Social attitudes about drugs have shifted drastically in recent decades. Long gone are the days when the average person assumes that anyone involved with drug use or the drug trade is an inherently bad person. Society has become much more accepting both of casual drug...
The idea of predictive policing sounds like something created by science fiction writers. Yet, this technology does exist. The police can use a computer model that will tell them where it believes crime will take place. It does this by studying past data and making...
If you are convicted of a crime, and you believe an error was committed, you may appeal your conviction. An appeal is not a new trial, however. Rather, it is a petition to the appellate court to review the trial process and determine if the trial court was right in...
When you are entrusted with assets, the party that legally gives them to you may accuse you of misappropriating them. An embezzlement charge can stem from work when your employer alleges you pocketed company cash or your business when accused of running a Ponzi...
Individuals in the United States benefit from constitutional protections that limit the authority of state figures, like police officers. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights protect people from overreaches of state authority in different situations. The Fourth...
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individuals from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, including police officers. Generally, law enforcement needs a search warrant issued by a judge to search your home. There are a few...
Prosecutors in Tennessee often try to file the most severe charges that they can against an individual who has been accused of breaking the law. Consider a scenario wherein someone causes a deadly car crash. Although the situation could lead to just a simple reckless...
When asked, most people are hard-pressed to remember hearing about criminal convictions involving white collar crime with a few high-profile exceptions. Unfortunately, this leads many to believe prosecutors do not care about embezzlement, corporate fraud or similar...
Being with someone who suffers a drug overdose can be extremely frightening – whether you know them or not. Some people don’t survive overdoses only because they didn’t get prompt medical attention. However, in too many cases, the people with them when they overdose...
Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, have dominated the news about the unregulated drug market in recent years. Fentanyl is of particular concern to police departments and federal regulatory agencies because it is many times stronger than traditional opiate drugs or...
