http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/ Published by Neil Shouse & Associates en-us 2012-02-06T16:29:17-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/02/former_las_vegas_prosecutor_sentenced_drug_case.html A former Clark County Deputy District Attorney who was charged with violating Nevada drug law is avoiding trial by accepting a plea bargain. The prosecutor pleaded guilty to felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance not for sale. The judge... Drug Crime Shouse Law Group 2012-02-06T16:29:17-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/las_vegas_robbery_suspects_arrested_las_vegas_hospital.html Yesterday four people were arrested for allegedly committing the Nevada crime of robbery at a Las Vegas pawnshop. The suspects were apprehended after escaping to a hospital. At the pawnshop, the suspects reportedly took jewelry, guns and cash. The Nevada... Robbery Shouse Law Group 2012-01-31T08:31:59-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/man_sentencedr_fatal_dui_las_vegas.html Last week a man who was convicted in Las Vegas of the Nevada crime of DUI causing death was sentenced to twelve years in Nevada State Prison. The incident occurred in April of 2010 after the defendant collided his car... DUI Injury or Death Shouse Law Group 2012-01-30T13:03:04-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/bath_salts_drugs_banned_nevada.html Last week the Nevada Pharmacy Board banned the manufacture, sale or use of "bath salts," a synthetic drug. Bath salts also go by the names Ocean Burst, Ivory Wave and Vanilla Sky. In February a legislative commission will convene to... Drug Crime Shouse Law Group 2012-01-27T11:33:05-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/mma_fighter_imprisoned_las_vegas.html Last week mixed martial artist fighter Michael "Iron Mike" Whitehead began serving a one to four year prison sentence for allegedly violating Nevada sexual assault laws. He was convicted of attempting to sexually assault a woman at his Las Vegas... Sexual Assault Shouse Law Group 2012-01-26T16:07:29-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/bruno_mars_drug_case_dismissed_las_vegas.html Yesterday a Las Vegas judge dismissed Grammy-winner Bruno Mars' drug case after determining that he successfully completed his year-long probation requirements. Mars was initially arrested in 2010 in a drug bust at the Hard Rock and entered a guilty plea... Cocaine Charges Shouse Law Group 2012-01-19T16:10:40-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/priest_sentenced_prison_stealing_church_nevada.html A fifty-nine year old priest was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing $650,000 from a Las Vegas Catholic Church. The judge also ordered the priest to avoid casinos and to get gambling addiction counseling following... Theft Shouse Law Group 2012-01-17T10:38:34-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/nevada_highway_patrol_trooper_nearly_killed_dui_driver.html Last week in Washoe County, a NHP trooper was nearly hit by a car while the trooper was investigating a rollover accident scene. The car's driver was reportedly exiting a ramp off the US 395 when she swerved to avoid... DUID Shouse Law Group 2012-01-10T10:34:13-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/retired_cops_home_used_grow_marijuana_las_vegas.html Las Vegas police raided a marijuana grow house located in a home owned by a retired Las Vegas cop. He was renting out the house to the alleged growers, and he's not a suspect at this time for the Nevada... Marijuana Charges Shouse Law Group 2012-01-09T15:52:16-08:00 http://www.las-vegas-criminal-defense-blog.com/2012/01/10_dui_arrests_reno_sparks_area_new_years.html Nevada Highway Patrol troopers arrested ten people for allegedly committing the Nevada crime of driving under the influence between six pm on New Year's Eve and six am on New Year's Day. Police also made four arrests for outstanding warrants.... Drunk Driving Shouse Law Group 2012-01-04T08:58:42-08:00