Legal Articles

• Miranda Rights: The Who, What, Where, When and Why
  “You have the right to remain silent.  Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law….” And, so begins many police dramas and legal novels.  Some fans of police dramas believe that a police officer needs to provide every person whom they stop or with whom they speak their Miranda rights.  However, that is not accurate.  The Supreme … more
• How a Criminal is Sentenced for a Crime
  The final phase of a criminal case, absent an appeal, is sentencing.  It is during the sentencing phase that the judge decides what a convicted criminal’s sentence will be for the crimes that were committed. There are both objective and subjective factors that come into play during sentencing, making it one of the most important and controversial stages of any criminal case. How a … more