You’re in serious trouble. You’ve been charged with a felony -- or maybe a string of them -- and you’re looking at significant time behind bars if you’re convicted. You’ve heard the statement before that “trials can be won or lost at jury selection,” so you’re...
Month: April 2021
Your pain medication could lead to charges for your young adult
Maybe you slipped and fell and needed to have rotator cuff surgery or you had a joint replacement recently. Perhaps you were in a car crash or had a root canal and required pain relief until you healed. Narcotic painkillers are effective medicines, but they also...
When stopped by the police, learn to ask, “Am I being detained?”
You do not have to stay and talk to the police just because they’d like to talk to you. As a citizen, you often have the right to simply go about your business. The United States is not intended to be a police state where officers can just stop people on a whim. If...
Dealing with the shame and embarrassment of a DUI
Being pulled over and arrested on drunk driving charges can bring up a lot of negative emotions. You may never have had a run-in with the police before, and never even entertained the prospect of getting into trouble with the law. It's also likely that your career and...
