Law Office of Jeffrey S. Leuschen PC, LLO

09/30/2022

GBH News legal analyst Daniel Medwed has a new book on the subject.

01/30/2021

“We’re criminalizing mental health to a large extent, and there are too many people in our jails that are suffering from mental health issues that aren’t being properly addressed,” Martinez said in an interview.

The Sarpy County Wellness Court will be a voluntary option for those with major mental health diagnoses who are facing nonviolent felony charges.

01/12/2021

"The high court’s ruling doesn’t outlaw such inventory searches, nor does it assert that prosecutors can never bring charges based on such searches. But it does serve notice that police departments have to, at a minimum, follow their own policies and procedures, such as filing full inventory reports after they search."

https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/theres-that-felony-you-were-waiting-on-state-high-court-throws-out-omaha-police-search/article_8fde9d80-51f8-11eb-a598-dfa124623f37.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR3aI6L77CgYJmEpZWo3WqTfXdTAOX-4mLQEDDWbvG8gljHoh36VtHVAedU

In Maurice Briggs’ case, his attorneys, Stensrud and Douglas County Public Defender Tom Riley, argued that the inventory search was nothing more than a fishing expedition.

11/29/2020

“The city’s argument is simply wrong.”

A Douglas County judge has thrown out cases against 25 protesters who Omaha police said were illegally blocking traffic on the Farnam Street bridge in July.

11/10/2020

"Sentencing reform should be like a recall, addressing past harms while avoiding future ones."

Sentencing reform should not only seek to avoid future harm, but should address past injustices as well.

04/03/2020

https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/health/douglas-county-courthouse-omaha-douglas-civic-center-to-close-with-limited-access-to-the-public/article_baa1f926-00a6-52d3-9164-3bc10fa628ce.html?utm_source=Omaha+World-Herald&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Breaking+News&fbclid=IwAR0-9htn-zsWsGylU5T7PlN_xwUsbHSberGfgza_3wzFHOEYUig7jVMhRqA

The closure order could be extended past mid-April.

01/15/2020

"So many kids who get caught up in the criminal justice system never find their way back, so it’s important to me now to use the lessons I’ve learned to fix a broken system that fails so many of our vulnerable youth."

Two years ago this week, New Jersey announced the closure of two youth prisons. Two years later, they remain open.

12/02/2019

"His attorney, Jeffrey Leuschen, declined to comment about the specific case but said generally that juvenile court is meant to teach youths the consequences of their actions and help turn them into productive members of society."

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine said he is appealing not out of political pressure but because he thinks the judges made the wrong decisions.

11/22/2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2019/11/21/divorce-retirement-accounts--taxes-the-importance-of-getting-it-right/

One taxpayer figured this out the hard way, drawing additional taxes from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for an early withdrawal from a retirement account.

11/14/2019

"The science behind ma*****na consumption turning your tongue green is about as sound as the science behind the earth being flat or that lying makes your nose grow."

Police officers across the United States have used the observation as one of several signs to justify probable cause and make arrests in criminal cases.

11/08/2019

"The Brights were swept into a bureaucratic child welfare system that relies heavily on the opinions of doctors who specialize in spotting abuse — sometimes even in the face of contradictory evidence."

After 5-month-old Mason Bright fell and fractured his skull, he and his 2-year-old sister were taken from their parents and placed in foster care.

10/18/2019