You have been charged with a crime. It is probably one of the most stressful times you have ever had in your life. You may have just spent a miserable night or two in jail and are completely exhausted. However, now you have a very important decision to make. Who should I hire as my criminal defense attorney? In this blog we will list 10 questions you should ask when talking to a potential attorney…
You’d have to be living under a rock to be completely unaware of what happened on January 6th, 2021. Regardless of your politics, cameras rolled as thousands of people stormed the Capital for the first time since The Burning of Washington on August 24th, 1814. In stark contrast, back in the early-1800’s, unlike January 6th of 2021, the attack was from a foreign power, the British, not from citizens from within the borders of our…
Article I, Section 19 of the Indiana Constitution provides “[i]n all criminal cases, whatever, the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts.” This would appear to be straight forward, but despite the short provision, there has been constant debate over what exactly this means a jury can or cannot do. Many individuals believe that this provision would allow what is known as “jury nullification” or the idea that a jury…
Past blogs have referenced the differences between State and Federal court but perhaps the biggest difference is the mandatory minimum sentences for certain criminal offenses. These statutory requirements mean that an individual will serve at least the minimum required time, regardless of what their guideline range may be in the Federal system. For example, an individual could commit a criminal offense that requires a minimum of 5 years in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and…
When determining possible, criminal sentencing ranges and placement options at the federal level, one only look so far as the federal sentencing guidelines and the federal sentencing table. See a blog on the guidelines and sentencing table here. Here is the table as well: While the sentencing table lays out the advisory sentencing ranges that judges look to in determining the total length of the sentence to be imposed based on the crime committed, one…