by Jason Swindle | Jun 26, 2026 | Articles
December 1, 1949 – Rionegro, Colombia – A child is born in one of the most poverty stricken places in the world where evil men will soon unleash a barrage of violence, corruption, and fear that will bring the country to its knees. This infant will soon lead the...
by Jason Swindle | Jun 18, 2026 | Articles, Criminal Law
“Capital punishment is neither cruel nor unusual.” Michael J. Knowles – 1998 – State of Alabama – Jeffrey Lee is arrested for murder. Prosecutors say that he shot and killed Jimmy Ellis, a store owner, and Elaine Thompson, an employee, while attempting to rob a...
by Jason Swindle | Jun 9, 2026 | Articles
“The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated.” – Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson,...
by Jason Swindle | May 28, 2026 | Articles, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law
“The wisdom of our ages and the blood of our heroes have been devoted to the attainment of trial by jury. It should be the creed of our political faith.” – Thomas Jefferson – Based on my experience, not everyone gets excited to receive a jury summons in...
by Jason Swindle | May 26, 2026 | Articles
A fierce warrior. A charming diplomat. A monster. – 1923 – Northwest Africa – A child is born who will shape the course of history on the continent. This child will grow into one of the most brutal enemy of the Jews in history. While little is known about his...
by Jason Swindle | May 26, 2026 | Articles, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law, DUI
From the standpoint of the defense, and sometimes the prosecution, the issue of bond is almost always the very first problem to address in a criminal prosecution. Oftentimes, the accused will be given a pre-set bond after the arrest and booking procedures are...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2026 | Articles
“Two men, both soldiers, both failures, both heavy drinkers, and both without the best of genteel social graces, would provide the best examples of what good men do when they are underestimated in facing adversity. These men, from similar generations, were used as...
by Jason Swindle | Feb 17, 2026 | Articles
“Forgiveness is not earned. It is given.” – Author Unknown. – A 69-year-old deacon of a Baptist church in the low country of South Carolina sits in the driver’s seat of a large van. He cranks the engine of the van as 45 teenagers from the youth program...
by Jason Swindle | Feb 9, 2026 | Articles
Long ago, there was a widowed Chinese farmer. The farmer and his only son labored through the cold winds of winter and scorching rays of summer with their last remaining horse. One day, the son did not lock the gate of the stable properly, and the horse bolted away....
by Jason Swindle | Feb 2, 2026 | Articles
“In order to fly, you have to let go of the world that you’re hanging onto.” – Kurek Ashley – Since I can remember, my greatest fear has been failure. This pursuit to succeed has blinded me in certain aspects of life. As I grow older, I begin to understand that we are...
