DWI charges and probable cause to stop a car
Maybe you’re facing DWI charges and you were drinking. You’re not contesting that. What concerns you about the way you got arrested, though, was that the police never had a reason to stop your car in the first place. Remember, officers cannot make random stops. They can’t decide to pull over all the cars that...
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Possible DWI defense strategies
Driving while under the influence of alcohol has the potential to affect your life in many ways. Not only can it result in an accident that causes serious injury to you and/or others, it can lead to an arrest and a variety of consequences. A thorough understanding of possible DWI defense strategies will help you...
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What is embezzlement?
Embezzlement is a crime perpetrated at work. It occurs when someone with access purposely diverts money from a company account for personal use. Taking a few dollars here and there from a business may not seem like a big deal, especially if the company has plenty of it. You should know that embezzlement is a...
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Job-related problems and DWI charges
There are a lot of different reasons why a driver may be pulled over for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Sometimes, a person may not even be intoxicated at all, but they may be behaving erratically on the road for some other reason. Or, a law enforcement official may be biased or...
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Starting to date? Understand the meaning of consent.
Do you have trouble understanding what “consent” means in today’s world? Consent can be a tricky term to understand because there have long been some cultural issues in sway that have muddied the waters. While slogans like, “no means no” have been thrown around for decades, popular culture still tends to bombard us with questionable...
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What is the age of consent for sexual acts in Missouri?
Sexual offenses don’t always involve a lack of consent or an act of assault. Sometimes, there is a discrepancy in authority, intellect or age that leaves one of the parties less able to actively consent. When age is an issue in an intimate relationship, the potential exists for one partner in a relationship to face accusations...
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