Police put their lives on the line to protect the public. In order to perform their duties, they receive broad freedom to respond to threats with reasonable force. But that use of force isn’t unlimited.When police use too much force or otherwise abuse their...
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Month: May 2020
Domestic violence calls have skyrocketed
Whenever families get stuck with each other for an increased amount of time, reports of domestic violence increase. They rise sharply every year over the holidays, and they’ve risen sharply recently as more couples have found themselves trapped together.Stay at...
How does jury selection affect a criminal trial?
In Indiana, as throughout the United States, if the government charges you with a crime, you have the right to a jury trial. The jurors are supposed to be “impartial,” but what does that mean? How can you guarantee the jurors are impartial?The truth is...
A lengthy list: Indiana criminal and linked penalties for DWI/DUI
Indiana is generally a friendly state, but not when it comes to the enforcement of drunk driving penalties.In fact, the criminal and related sanctions meted out to a drunk driver are both multiple and onerous. A convicted offender is likely to remember them for a...
6 things you may not know about your Miranda rights
If you get arrested, you might know that anything you say can be used against you in court. But what does that mean? Are there limits to what the prosecution can use? Are there any times you can’t stay silent? Are there questions you must answer if the police...
Domestic violence: an explosive, sometimes complex area of the law
The realm of violent crime offenses is vast and varied. It ranges broadly from murder, robbery and arson to burglary, battery and a host of other charges.Domestic violence is one entrant in the violent crime universe that has garnered progressively more attention from...
Indiana sex crimes accusations: broad-based ramifications
A notable fact concerning a sex-crime accusation is that it can have devastating consequences for an alleged offender, even absent a subsequent conviction.Sex crimes come with a stigma - sometimes permanent - for any Indiana resident accused of wrongful behavior. The...
The central role played by probable cause in criminal law
It’s more than a hunch, but doesn’t have to be an absolute certainty.Somewhere within the boundaries of those extremes resides so-called “probable cause,” which is a key legal concept. In fact, one in-depth article overview of probable cause...