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If your young adult child in their late teens or 20s faces drug charges, the chances are good that you have worried about their behavior for some time. They may have refused to continue their education or to commit to a specific career path. You may feel like your...
Many California motorists may be unaware that driving while taking their prescribed medication could land them with a DUI. Drugged driving impairment is considered equal to drunk driving where penalties are concerned. This reality may seem contrary to popular thought...
In many criminal cases, an eyewitness is brought in to give their account of what happened. This account is often seen as trustworthy and accurate. However, studies have found that eyewitnesses are often wrong. For example, nearly 400 people have been released from...
While it’s important to think about the administrative and criminal penalties that can come with a drug crime conviction, there is also the reality that there will be other impacts in your life. You may find that it is difficult to get a lease or that you lose your...
Those accused of criminal offenses have a series of fundamental rights. One of the most important is the presumption of innocence. Essentially, the presumption of innocence amounts to a person remaining innocent until they have been proven guilty. Anything to the...
The penalties and charges that you face for a theft offense depend on numerous factors. The circumstances in which the theft allegedly occurred, the value of the items and the nature of the items can all influence the criminal charges that you face. You can roughly...
Most of the people charged with impaired driving offenses in California face allegations of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. However, the same law that establishes legal limits for your blood alcohol concentration also explicitly prohibits driving under...
If the police catch you with stolen goods, it will be difficult to claim you are innocent. As far as they are concerned, they have evidence to prove that you are guilty. Yet, there are several ways that you could end up in possession of items that you know nothing...
You probably know that you have the right against incriminating yourself, thanks to the Fifth Amendment. You also likely understand that when a police officer requests a chemical breath test during a traffic stop that they want to charge you with driving under the...
If you're currently facing criminal charges, then you're likely concerned about how a conviction may impact your future employment prospects. While you might not have been worried about this a couple of decades ago, the internet has changed things. You know that...