Last month, Mr. Merah was given a one-month prison sentence for causing a minor traffic accident while riding a motorcycle without a license, the lawyer said.

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But let me say that as a lawyer myself, I do not believe that a law license puts anyone above question or criticism.

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He was back in a Toulouse court February 24 for causing an accident with injuries and driving without a license and was sentenced to a month in jail, his lawyer Christian Etelin said on BFM-TV.

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"NECC's transparency in dealing with the board since inception in 1998 demonstrates its good faith intention to operate in compliance with the requirements of its license, " said Paul Cirel, a Boston-based lawyer representing the compounder, in a statement on Tuesday.

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According to his lawyer, Gates told the officer he lived there and showed him his Massachusetts driver's license and Harvard University identification card.

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Brown was not in court Tuesday when his lawyer entered his guilty plea on charges of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license and violating his probation for the earlier conviction.

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Brown was not in court last month when his lawyer entered his guilty plea on charges of driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license and violating his probation for the earlier conviction.

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