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  Oftentimes, people who don’t regularly work in the criminal justice system have a misunderstanding of the term “evidence.”  This is likely due, in part, to all the CSI-type shows which have conditioned us to believe that fingerprints, DNA, or surveillance videos are going to be found that prove conclusively a certain person committed a crime.  This is far from true in practice, however.   While the State must present proof beyond a reasonable doubt…

Many of our attorneys have served as Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys in Indiana, including in both Hamilton County and Marion County. This includes experience in “vertical prosecution”. In the “vertical prosecution” model, a deputy prosecutor works in tandem with other law enforcement officers to investigate allegations of criminal activity, determining which charges to file, resolving the case through the court system. This provides the deputy prosecuting attorney to experience in the investigative process first- hand while…

If you’ve been involved in an accident- whether it’s a car crash, slip and fall, or workplace injury- your first priority should always be your health. Even if you feel “okay” at the scene, it’s critical to seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Prompt medical attention not only protects your well-being, but it also strengthens any personal injury claim you may pursue. At Banks & Brower, we’ve seen too many cases impacted by delays…

    Like the sun rising each morning, each legislative session in Indiana brings a plethora of proposed bills to the floor for our legislators to consider.  While the vast majority of bills are not enacted, each year at least a handful impact the criminal justice system.  It is important for both citizens and criminal defense lawyers to stay knowledgeable of changes which may impact them, so this week’s blog from Banks & Brower highlights…

In Indiana, “a prosecutor has the responsibility of a minister of justice and not simply that of an advocate.” Ind. R. Prof’l. Cond. 3.8 Comment 1. This means that a prosecutor’s primary responsibility is not to prosecute cases and obtain convictions, but rather to seek justice. Frequently, this does require prosecuting criminal cases and obtaining convictions. However, this does seem to give a prosecutor some wiggle-room to decide to not prosecute a criminal case because…

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…

In the world we all live in, we live and die by the internet — no doubt. When we need to buy things, where do we turn? Inevitably, the internet. Be it Amazon, Walmart, or Google, we are turning to things we see online for answers. The days of shopping in person are slowing dying like tape cassettes, CD’s, and telephones with chords. Part and parcel to this consumer process, often we are looking for…

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