Being convicted of a DUI can have life-changing consequences. For many, it can mean losing your job, family and driving license. It can even mean you lose your liberty through a lengthy jail term. For lots of people, the reasons for drinking or using drugs and then...
Drug charges range in severity from basic possession offenses to trafficking, manufacturing and distribution felonies. Whether the state accuses you of possessing a prescription drug that you should not have or of distributing medication to others, you likely know...
Police officers can’t pull a vehicle over just because they feel like it. Instead, they need to have a valid reason to do this. In the case of drunk driving traffic stops, police officers may see something that leads them to think a driver is impaired. An officer who...
You may have heard that there has been an uptick in car theft over the last couple years. Many of the vehicles being stolen are those made by Kia or Hyundai. Part of the reason for this is that stealing these cars went viral online, so many young people were simply...
You likely know that drunk driving is something that happens fairly frequently in the United States, leading to arrests every day. You also may know that men tend to drink and drive more than women. There are a lot of factors involved with this, including the fact...
If you ask someone why we send people to prison when they commit crimes, odds are that they will tell you that it is supposed to act as a deterrent. If someone knows that they’re going to go to jail for robbing a bank, they won’t rob the bank. If they know that it’s...
In many states, assault and battery are very different charges. Battery refers to the physical contact that is made, while assault can refer to other elements of the event. For instance, many states can charge someone with assault simply for making a credible threat,...
If the police believe you have been driving while intoxicated (DWI), they might ask you to perform a set of field sobriety tests. These are designed to test things such as your coordination to give officers a better indication of whether you are drunk or not. Texas...
Burglary can be a carefully planned and organized criminal activity, but it is frequently an impulse crime. Individuals in dire need of resources decide to target local residents or businesses to obtain what they require. Addiction or chemical dependents has a very...
If you are a high-functioning alcoholic, you may be able to juggle your drinking and still be a dynamic professional. You may still have a rewarding family life and seem outwardly fine in most respects. Others might have no clue about your battle with the bottle....