One of the most polarized and confusing aspects of the American criminal justice system today has to do with marijuana. In the past 20 years alone, 28 states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for medicinal uses. A small handful has legalized it for recreational use, as well. However, the
The American criminal justice system makes a point of punishing people more if they intentionally do something that breaks the law. When a criminal act is done intentionally, it means that the person doing it considered other options, and yet still decided to take the course of action that they
In the United States, our criminal justice system makes a point of focusing more on criminal acts that were intentionally done than on those that were accidental. Because of this focus on a defendant’s mental state, many crimes in the U.S. and in Maine have a mens rea requirement. Latin
If you get pulled over for operating under the influence (OUI) in the state of Maine, you could face criminal charges and severe penalties if you get convicted on them. However, the penalties of an OUI conviction can go beyond just a fine, license suspension, and potential jail time. In
In one of our recent blog posts, we discussed how several politicians in Congress were finally pushing for civil forfeiture reform. The practice of taking property associated with a suspected crime had blown out of control, with law enforcement agencies taking more and more property that was only tenuously related
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