Breaking the law may result in severe punishments if found guilty of criminal charges, including violent crimes, white-collar crimes, and drug crimes. Penalties may include a permanent criminal record, illegibility to receive government assistance, inability to attain...
There are a lot of misconceptions about the effectiveness and reliability of forensic testing. It is not nearly as reliable or foolproof as shows like “CSI” would have you believe. Although many law enforcement professionals understand the limitations of evidence,...
All felony drug charges on the books in Missouri are serious. But when the authorities accuse you of causing someone's death by supplying them with a controlled substance, you will likely face a felony murder charge. Normally in homicide charges, prosecutors must...
Prosecutors build their cases on any type of evidence they can get their hands on, but the bulk of their strategies are built on witness testimony. Whether from a police officer, an informant, an associate of the defendant, or even a jailhouse “snitch,” these...
Missouri laws are harsh when it comes to drug charges. All but the most minor marijuana possession charges are felonies. State law divides illegal drugs by type on a schedule, ranked from I to V. Schedule I drugs are considered the most dangerous with no safe medical...
Americans are struggling with a lot of different issues right now, including social, medical and economic uncertainties. Those problems are likely adding to the increase in opioid overdoses that officials are now seeing in more than 30 states. An addiction to drugs...
Those who praise predictive policing do so in part because they say it is not biased. Essentially, a computer system uses artificial intelligence to guess where a crime may happen. The computer alerts the officers, who go to that location. Since it is a computer...
It’s common for college students to experiment with drug use. A drug possession charge can have many implications on a student’s future. Missouri’s drug possession laws are strict compared to other states and can result in a felony charge for a wide variety of...
