Legal Articles

• What to do if Police Use Excessive Force
  Police officers are charged with protecting the public and most officers do that. However, as in any profession, there are some officers who do not uphold their responsibilities and instead abuse their authority. Some of these officers use excessive force in situations that do not warrant it. When is Police Force Excessive? Officers are, of course, permitted to use force, if a … more
• Overturning Wrongful Convictions Through DNA Testing
  While DNA testing is a routine procedure used by prosecutors in criminal cases today, it is still a relatively new technology in the criminal justice system. As a result, a large number of defendants who were convicted of crimes prior to the inception of DNA testing are now seeking DNA testing in order to prove their innocence. While there is no question that DNA testing could … more