The Defense Never Rests
A DNA sample is a permanent record of your biological identity. Once the state has it, they can use it to link you to past, present or future investigations. If you face criminal charges, you must know your rights. Learn when the law can force you to give DNA before...
One misunderstanding can change everything. Whether you are in a college dorm, out with friends or just spending time with someone new, it only takes one moment of confusion for a situation to spiral into something serious. Knowing how Indiana defines consent can help...
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,...
Admittedly, the above-cited blog headline query leading off today’s post might come across as a bit alarming. After all, we’re talking the Geek Squad here, that Best Buy-hyped internal crew of computer-savvy workers who stand ever ready to remedy problems with...
Upon hearing the details of the following story, we’re confident that most of our readers fervently wish a positive outcome for its principal, who earlier this month filed a federal complaint seeking damages for a horrific experience he endured owing to unquestioned...
You might think that no one would dare to falsely accuse someone of such a horrendous thing. You might assume that a child couldn’t lie about something like that — or that a child wouldn’t have enough information to lie. And even they did, the judge or jury wouldn’t...
Does Indiana have a registry containing the names of and other pertinent information relating to convicted offenders of sex and violent crimes? Indeed, it does, and no rationally thinking person would ever want to be on it. One word might reasonably pop up relatively...
Technological advances have changed the way we communicate, the way we work; even the way we may be accused of committing crimes. New criminal charges are emerging and it is important to have an awareness of how these charges work to better ensure that we do not...
At first blush, the emphasis regarding a criminal law evidentiary issue that has been thrust into public prominence recently is, unsurprisingly, where it might squarely be expected to be. Namely, that is on alleged crime victims, specifically, those who are...
The “fight of your life.” That is how we refer to the ordeal facing any individual in Indiana or elsewhere who is squared off against criminal authorities in an investigation alleging a sex crime. Although there are statutory codes as thick as telephone books...
