Because it’s such a big part of our lives, it can be easy to just assume that having a criminal justice system is a necessity. However, like everything else in the government, the criminal law should not be blindly accepted without thinking about the purposes that it serves. Even though
Different states all have their own sets of criminal laws, and their own ways of enforcing them. That’s why, while both Maine and New Hampshire agree that operating under the influence (OUI) is illegal, the penalties that you can face are different, depending on which state you get arrested in.
We’ve talked a lot about warrantless searches previously. Police can conduct a search for evidence of a crime without a warrant if their search happens within a small set of circumstances. However, once police get a search warrant, their search is perfectly legal as long as they abide by any
In our last blog post, we discussed a recent issue that has come up in South Dakota, where police are forcing drivers suspected of operating a vehicle under the influence (OUI) to provide a urine sample. If these drivers refuse, police have obtained a warrant to get one, and if
When it comes to investigating drug crimes, police can be very pushy. They tend to be overly concerned with the fact that drugs pass through your body over time. This means that evidence that you’ve broken the law – evidence of THC levels or your blood alcohol content (BAC) –
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