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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...
Most white collar crimes are federal-level offenses because they usually cross state lines. For example, wire fraud involves financial crimes using telecommunications technology, which stretches across invisible barriers (including state lines). Although these...
When the police find drugs on you or your property after a search, they will arrest you for, say, drug possession or trafficking and confiscate the contraband. The drugs will then be presented as evidence and form a significant part of the prosecution’s case against...
Say that a police officer pulls you over and asks you to do field sobriety tests or take a breath test. Many people believe that they have no other option at this point, so they simply do it. And it is wise to cooperate with the police and not to escalate the...
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) carefully limits immigration opportunities. Those who want to lawfully enter the country typically need to apply for visas or green cards before traveling. Many people enter the United States through...
It is a devastating reality, but it happens: People misuse the justice system from time to time for revenge, to gain an upper hand or otherwise punish another person by falsely accusing them of rape. What do you do in such a case? If you are falsely accused of rape,...
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...
The state of Texas has taken a unique approach to finding drunk or intoxicated drivers. Certain weekends throughout the year have been designated as “No refusal weekends.” This means that if you are pulled over for suspicion of driving while drunk or intoxicated, you...
There are some people who accidentally commit driving while intoxicated (DWI) infractions because they cannot accurately tell when they have had too much to drink. These people might get behind the wheel when they are legally drunk because they don't recognize their...