A detective wants to meet with me, police want me to make a statement, the police called me in for questioning; these are just some of the questions we often get from individuals under investigation. Or possibly you have already had that meeting and made a statement you now need to know the implications of. This article will take a look at confessions, the protections the US and Indiana Constitutions provide, and the different scenarios…
General Habitual Offenders (IC 35-50-2-8) Convicted of: Murder, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and Level 4 Felonies Habitual Eligible If: (1) Defendant has two prior unrelated felonies, AND (2) At least one prior is not a Level 6 or D-Felony Sentencing Range: 6-20 years Convicted of: Level 5 Felony Habitual Eligible If: Defendant has two prior unrelated felonies, At least one prior is not a Level 6 or D-Felony Defendant has a prior Level…
Sometimes when you are being investigated for a crime and the police have some questions as to whether or not you are responsible for what they are investigating, they may ask you to take a polygraph (lie detector) test. In answering the question as to whether you should take it or not we should first take a closer look at them and what they truly measure. Lie Detectors Don’t Detect Lies Essentially polygraph tests measure…