When you are charged with Murder you need an experienced team dedicated to aggressive representation to help you. The Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower have experience handling Murder cases at the trial level and will help you defend your case. Lets take a look at the crime of Murder. To be charged with murder one of the following are likely to have occurred: a) You have been charged with killing another person;…
Have you ever received notice to report for jury duty? Have you ever had to appear in court for jury duty? Have you ever been selected to actually sit on a jury? Are you charged with a crime and just curious as to how the jury process works? In this weeks blog the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower look at the rules governing the selection of a jury(as this blog is geared…
It’s probably the most common question any private lawyer serving personal clients gets, “how much are your fees.” This common question has an answer that is very much dependent on your unique legal situation. No two legal cases are the same. How your case will proceed and how the opposing side will respond is going to be different in every case and may drastically affect the costs of your case. In today’s blog we look…
Erasing a Criminal Conviction or Arrest Under Indiana’s Second Chance Law This Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower take a look at expunging your criminal history. Expunging a criminal conviction is essentially the equivalent to taking an eraser to the history of your conviction. So, if you had youthful criminal conviction or a lapse in judgment that resulted in a DUI conviction, then you should consider taking advantage of the new law by…
In today’s blog the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys at Banks & Brower take a look at your right to self defense in Indiana. It is an important right recognized by law, but as can be seen below at can be difficult in its implementation. The Indiana legislature felt so strongly about the right to self-defense that they put in the legislation an explanation of the importance of the law. A rather unusual circumstance. Per Indiana…
What Am I Giving Up By Pleading Guilty? – Did you know that only 90-95% of criminal cases never go to trial? In fact, of the remaining 5-10%, roughly half are dismissed by prosecutors for some reason or another, and then roughly the remaining half see the inside of a court room for trial. Many are amazed at this statistic, but once you think about it, it makes sense. With the threat of additional charges,…