You're facing criminal charges which means that the police and prosecution have produced evidence against you. They may be of the opinion that the evidence is compelling, but this isn’t necessarily true. Part of your defense strategy will likely be challenging the...
You’ve never actually broken the law yourself, at least to the best of your knowledge. You certainly know people who have, but you have decided not to take that risk for yourself. All the same, when someone that you know gets arrested, the police show up at your door....
Eyewitnesses can play a crucial role in helping a court to prosecute someone for a crime. Yet they also get it wrong from time to time. That can have some serious consequences for the person wrongly convicted. People have been executed because of it or spent years in...
The U.S. Constitution was written at a very different time. However, we still rely on the rights and protections granted by it to define legal interactions between law enforcement and U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike. The Fourth Amendment is the basis for many of...
If you’re facing criminal charges, then it means that evidence has been produced against you and the prosecution feels that they can secure a conviction. However, you have the right to test this evidence and request that anything inadmissible is disregarded by the...
Under Texas law, there are certain elements that can increase the penalties for a defendant’s drug charges if the prosecutor can prove them. If you have an upcoming trial for allegedly committing a drug offense, you may be interested in knowing the type of things that...
One of the first things someone thinks about when they’re facing a criminal charge is what kind of sentence they might face. These vary depending on the charge and other factors. In some cases, the person won’t face any time in jail or prison. Courts tend to favor...
You are at home, starting to relax, when you hear a knock on your door. At first, you may not worry, but when you see a police officer on the other side of the door, your heart skips a beat. Moments like these are when you try to sort out facts from fiction about when...
A person who is facing criminal charges will often want to know what type of sentence they could be facing. Sentencing guidelines outline what’s considered acceptable for specific charges. Anyone who is facing criminal charges needs to ensure that they understand a...
People who are being questioned by police officers have specific rights that they can invoke during that process. These are supposed to be conveyed by the police officer. It’s up to the person who’s being questioned to let the officers know that they’re invoking those...