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Attorneys Michael C. Bourbeau, Victoria Bonilla and Tom Fox

Bourbeau & Bonilla, LLP , is a Boston firm specializing in criminal defense. We are located at 15 Broad Street near Faneuil Hall.   Tom Fox is a Los Angeles attorney with a criminal and entertainment law practice. 

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 What did Shakespeare say: "first thing we do is kill all the lawyers"

Some people ask criminal defense lawyers: "How can you defend those people?" .... well...

  DEFENSE LAWYERS CLICKhere for legal research   or Here for Discovery Rules, Cases and Motions

or keep up to date with court cases from the Judicial View case alerts

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 Justice Kennedy's SPEECH to the ABA SAYS IT ALL:

"When it costs so much more to incarcerate a prisoner than to educate a child, we should take special care to insure that we are not incarcerating too many persons for too long.... Our resources are misspent, our punishments too severe, our sentences too long."

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but the defendant confessed ---he must be guilty...

Wrong...

Check out professor Kassin's research on false confessions

and WBUR's ANATOMY OF A FALSE CONFESSION

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All should know, that the innocent not only get convicted.. THEY ARE PUT ON DEATH ROW.. 

Just check out Scheck and Neufeld's work at the Innocence Project.

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 For other research links check out The LawEngine, Rominger's, LexisOne ,

or law librarians own LLRX.COM for a complete guide to legal and governmental resources and news, as well as LegalRources & other Legal Links.  You can also pour through numerous legal resources at the Library of Congress. 

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CHECK OUT what is  happening with Federal Sentencing

at Professor Berman's Sentencing Site

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Today's legal news from CNN

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LINKS TO FAMOUS TRIALS

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Many situations and problems you can, or wish to handle yourself, pro se.

Try out the following:

Self Help sites or  Great Links like  ,   Findlaw  and LawSmart.com

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Learn about the Anatomy of a Criminal Trial from the Constitutional Rights Foundation .  Have you read the CONSTITUTION?

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Is Big Brother Watching You?... Check out the FBI's files released through the Freedom of Information Act..

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Charged with a crime? Is it a Felony or Misdemeanor?  and Frequently Asked Questions and answers about Driving under the Influence from DUI guru Lawrence Taylor

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For other criminal law news, statistics and information (i.e., historical crime stories, the mafia & the FBI most wanted), the  About.com, & 

Crime Spider for searching criminal links

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For some other entertaining legal links ... take a peek at ...our dumblaws that are still on the books, or Murder.com  for Mystery sites,

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For those interested in Criminal Justice.. why not read the

ongoing satire  Courtroom Nine (an eclectic view of courtroom life)

check out other episodes

or

Reality check.... &  justice denied.org

AND NOW.... the irreverent adventures of 

Johnny Law  

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And to make your working environment more enjoyable drop by Art.com  

 

Or come to Boston and take a sailing adventure in beautiful New England Waters  ...

Mike is a Coast Guard licensed captain

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There are times when people need to speak with an attorney for professional advice.   We aim to be available to assist you or refer you to a lawyer in your area that can better handle the situation.  

   Call us at (617) 350-6565

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E-mail us at: mike@lawgenie.com             vicky@lawgenie.com        tom@lawgenie.com