Month: August 2013

Getting arrested is an extremely scary event. An unexpected arrest can cause you to panic or act irrational but keeping calm will be in your best interest. You may not know what to do if a situation like this unfolds, but following these tips can help you get through...

The phrase "the bark is worse than the bite" is something most of us have heard once or twice before. It usually refers to someone who seems more aggressive than they actually are. Most phrases are not meant to be questioned or taken literally, but after getting bit...

There are two main classifications of crime in the criminal justice system that can be branched into two general categories. Felonies andmisdemeanors, these two terms are separated by the severity of the punishment. Misdemeanors are the less serious of the two and...

Many Americans might wonder: How moral or necessary and useful is the criminal defense attorney's work?In any criminal prosecution in the United States, the defendant has the Constitutional right to be represented by a qualified criminal defense lawyer. Despite the...

Negligence is the most common basis for a valid personal injurylawsuit. If somebody negligently injured you, you may have a basis to sue that person.Generally speaking, negligence can be thought of as the legal term for carelessness. When somebody carelessly injures...

An Ohio lawyer is arguing that his client's death sentence should be overturned because the execution will cost money.In October 2008, Calvin C. Neyland, Jr. was convicted and sentenced to death for two counts of aggravated murder, but this week his defense lawyer...

One California boy watched a manslaughter charge become a murdercharge after prosecutor's studied his tweets.Cody Hall, who is just 18-years-old, was originally charged with vehicular manslaughter when he hit and killed a bicyclist and injured another person. Hall is...

A fake cop recently pulled over real state police officers in New Mexico. Here's what gave him away.John Shelton was wearing a t-shirt and jeans and had a pistol affixed to his right hip when he pulled over two undercover cops for speeding in an unmarked New Mexico...

A trooper dashcam captured the shock of two women who endured a roadside cavity search for no good reason.Sometime last year, Brandy Hamilton and Alexandria Randle were headed back to Houston from Surfside beach when a male trooper pulled them over for speeding....

Sometimes solitary confinement is actually a good deal for convicts and people who have been arrested.Protective custody in jail or prison is something that often makes headlines during high-profile criminal cases. However, the idea that protective custody is mostly...