The Defense Never Rests
Even though the notion of “reasonableness” regarding citizens’ treatment by law enforcement officials is a long-tenured and well-entrenched principle in the criminal law realm, most people don’t have to know that to appreciate the need for reasoned behavior to be...
It’s not as though most men and women in Indiana or anywhere else can imbibe more than an alcoholic beverage or two and safely assume that they are firmly under the drunk-driving threshold posited by the 0.08 blood-alcohol content standard operative across the United...
Do we need a sort of standardized play book with recommended suggestions on how a motorist detained in a traffic stop — and, correspondingly, a police officer who has initiated that stop — should behave when interacting under that scenario? There certainly seems to be...
Although a criminal defendant in Indiana or elsewhere in the United States is deprived of many rights and liberties, those restrictions are balanced under our criminal justice system by countervailing protections based upon fundamental fairness and so-called due...
Crime is up, right? That is, unimpeachable evidence will clearly show that major categories of crime, from violent offenses (e.g., murder, robbery and sex crimes) to theft-related activities such as larceny, burglary and embezzlement are consistently on the rise,...
As a freelancer, you take great pride in the fact that you’re running your own business. Although you spend most your time servicing clients and seeking new opportunities, this doesn’t mean you should turn your back on your financial obligations. For example, it’s...
Embezzlement. Misappropriation of business opportunities. Corporate theft. Racketeering. Price fixing. Multi-company collusion. These acts of wrongdoing and additionally alleged misbehaviors are at the heart of a recent media report on actions taken in the civil and...
Was it arguably unconstitutional? Yes. Did it achieve its stated purpose of spotlighting what its author regards as a sometimes “ridiculous” aspect of the criminal justice system? Ditto that, too, as evidenced by reports from news outlets across the country. Here’s...
As a parent, you want nothing but the best for your child. Unfortunately, you know one thing to be true: Children don’t always make the right decisions. One of the most common mistakes among teenagers and college students is driving under the influence of alcohol....
We have noted for readers in prior select blog posts that a proven criminal defense attorney often has multiple avenues to pursue when crafting a strategy to counter state or federal officials’ actions pursuant to their making an arrest and charging an individual with...
