If you are charged with a crime and required to attend court, chances are you will get lots of well-meaning advice from family and friends. However, in this situation it is easy to make things worse for yourself, and there are three critical steps you should take without delay. Firstly,Continue Reading
A DUI charge is also called DWI (driving while intoxicated) in certain states. So if an officer of the law suspects that you have been driving a vehicle while intoxicated, you can be charged with this offence. It is up to you to fight this DUI with a good defenseContinue Reading
I heard of a case recently where a drug dealer’s system to avoid detection of his activities by police was to tell his customers to ask for “cheeseburgers” if they wanted ecstasy, an order for one cheeseburger being code for one ounce (about 28.4 grams) of the drug. The codeContinue Reading
You might be asking yourself how someone could possibly be charged with a crime just by mere presence. But the truth is, crimes do exist that allows law enforcement to arrest anyone in a “Place of Common Nuisance.” And the charge? It’s called “Visiting a Common Nuisance.” There is evenContinue Reading
“Search & Seizure” The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that we have the right to be free from unreasonable “searches and seizures” by law enforcement. This applies to both federal and state agencies. The Fourth Amendment’s rule against unreasonable search and seizures means that police may not searchContinue Reading
When you are stopped by police, whether in a public place or in your vehicle, you have certain rights, but you also have to follow certain rules. And just like you, the officer has certain rights and rules too. It is okay to not know these rules and rights, butContinue Reading
The other day it occurred to me that our police, detectives and criminal investigation personnel are essentially healers. Incongruous as this thought seemed to me at first, the more I reflected, the more it seems to be true. When someone’s purse, car, or identity has been stolen, or ruined, crimeContinue Reading
On any given day of the week, over 500 people may be arrested in the five boroughs of New York City. These arrests are for a variety of alleged crimes and violations of the law, from the most minor offenses to the most serious. Sometimes, people accused of unlawful behaviorContinue Reading