Criminal proceedings do not end after the jury hands down its judgment. Often, the defense would question certain factors affecting how the jury ended up with their decision, usually questioning how the evidence was handled, how the witnesses’ statements were taken into account, or how the jury’s emotions may have affected their objectivity. For such …
A crime is any wrongful act that is punishable by law. The crime rate of a certain area depends on several factors. Some of these factors include economic opportunities and other societal aspects that usually cause conflicts. (Blumstein and Rosenfield, 2008) Listed below are 7 of the most common crimes in the United States. We …
[Tweet “Anyone can be charged with sexual assault, be it a child or adult, if you’re in Nevada.”] What’s scary and baffling about current sexual assault laws? a six-year old is being charged with felony sexual assault just for “playing doctor”. If convicted, he’ll be separated from his parents and face a life of difficulty because …
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Ask any Las Vegas DUI/DWI Attorney, and most will tell you that refusing field sobriety tests is always a good idea because there are many inherent problems present in these tests. Field Sobriety Tests (FST) are used by the police to determine if a person is fit for driving by testing the driver’s balance, coordination, and …
If you haven’t read the news from Texas a month ago, then now’s the time to read it. If you don’t have the time to read it, then I’ll summarize it for you. A drunk teenaged driver (Ethan Couch) crashed his vehicle and left four people dead. In most cases, it would result in him …
Once charged with criminal charges, the defendant has to appear in court to answer the complaints. More often than not, the defendant will seek legal services of a Las Vegas criminal defense attorney to negate the charges or to lighten up the possible sentence. Assuming that the case is already in order, the defendant, together with his/her …
In the United States alone, domestic violence is experienced by one in every four or 25% of women age 15 to 44. Described as the behavior of an intimate partner where the latter seeks power and control, domestic violence can take the form of physical, sexual, emotional, economic and psychological abuse. National Violence Against Women …
