a Defense in a Criminal Trial: Part IIAs the sensational trial of Leopold and Loeb was about to begin, Clarence Darrow made a surprising move. Darrow pled his clients guilty...
Bryan PerkinsAug 16, 20144 minNietzsche as a Defense in a Criminal Trial: Part IAs a criminal defense attorney with a passion for philosophy — especially the teachings of Friedrich Nietzsche — I was fascinated to...
Bryan PerkinsAug 9, 20143 minThe Second Amendment: It’s Not About HuntingWe seem to forget that as Americans we are children of a revolution. Our proud founders, having had enough of the heavy yoke of an...
Bryan PerkinsJul 17, 20145 minThe State as a Criminal; Do as I say, not as I do.John Adams proclaimed that we are a “nation of laws, not of men.” Theodore Roosevelt believed that “no man is above the law and no man is...
Bryan PerkinsJul 11, 20143 minA Reasonable Expectation of Privacy to Your Own DNA? Not so Much.DNA – the basic building blocks of your very existence. It is within every cell that is a part of your body. It contains the unique...
Bryan PerkinsJul 6, 20142 minSupreme Court’s Decision on Cell Phones: Not Much Impact in the Real WorldRecently, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Riley v. California. It unanimously held that the police must have a search...