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The United States Supreme Court recently answered a question that has caused confusion for courts, criminal defense lawyers, and their clients. Is it constitutional for police to enter a residence without a warrant if they're pursuing someone suspected of committing a...
Technology has reshaped numerous aspects of society over the past few decades, including law enforcement. Police today can take advantage of devices that their predecessors just twenty or thirty years ago could have only dreamed of: license plate readers, real-time...
As drug laws in St. Louis are becoming stricter, more and more defendants are being charged with drug distribution charges in addition to simple possession. This charge carries much more significant penalties and is easy to include alongside other charges. Possession...
Many people have questions about manslaughter versus homicide charges in Missouri. Your best course of action after an arrest is to contact a criminal attorney experienced with your specific charges. However, these charges can be discussed in broad terms for initial...
Police to civilian encounters happen routinely every day in America. Most of these encounters usually end peacefully, but unfortunately, this is not always the case. Misunderstandings between law enforcement and civilians lead to injuries and, sometimes, unnecessary...
On March 24, 2021, the United States Supreme Court heard an oral argument in a case that could have significant ramifications for St. Louis-area citizens facing criminal charges, and for anyone else who cares about the right to privacy in their homes. What's at stake...
Homicide is the unlawful act of taking someone's life, otherwise known as murder. It is generally regarded as the most serious of all crimes, punishable by lengthy prison terms up-to-and-including life sentences and, in some states (including Missouri, but not...
White-collar crimes are often crimes of mystery that are not relatively easy to decipher by the ordinary population. Edward Sutherland, an American sociologist, can be credited for coining the infamous phrase 'white-collar crimes' in 1939. In coming up with the term,...
Looking for a job in St. Louis can be difficult. This is especially true for anyone with a criminal record. Until recently, employers had the right to ask about a job seeker's criminal record on an application or during an initial interview. A new St. Louis city...
Today, many people in court are battling against various assault cases such as domestic assault, sexual assault, cases where the victim was not fatally shot, vehicular assault, and assault of a law enforcement officer. An assault mainly involves threats of bodily...
