criminal law

It Felt Like Police Brutality: Do You Have Recourse?

July 24, 2013

You have recently had a bad encounter with the police that resulted in your arrest. Or, you may have had an encounter with the police that did not result in your arrest, but was a very unpleasant experience. After the fact, you are left wondering “was that police brutality?” If it was, you may also […]

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Zimmerman was an Aspiring Police officer?

July 23, 2013

With the latest news surfacing on George Zimmerman, many people are forced to take a deeper look into his lifelong journey as an aspiring police officer. His first time to emerge from hiding since being acquitted, he ends up saving a family in an overturned SUV. Maybe with this news, seeing Zimmerman’s name on the […]

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Alabama Sentencing Guidelines

July 12, 2013

For many years, criminal attorneys studied Alabama’s habitual offender laws to determine what their client would face in the event they were convicted of a felony crime.  This habitual offender law was a sort of “three strikes your out” law, providing increasingly harsh punishment for multiple felonies, making a felony that was once punishable by […]

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Prisoners, Rehabilitation and Privileges

June 22, 2013

By Naomi De Silva from www.Cartwrightking.co.uk Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling has announced “radical” changes which he believes will make an impact on the rehabilitation of offenders. The proposed changes are: –          that inmates should wear a uniform during the 1st two weeks in jail; and access to private cash to call home should be restricted; […]

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Grandmother Convicted of Seventh DUI

June 7, 2013

Jeannie Jenkins, 53, was convicted of her seventh DUI after drinking alcohol prior to driving to pick up her 1-year-old grandchild from a day care center.  A Rolling Meadows jury deliberated for about two hours before finding Jenkins guilty following a three day trial before Judge Kay Hanlon. Jenkins was arrested in April of last […]

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Keep Your Guns: Come to Texas

June 7, 2013

Gun owners across the U.S. proclaim that they have the right to “bear arms” under the protection of the 2nd Amendment and many gun owners alike will argue that they must protect themselves and their properties.  However, far too often, and statistics will show, that guns end up in the hands of the inexperienced and the […]

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When is it OK to plead the Fifth Amendment?

June 6, 2013

The Fifth Amendment is usually described as protecting the rights of criminal defendants, but, since anyone can be accused of crimes, the amendment actually extends to all citizens. Although the Constitution does not specifically say so, it establishes an accusatorial rather than an inquisitorial system. Thus, the Fifth Amendment is based on the presumption that […]

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NJ to Enact More Severe Punishments for violating Hands-Free Cell Phone Law

May 2, 2013

In 2004, New Jersey was the second state in the nation to enact a  “hands-free” cell phone law, requiring drivers in NJ to use a hands free device when speaking on a cell phone. Drivers who violate this rule can be fined $100 but will see no points. Just last month, New Jersey voted to […]

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Illegal Passing Leads to DUI Arrest in Connecticut

May 2, 2013

On Sunday evening, police officers pulled over a Shelton man and arrested him for drunken driving around 5:30 p.m.  Police saw the 2002 Acura MDX of Joseph Reis passing a vehicle on the left as another driver waited at a stop sign.  The incident took place at the intersection of Elm and Church streets in […]

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Indiana Expungement Bill Closer to Becoming Law

May 2, 2013

The Indiana State Senate has passed legislation that would allow individuals convicted of misdemeanors and minor felonies to have their records expunged. House Bill 1482 was authored and proposed by Representative Jud McMillan.  The Bill has been labeled a “second chance” for individuals with minor convictions on their records that have found themselves unable to […]

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