Susan Napolitano Joins Berry Law Firm
Berry Law Firm is pleased to announce that Susan Napolitano joined the Firm in April, 2018. Susan has been a champion of her clients’ interests in many practice areas, and at Berry Law Firm, she…Judge Dismisses Charges Against Man Who Intended to Purchase Marijuana
A man who was arrested in October, 2014 following an Interstate 80 drug stop just west of Lincoln while on his way to Colorado with $65,000 to purchase marijuana has been cleared of all charges.…Nebraska Money Forfeiture Cases
Many Nebraska money forfeiture cases begin when people with out-of-state license plates travel through Nebraska heading west and are stopped by law enforcement. Immediately law enforcement asks whether the driver or passenger have any large…Choose Your Friends Wisely
Supposedly there is an old Chinese proverb which says something to the effect of: It is easy to dodge the arrow of an enemy, but difficult to avoid the spear of a friend. I suppose…Civil Forfeiture or Criminal Prosecution
Generally speaking, the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits the one specific government entity from punishing you twice for the same crime. The prohibition prevents the government from imposing a criminal sentence and…Asset Forfeiture & Interstate Drug Stops in Nebraska
Forfeiture is a penalty used to take the profit out of crime. It is also big business for the government. However in January of 2015, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that he would not allow…Nebraska Forfeiture Cases on the Rise
Years ago, I heard a State Trooper testify that on Interstate 80 drugs travel East and money travels West. Back then, most interstate drug stops involved drugs such as marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin destined…