Have you been wrongfully stopped and searched on the Las Vegas Strip? Did you get busted for possession of a controlled substance, commonly known as drugs? Here at Almase Law, we regularly defend these cases and are often asked what exactly does the law permit officers to do. If the story below sounds familiar, give […]
Here in Las Vegas one case we get from time to time are casino marker cases. That’s when a person for better or usually for worse signs off a casino marker basically asking for credit from a casino and not paying back once they lose. I think the general thinking is, ‘Well, they got the […]
Q. A few weeks ago, I got caught in a club with a little marijuana and cocaine. After I bailed out, I was given a court date for March. I live in LA and was told I had to come back for court or else a bench warrant would be issued. Is that right? Can […]
Depending on what exactly occurred, you’ll basically have two things that are going to happen in your case. Either we’re going to fight the case, and that means going forward with a trial and letting the judge decide whether you’re guilty or not guilty, or we work out the very best negotiation that we can. […]
Q: I’m really embarrassed by this. But I was at Sunset Park with my family and friends. We were there all day having a good time eating and drinking. I was a little drunk and had to urinate but instead of going to the bathroom I went behind some bushes. I guess there were some […]
Q. Hello. I’ve been here in Las Vegas over this past Labor Day weekend and getting ready to leave. Me and my friends have been gambling and drinking the whole time. By Sunday I had run out of money and wanted to keep playing. So I got a casino marker for $30,000 credit. I was really drunk at […]
Q. I came home and caught my husband with another woman. When I went to leave the house, he grabbed me from behind. I told him to let go of me but he wouldn’t and begged me to just talk to him. I told him ok, and he let go. I turned around and slapped […]
I have a client, we’ll call him Drake, who was charged with a DUI in Las Vegas involving Xanax. Drake has Lupus, an autoimmune disease, and one of the associated effects of this disease is social anxiety disorder. Because of this condition, he has been taking Xanax for several years. Though he has struggled with his […]