Monthly Archives: April 2025
You Can Get Charged With Sex Trafficking Even If No Money Changes Hands
Whether true crime podcasts or action movies are your preferred form of entertainment, you have experienced the dramatic tension of a story where undercover police communicate with an adult who promises to facilitate a meeting between the undercover officer and a minor for sexual purposes. As soon as the adult’s and the undercover officer’s… Read More »
Does Wealth Determine The Outcome Of Your Criminal Case?
From your perspective, it seems like wealthy people have an easy time in every aspect of life. Their jobs are not physically demanding and offer them enough free time to exercise and to shop for and cook a variety of foods. Because they have health insurance, they do not fear visiting the doctor, whereas… Read More »
Classical Rhetoric Is The Secret Ingredient In A Successful Defense At Trial
Which academic subject can help you avoid criminal penalties? Is it a STEM subject where you can land a tech career that makes you enough money that you are above the law? Probably not. Still, studying math can help you avoid accounting errors that might lead investigators to suspect you of financial crimes, and… Read More »
When Can The Police Require You To Show ID?
The Fourth Amendment protection against illegal search and seizure of property means that, if you are just minding your own business, the police should just leave you alone. The Fifth Amendment protection against coercing into incriminating oneself means that, if police initiate an interaction with you, whether or not they do it for a… Read More »