Monthly Archives: August 2026
What To Know About How Credit for Time Served Is Determined
People accused of crimes have the right to meet privately with a criminal defense lawyer before police question them; during these meetings they can discuss their strategy for the case. Sometimes the defendant’s main goal is to prove his or her innocence; in these cases, the case usually goes to trial, unless the defense… Read More »
Pharmacy Owner Faces Drug Trafficking Charges for Latter Day Pill Mill Operation
Avoidance of excessive and disproportionate punishment for crimes is one of the cornerstones of justice. In the United States, this has manifested itself in a belief that the death penalty is only appropriate, if ever, as a punishment for murder, and that no one should be sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment unless the… Read More »
Should You Plead the Fifth Amendment?
Unless you are a civics nerd whose top three college choices are all in Washington, D.C., or a naturalized U.S. citizen whose citizenship interview was so recent that you still remember the civics questions you studied, you probably do not know how many amendments the United States Constitution has. Only a few of them… Read More »
