A Quick and Concise Guide to Possession of and Dealing in Cocaine: – Most people are at least somewhat familiar with cocaine, and you have likely seen the movie Blow or an episode of Drugs, Inc. documenting the drug trade and the use of cocaine. Cocaine use is dropping, especially compared to drugs like marijuana, but it is still prevalent and still makes billions of dollars a year for the drug cartels who supply it. …
Possession and Dealing in Methamphetamine No matter how you have become familiar with the term “meth,” it’s hard to argue against the growing exposure of our culture to it. For anyone that has gone to the drug store to purchase Sudafed, an over the counter cold medicine often used to make meth, often times you are met with stringent purchasing requirements and often times strict scrutiny by the pharmacist. Why? Because methamphetamine use and abuse…
A Look at Possession and Dealing in Heroin In this blog the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower take a look at possession and dealing in heroin. Before we take a look at the crimes of possession and dealing in heroin we will look at a little background information on the drug itself. According to the National Institute on Drug abuse, “Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine, a…
Anytime a person in public office, whether it be an elected official or a police officer, commits a crime, it is likely to make news. What you may not know, is that not only will this public official have the added pressure of media attention, but they may also have a felony charge created just for people in these positions of trust. Indiana has a crime called official misconduct. In this blog the Indianapolis Criminal…
Specialized Driving Privileges: Indiana’s New Hardship License -. Have you been patiently (or impatiently!!!) sitting by the sidelines unable to drive for what seems like forever? Or, have you been driving when you aren’t supposed to, constantly checking your rear-view mirror for police officers? Well it appears there may be good news on the horizon. In fact, you may finally be able to get your license back — not only if you thought you would never…
A Quick Look at Indiana’s Statutes on Intimidation, Harassment, and Stalking Before you post that nasty comment about someone on Facebook, or before cyber stalk…you might want to think about whether that communication or internet spying might cross the line. In this blog the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys of Banks & Brower will focus on two of the most common communication-based criminal charges: intimidation and harassment,both of which seem to be filed more and more often, especially with the advent…
What is a Federal Detention Hearing In state court many times a defendant will have a bond review hearing and the state court will decide what bond a person must post prior to being released. It can be a cash or surety bond or a combination of both. (see our previous blog on bonds). In federal court, after a complaint has been filed, the US Attorney’s office may seek to have you detained until such…
Sentence Modifications after the 2014 Indiana Criminal Code Overhaul – In this blog the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower look at sentence modifications. A sentence modification is a mechanism by which a person convicted of a crime can seek to have the length or placement of the sentence changed after some portion of his or her sentence has been completed. For example, a person may seek to have a few years trimmed…
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