The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution doesn't specifically grant criminal defendants the right to a unanimous jury, but the protection is so fundamental to justice that it is assumed. This is according to a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court led by Justice Neil...
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Month: April 2020
Intoxalock Asks an Attorney: The OWI/DUI process during COVID-19
View the Blog: https://www.intoxalock.com/blog/post/owi-dui-process-during-covid19/ on Monday, April 20, 2020. With the outbreak of coronavirus, formally COVID-19, standard procedures relating to the process following a drunk driving charge have been modified in many...
Supreme Court: It’s reasonable to assume a driver is car’s owner
The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits "unreasonable" searches and seizures by the government, including police officers. A search or seizure can be anything from a momentary stop to a full search and arrest. Over the years, courts have...
If you violate a site’s terms of service, are you a criminal?
The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) could be considered a harsh law by any standards. For the offense of "accessing a computer and obtaining information," you could be sentenced to up to 5 years in federal prison on a first offense.Could you be sentenced...