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Oct 22, 2016 Criminal

Trial by Judge or Jury: A Look at the Pros and Cons

Trial by Judge or Jury? When people think of a criminal trial, they often envision 12 jurors, a judge, and...

Oct 19, 2016 Criminal

Confidential Informants Often fodder for Hollywood blockbusters such as Black Mass, Reservoir Dogs, and The Departed, the secrecy surrounding the...

Oct 10, 2016 Criminal

Backpage and Craigslist: Playgrounds for Police For years, websites such as Backpage.com and Craigslist.com have been attractive arenas for law...

Oct 6, 2016 Criminal

The creepy clown epidemic, which began with a single sighting and gained traction on social media, has turned into a...

Sep 24, 2016 Criminal

For one reason or another, just about everyone will enter a criminal courtroom at some point in their lives. Whether...

Sep 1, 2016 Criminal

The Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Cases The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees individuals the right...

Jul 6, 2016 Criminal

Sudden Passion & Murder in Texas A wife comes home early one day and discovers her husband engaged in sexual...

Jun 29, 2016 Criminal

The Supreme Court of the United State handed down Voisine v. United States in June 2016. The decision addressed the gun...

Jun 16, 2016 Criminal

What is Misprision of a Felony? The technical definition of Misprision can be found in the statute itself, 18 USC...