by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 13, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan Every day, in almost every county, in every state, in the United States, a criminal defendant is not present for their scheduled court date to address their pending criminal charge(s). Maybe the defendant simply forgot that they had court that day,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | May 6, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidah McKeehan As a father of two young children, I still remember my time at the hospital surrounding their births. Lots of excitement and happiness, but there was also quite a bit of forms and paperwork to complete. One form I remember filling out with my wife...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 29, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan From time to time I will draft documents for individuals that they will take with them and they will need to go get someone else’s signature on those documents for the documents to be fully executed. Or I might email documents to be printed off,...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan “Redact” or “redacting” are legal terms you may have heard, or you may have heard of them in some CIA or other politically centered movie. But what do these terms actually mean? Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines “redact” as, “to obscure or...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Police work is often glamorized and over-dramatized in tv shows and movies. The police are often in car chases, conducting these really intense interrogations, or using big white boards to connect the dots of how a crime syndicate works. While...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Apr 8, 2019 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan You may or may not have realized this, but almost all court documents are public records. If you really wanted to, you could show up at the courthouse and peruse court filings. In fact, bored reporters may do just that, looking to find a juicy...