If youâve been arrested for a crime, you are probably wondering how you will continue to support your family while you sit in jail awaiting trial. Most Americans have heard of bail and its counterpart, bond, but they donât really understand what these terms mean or what is involved with them. 1. Bail is not
Recently, a young man by the name of Nikolas Cruz walked into his Parkland, Florida high school and opened fire, killing 17 and injuring 16 others. Despite a confession and the opinions of Americans across the country, Cruzâs public defender, Howard Finkelstein, is fighting to defend him in court. The number one question asked of
Be careful the next time your frog dies during a jumping contest. If this happens in California and you choose to eat your precious frogâs legs, no matter how tasty they may be, you could find yourself being arrested and charged with a crime. Our great nation still has a host of seemingly ridiculous laws
Being arrested and charged with a crime does not automatically result in a conviction. Luckily, United States citizens are protected by various rules of law that may not necessarily prevent prosecution, but can lead to a reduction in charges or a lesser sentence upon conviction. The prosecution may not have ample evidence to prove your
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its annual list of crimes in September 2016 and, while property crimes had decreased in 2015, the data showed a 3.9 percent increase in violent crimes during the same year. However, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is unlikely to include the myriad of impossible acts for which
So, your local district attorney has filed an indictment against you and local law enforcement has arrested you for the crimes listed in said document. Unfortunately, depending on the crime, criminal charges are not always the only way you may be punished for your alleged wrongdoing. There are several crimes that can lead you into
Press Release National Trial Lawyers Extends Membership Invitation Redding, California, 2017 â The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers invited Mark Cibula to join their exclusive membership base for the year of 2017. Membership is by invitation only and is only extended to 100 criminal defense lawyers in each state. The selection process is
On November 8, 2016, California voters chose to make the adult recreational use of marijuana legal. At the time, Prop 47 had already reduced the stateâs felony drug arrests for marijuana by 33 percent between 2014 and 2015. This was also due in part to the reduction of the minor possession of marijuana from a
Being approached by law enforcement officials will make most people nervous even if that havenât done anything wrong. After all, we are always hearing about wrongful convictions based on shaky evidence or people confessing to things they didnât do. This first meeting with a police officer regarding an alleged crime is also the first chance
The protection of American citizens against sex crimes began in 1996, but the Wetterling Act only required states to implement offender registries. In 2006, a new federal law, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 imposed stiffer regulations on statesâ sex offender registry requirements. These new regulations called for not only a
Being arrested for a crime is only the first step in the prosecutionâs efforts in gaining a conviction. Unlike the court proceedings portrayed in television, the process of trial and conviction do not fly by in a 60-minute flash. Not only that, many of the things that people believe about their rights and the system
Youâve been arrested, booked, and are now waiting patiently for arraignment where your charges will be read and you will enter a plea. What happens next will depend on the severity of the crime for which you have been arrested. You may be released, required to pay bail, or remanded to custody. These terms are
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