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...
A felony conviction of domestic violence will always lead to the loss of gun rights. Missourians enjoy some of the most lenient gun laws in the nation. But in the US, all felony convictions — whether violent or not — lead to a lifetime ban on gun ownership. You may...
On February 4, 2021, the Illinois General Assembly forwarded a historic reform bill to the state's governor for signature. The governor, having signaled strong support for House Bill 3653, is expected to sign it into law. When signed, the law will go into effect in...
A Missouri federal court judge was prevented from sentencing a defendant recently after he told the defendant that the federal judicial system "sucks" and he would probably receive a lighter sentence if his case went to trial than he would through a guilty plea. Based...
Most people know a felony drug charge is far more severe than a misdemeanor. However, there are many types of felonies in Missouri. Each has specific sentencing recommendations the judge may choose to follow. Furthermore, if a crime is violent, it can become even more...
One of the year's most startling and, in some ways perplexing, developments is the drastic rise in homicides. In any given year, some cities will experience a rise in murders, for reasons that aren't always clear. 2020 was an outlier in the sense that murders didn't...
