Getting arrested can come as a serious shock to your system -- and that shock can get even greater when you hear the judge set a massive dollar amount for your bail. The cash bail system in this country is designed to do one thing: Bail is all about making sure that...
Your relationship with your job may be complicated. Maybe you don’t like the company, but you don’t have any other options, so you’re still there. Maybe you only spend part of your time working in the office. Maybe you just feel like all the tools of the trade...
The issue of voter fraud is very hot again, politically. While there’s no credible evidence of widespread voter fraud anywhere in the nation, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a serious concern for the authorities. Make any “unorthodox” steps at the ballot box, and you...
You’re caught with a few pills for which you don’t have a prescription. You expect to be charged with possession. You’re more than a bit shocked -- and alarmed -- to find yourself facing an array of charges, including the intent to distribute, which could potentially...
You’ve never been in any kind of serious trouble in your life, so your arrest came as a total shock. You’re already scared and confused -- and now you’re suddenly being pushed through an arraignment and asked to state your response to the charges: guilty, not guilty...
All 50 American states take an active role in creating laws to govern their populations. Whether you agree with a law does not matter; if you break it, you are subject to penalties. Even if you do not mean to break a law, you may still face consequences for your...
Did you ever hear of a “whisper” stop? Most people haven’t -- unless they happen to be officers of the law. Essentially it means that one law enforcement entity whispers in the ear of another that there’s someone on the road that may (or may not) be involved in...
A 39-year-old Manchester native was just handed a prison term of one year plus a day for possession with intent to distribute synthetic cannabinoids. The synthetic drugs, known on the street as “Spice” and by other names, keep cropping up in various forms all over the...
Protective orders are generally put into place in a hurry. The court is usually primarily interested in enforcing the rule of law and keeping the peace. You likely had no chance to defend yourself before the temporary protective order was put into place. Your chance...
There are many words that singly or in conjunction underscore what the criminal justice system is all about.One of them is “intense.” We prominently employ that term on our website at the proven New Hampshire . The deep legal...
