August 4, 2022
There’s a reason that movies and television shows often focus on criminal trials: They make good drama. The stakes are high. There are clear actors, and it’s exciting to watch them grapple with the facts and look for the strategies that will best prove someone’s guilt or innocence. But these shows often push the trials...
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August 4, 2022
If you face criminal charges in Missouri, there is a good possibility that the prosecutor may offer you a plea bargain. But should you accept it? FindLaw explains that a plea bargain represents a negotiated agreement between you and the prosecutor. Actually, your attorney undoubtedly will be the person who negotiates with the prosecutor instead of you,...
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August 4, 2022
The Missouri House has approved a massive Omnibus Crime Bill which is adopts many of ideals of the First Step Act and includes more measures that could potentially affect Missouri: Free feminine hygiene for incarcerated women sentencing reform for mandatory minimums for non-violent offender Parole for people who are at least 65 years old and have served 30 years...
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August 4, 2022
The crime rate in the Windy City is continuing to rise. In 2017, Chicago PD seized over 8,000 illegal guns. In the same year, the city reported over 760 deaths from guns, a 60% increase from the previous year. There is also over 3,000 young men in the windy city that are especially high-risk of...
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August 4, 2022
You may have discussed the possibility of community service after a criminal charge, especially if you have little or no criminal history or the crime with which you are being charged is a minimal one. Like other Missouri residents, you may wonder what community service is and how it can help people who have been...
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August 4, 2022
If you face criminal charges in Missouri, you may be able to use entrapment as a successful defense that will result in your acquittal. LawShelf.com explains that entrapment occurs when you commit a crime only because a law enforcement officer or someone acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer induces you into committing it. Specifically, to...
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August 4, 2022
Getting into a car accident is one of the last things anyone wants to happen. Whether it is a fender bender or major crash, some motorists may feel tempted to leave the area to avoid trouble. However, leaving the scene of a car crash is against the law. Missouri statute 577.060 states that fleeing an accident, commonly known...
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August 4, 2022
Authorities in Missouri use every method legally available to them, including special investigative techniques, to track down alleged drug dealers. For example, last Friday afternoon, a multi-agency law enforcement operation exercised a search warrant for a residence in Columbia, Missouri, that authorities obtained by allowing delivery of a package after a K-9 unit reportedly detected drugs within. ...
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August 4, 2022
Last year 650 people were murdered in Chicago, and this year looks to be a banner year in the Windy City. Children living in the south and west sides of Chicago are in despair over their hopeless situation, some were as young as ten years of age. The prosecution rate for homicide cases city-wide is a...
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August 4, 2022
Police officers can properly investigate and make narcotic possession case by searching through trash left at a curbside of a house. The United States Supreme Court in California v Greenwood [1], has ruled a homeowner does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in trash left outside the curtilage of the home. The Case In Greenwood, a...
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