Most people think about burglaries and robberies in the same way. You imagine someone breaking into a house or car. You might think about large items getting stolen or people getting hurt. The reality is that these two terms do not mean the same thing. There are...
How often have you watched the news and heard about the police arresting multiple individuals for the same crimes for what seems like days on end? It's no coincidence. It happens because law enforcement agencies track crime data and conduct dragnet operations or...
In any case that has to go to trial with a jury, it’s important to make sure that the jury itself isn’t biased in a way that could hurt the defendant. Juries are meant to be neutral. Initially, jury selections are neutral. In your state and county, your local court...
Every so often, you’ll hear a story on the news about a major criminal trial that ends in a conviction -- only to end up with a whole new trial because of juror misconduct. What exactly does that mean? Frankly, it can vary from trial to trial, but there are some...
