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Aggressive Defense.
Self-defense cases can get very complicated. In some situations, self-defense may be very serious and someone may even have to defend themselves by taking another person‘s life. This is legal in certain circumstances, but determining if it is legal can be difficult....
You’ve been confronted by law enforcement which is something you aren’t used to. You haven’t done anything wrong, so you believe it’s going to be an amicable conversation. Soon, the mood starts to change. It’s become pretty clear now that you have been identified as a...
If police officers want to investigate you or search your house to look for evidence, they may simply arrive and knock on the door. Perhaps they believe you have illegal drugs in your house, for example. They may ask to come in and talk to you or take a look around....
There are potential links between peer pressure and people engaging in criminal behavior. This is especially true with juvenile offenders, but it can certainly play a role in the way that adults approach the same situations. The pressure to be well-regarded in a peer...
Police officers are only human, and they sometimes make mistakes or act inappropriately while at work. What a police officer does on the job could potentially affect the rights of the people interacting with that officer. For example, it is, unfortunately, common for...
In theory, the Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures of your property. In practice, police officers constantly try to find ways around this federal rule. If you don't know your rights during an interaction with the police, whether they...
Assault charges are among the most common violent criminal offenses. Individuals who get into a physical fight with someone else can find themselves accused of assault even if they didn't intend to hurt the other person seriously. You may have woken up the morning...
You’ve been accused of a violent crime, like murder, and the police say that you might as well confess – they found your genetic evidence at the crime scene. “DNA doesn’t lie,” they tell you. Or, does it? DNA evidence has become a sort of gold standard when it comes...
You probably know that the constitution protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures by law enforcement. The police cannot search you, your vehicle or your premises without following the law. However, there are cases when a search is against the law and a...
When the prosecution offers you a deal to plead guilty to lesser charges in exchange for a lighter sentence, it may seem like a good bargain. However, there is more to it. There are certain rights that you waive when you accept a plea deal. It explains the importance...
