Being arrested on a criminal charge is a frightening experience. If you’ve been arrested and then convicted it is considerably worse. When your time in court is said and done, and the judge has rendered a guilty verdict, it may be time for you to make an appeal. When you’ve been found guilty of a […]
When you’re driving in your own car, the police can’t just pull you over for no reason — they need reasonable suspicion that you’ve committed an offense. Once they’ve stopped you, they need probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed before they can perform a full search of your vehicle. This is […]
The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “excessive bail.” Over time, courts have made numerous rulings on what constitutes “excessive,” but our country still finds itself in the midst of a bail crisis. By some estimates, as many as 70 percent of that jail population in the United States are behind bars because they […]
