Your Rights When Dealing With the Police
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Invoking Your Right to Remain Silent – Do you ever have to say something in order to invoke your privilege against self-incrimination?
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Miranda Rights: What Happens If Police Don’t ‘Read Your Rights’ – What really happens if police don’t give Miranda warnings to a suspect.
Steps in a Criminal Case: Arrest to Appeal
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Bail: Getting Out of Jail After Arrest – Crucial info about trying to get out of custody.
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How Innocent Defendants Handle Criminal Charges – The filing of charges doesn’t always mean that you’ll have to duke it out at trial.
Getting a Lawyer for a Criminal Case
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Do I Need a Lawyer When I’m Charged with a Crime? – Defendants charged with crimes are almost always best served by obtaining a lawyer. Find out why.
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Using a Private Criminal Defense Attorney – Learn about hiring and working with your defense attorney.
Crimes In Depth
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Disorderly Conduct and Public Intoxication – Learn about the crimes of disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and disturbing the peace, and the possible punishment that goes with them.
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Murder vs. Manslaughter: State of Mind – A reckless but unintentional killing is usually either involuntary manslaughter or second degree murder. Determining which can be tough.
Consequences of Conviction
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Expunging or Sealing an Adult Criminal Record – You may be able to seal arrest or conviction records. Here’s how.
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Can a conviction for a noncitizen lead to deportation? – It sure can, but it doesn’t always.