Tenacious Defense For High-Level Criminal Offenses
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...
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...
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...
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...
In many ways, criminal trials are about telling stories. A prosecutor's job is to use the evidence the cops uncovered to secure a conviction by explaining to the jury what they believe happened.To that end, the prosecutors will try to weave the evidence into a story....
It is a fact that bias exists in the world. Our laws and courts take steps to reduce the ways bias can affect criminal cases, but they are imperfect. In the end, if you put someone charged with a serious crime on the witness stand and then ask a jury to compare his...
Many science fiction movies offer visions of dystopian futures. The scariest ones often look calm and happy on the outside. That appearance is deceiving, as the people in those futures are often completely controlled and constantly monitored.Even scarier? That future...
As an Indiana college student, you have your whole life ahead of you. You have endless possibilities regarding your education, your future career and other life choices. However, allegations of any type of criminal activity can put a halt to these plans and impact...
Standing accused of any type of crime can throw your life off track. You may not have believed that your actions warranted criminal charges or that authorities would take your actions as seriously as they did. Now, you must contend with the repercussions.You may have...
You may be someone who feels the need to help others out of difficult situations. Now that a loved one is facing criminal charges for drug-related activity, you may feel as if you need to find information that could potentially help his or her case. Though this...