Paving The Way To Justice
After a conviction, you may want to challenge the state's process or evidence against you. You may petition the court to compel a review if you believe something was amiss during your trial. A habeas corpus petition is a legal filing that asks a judge to release you...
The police must follow a procedure to question and arrest you. If they do not, a judge may decide to void your arrest. What evidence do you need to prove that the police did not follow proper procedure? There are a few avenues down that a professional may help you...
Fewer criminal charges confuse quite like those that fall under the umbrella of white-collar crimes. Absent knowledge of these types of crimes, a person may unintentionally commit them. There are several ways the authorities may attempt to convict a person of crimes...
Getting hit with a drug charge may send you to jail or prison. One factor in how the court proceeds is whether or not the crime elevates to a felony charge. Felony drug charges may come with much stiffer penalties. However, not all drug crimes are equal, and not all...
When convicted individuals face prison time, it may feel like there is no alternative to the original sentence. However, that is not necessarily the case. The State of Washington has a number of avenues for some inmates to reduce their sentencing. These include a...
If you face embezzlement charges at the federal level, you will need to put together a proper defense. But to do this, you want to understand the points or elements that the prosecutor must prove to convict you. Knowing the elements of the crime enables you to address...
If you are a resident of another country and did not enter the United States through lawful means or your present authorized stay in the country has expired, the U.S. government may consider you unlawfully present. This could be a problem since U.S. authorities may...
In criminal law, if you feel the officers pushed you to commit a crime, you could have a defense called entrapment. According to the Department of Justice, the theory behind entrapment is that officers cannot implant a criminal idea in an innocent person's head or...
If you face a conviction for a crime, this does not necessarily mean that you have run out of options. There is an appeal process that you may decide to pursue, depending on your case. A personal restraint petition is one of the legal options you may have if you can...
In general, fraudulent activity ends up treated very seriously in every context it surfaces as a potential charge. For some reason, however, certain forms of fraud end up misunderstood as less serious crimes than they are. Wire fraud often falls under this category,...