by Jason Swindle | Sep 22, 2022 | Articles
I have represented many people who are illegally residing in the United States. The vast majority of these folks are good, hard working, and thankful for their escape from poverty and political oppression. I do not blame a man who seeks to take care of his family....
by Jason Swindle | Sep 14, 2022 | Articles, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law
There are thousands of scenes from television when a person is arrested and read their “Miranda rights.” But, what do these rights mean? Where did they come from? March 13, 1963 – Arizona – Ernesto Miranda is being arrested in his house and taken to the police...
by Jason Swindle | Sep 13, 2022 | Articles
“Some people are driven to seek great power by listening to their inner voice. They either become public servants or allow the fear of losing this power to control and enslave them. Once power is obtained, the true nature of their hearts is revealed.” Author Unknown...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 31, 2022 | Articles
“General Robert Edward Lee was legend incarnate – tall, gray, one of the handsomest and most imposing men who ever lived, dressed that day in his best uniform, with a sword belted at the waist.” – Bruce Catton’s description of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 25, 2022 | Articles
“I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in a game.” – Coach Paul William “Bear” Bryant – October 26th, 1973 – Tanner Memorial Hospital – Dr. Joe Parrish enters the delivery room around...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 17, 2022 | Articles
“I’m falling back on what some of the standard protocols for politics are after victory. We in America should never prosecute defeated political enemies.” – Rush Limbaugh – Germany – 1933- 1945 – Adolph Hitler creates a personal militia to “remove” his...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 11, 2022 | Articles, Criminal Defense
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win” – Sun Tzu – Most of the greatest leaders of all time lived and led and died long before we were born. Their lives were defined by duty, honor,...
by Jason Swindle | Aug 3, 2022 | Articles, Criminal Law
“The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.”― Nathaniel Branden – February 15th, 1943 – A child is born in Cartagena, Columbia. She and her mother, move...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 29, 2022 | Articles, Criminal Defense, Criminal Law
Our judicial system is based on an adversarial model where the ultimate goal is to find the truth of an underlying matter. Direct examination, cross-examination, and the rules of evidence assist the judge and/or jury in determining what happened or what needs to...
by Jason Swindle | Jul 20, 2022 | Articles
“If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.” – Herschel Walker – October 15, 1991 – The United States Senate voted to confirm Georgia’s Clarence Thomas as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. In all, Thomas...