What Is The Good Faith Exception and How It Affects Criminal Cases?
A police search can violate the Fourth Amendment and still produce evidence that a court allows at trial. That sounds contradictory until you separate two … Read more
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16 Rights and Legal Protections You Have During Police Encounter
Federal constitutional law sets the basic rules for police encounters across the United States, but state law can change important details. Recording conversations, giving your … Read more
Probation vs Parole – How Community Supervision Works Before and After Prison?
Probation and parole both allow a person to live in the community under criminal justice supervision, but they begin at very different points in a … Read more
What to Know About a Brady Motion and Evidence the Prosecution Must Disclose
A Brady motion deals with a simple but serious problem in a criminal case. The government has evidence that could help the defense, but the … Read more
DUI and CDL Rules – Disqualification Periods and What Happens to Your Commercial License
A CDL holder can lose the right to drive commercially within one business day of receiving a licensing notice, months before a DUI case reaches … Read more
Signs Your Case Will Be Dismissed – Red Flags You Should Know About
A case rarely disappears without warning. The warning usually appears in the docket first through a motion to dismiss, an order to show cause, a … Read more
Is Salvia Legal in Texas? – What You Need to Know
No. Texas classifies Salvia divinorum, its extracts and its active compound salvinorin A as Penalty Group 3 controlled substances. Possession can lead to a misdemeanor … Read more
What is Florida’s “Romeo and Juliet” Law? – Age of Consent Exceptions
Florida Statute 943.04354 gives some people convicted of specified sex offenses a way to ask a court to remove the requirement to register as a … Read more