Can I Legally Record the Police?
If you’re pulled over by an officer or one begins questioning you on the street, you might feel more comfortable if you have a recording to reflect what happened. Recording the police has become a more common practice in recent years, but you’re not always legally allowed to do it. Read on to learn more […]
Confession and Offers of Leniency
After you have been arrested, police officers might try to encourage you to cooperate with them by asking you to provide additional information about your alleged actions. If a confession or a statement is made involuntarily, however, it cannot be used at trial. This is because of your constitutional 5th Amendment rights to avoid incriminating […]
Criminal Cases and The Patriot Act: What You Need to Know
Laws are constantly changing at the state and the federal level and even though the Patriot Act was adopted after 2001, it is still relatively misunderstood by the public at large. The Patriot Act loosened the restrictions about how and to what level personal information about citizens and non-citizens the government could obtain.
Emotional Distress and Police Misconduct
Many different questions are raised by individuals who have been accused of a crime or who are in the process of getting arrested. Anyone who has had an unfortunate experience with police may wonder whether or not there are any remedies for their suffering in such a case. This is true whether or not the […]
Excessive Force and Arrest – Can You Resist an Officer?
If the police use excessive force to carry out an arrest, this information may become the subject of a police brutality suit. In the majority of states, arrestees can resist only in very limited circumstances. If an arresting officer engages in excessive force that could be categorized as causing great bodily harm, the arrestee does have […]
