You don’t want to have an encounter with the police. On a walk through your neighborhood, you spot an officer coming toward you. It looks like he’s just walking on patrol, not coming toward you specifically, but you turn and start jogging the opposite way. Have you...

In some states, you can buy many firearms simply by walking into a sporting goods store and picking out what you want. They may or may not require you to have a license or a permit for the gun. It feels very easy to buy firearms, transport them, sell them and all the...

Those who use methamphetamine, or meth, tend to experience the impact of the drug very quickly. The "high" will usually last for a few hours -- up to eight -- and they may have some residual effects for four hours after that. Of course, it depends on how much they...

When you were driving your friend home, you noticed that they had several bags of different medications or substances with them. You asked what it was, thinking that it was unusual. They said it was for their chemistry class at school, so you didn’t think anything was...

If you find yourself accused of serious criminal conduct, it may be wise to delete your social media profiles. Modern social media began simply as a way for college students to communicate with each other easily; Facebook, for instance, started at Harvard and was only...

One of the primary questions that a person who is facing criminal charges has is what sentence they will face if they are convicted. While your attorney can provide you with a range of possibilities when they review your case, they can’t tell you for sure what you’re...

When considering homicide charges, there are many variations depending on how things played out. For instance, manslaughter charges may be used for accidentally causing a death, whereas first-degree murder charges typically require the intent to commit murder before...

Sharing your prescription medication doesn’t feel like it should be illegal. If someone had a headache and asked for some aspirin, you’d gladly give it to them. Is it that much different to share higher-level painkillers? You got them legally, after all, with a valid...

Most people old enough to want to purchase a home or secure a mortgage will remember that not that long ago, major banks and mortgage lenders were happy to extend financing on very expensive homes to people with no provable income or assets that could serve as...

People who think about criminal charges often focus on the sentence that the court might impose. They may not think about the collateral consequences that are set up by various laws and those that are imposed by society. In some cases, these can be just as difficult...