If someone asks you which criminal charges are the most serious, you might say murder, manslaughter and other violent crimes. These offenses are indeed treated seriously in Memphis, Tennessee criminal courts. A conviction on such charges typically means the loss of...
Month: July 2021
What factors can lead to aggravated assault charges?
In Virginia, it is illegal to touch people without their consent, to cause bodily harm to another or to make them fear for their own physical safety. You could face assault charges if you cause bodily injury to someone, offend them through physical touch or cause them...
Eyewitnesses give inaccurate accounts that lead to false convictions
The justice system in the United State is supposed to err on the side of letting guilty people go, as long as that means that innocent people do not get convicted. Unfortunately, with the scores of overturned convictions since the rise of DNA evidence, it’s very clear...
Can a murder really be accidental?
Most people understand that murder is wrong and that it occurs when someone intentionally harms another person intending to cause their death. Murder is a premeditated killing that is committed unlawfully. By its definition, it’s a reality that a murder is...
2 behaviors you might not realize constitute embezzlement
Most forms of embezzlement are so obvious that people would never commit them by accident. Stealing cash from the petty cash drawer or credit card numbers from customers is an obvious violation of the law. However, there are certain forms of embezzlement that fall...