A person will be charged with drug possession if they found in possession of any controlled substance without any legitimate legal reasoning. Both federal and state laws control and regulate a multitude of medications, drugs and other chemicals. When someone who is under the age of 18 is found in possession or in control of […]

Money laundering occurs when someone obtains large amounts of money from an illegal source and attempts to either exchange that money or otherwise make it seem as though the money is coming from a legitimate source. This practice is widespread across the nation as well as the rest of the world. When a person tries […]

Older versions of arson laws were put in place in order to stop criminals from burning another person’s house or property and were mainly aimed at protecting people from becoming trapped within their home as someone set fire to it. Nowadays, arson laws have advanced and evolved and now protect people from criminal burning of […]

It should always be in your best interest to explore any possible alternatives to a guilty plea before deciding on that course of action, especially if it is your first time appearing in court. If you do decide to plead guilty, the results of a criminal conviction could last years, affecting things such as your […]

When a person swears to tell the truth before a court of law in either a civil or criminal trial and then proceeds to lie under oath, this is considered perjury. The witness in question is solely guilty of perjury, in this case specifically, if they decide to lie on their own without any coercion […]