Double Jeopardy and You Criminal Case – Why don’t my charges amount to double jeopardy? Why can I be put on trial again after a mistrial is declared? These are just two examples of the types of questions clients sometimes pose with respect to their pending criminal cases. Many people are familiar with the phrase double jeopardy, but not necessarily as familiar with when double jeopardy may or may not come into play. In this…
Indiana Implied Consent and Refusal Suspension In Indiana, most people know that if you get pulled over while driving impaired, you run the risk of high fines, criminal prosecution, jail time, and license suspensions. And, because of those concerns, many choose not to risk it. However, as is evident from the thousands of DUI arrests throughout the state of Indiana and around the country, many choose otherwise. Yet, what many don’t know is that there…
What if I think the police or prosecutor engaged in misconduct in my criminal case? – Many people call our office with complaints about how either the police or prosecutor handled or are handling their criminal cases. While sometimes certain actions or inactions by police or prosecutors may not seem “right” to criminal defendants or their attorneys, there is often nothing improper occurring, constitutionally or otherwise. However, on occasion, the police or prosecutor can make…
Open Air Dog Searches: A Sniff Too Far in a Criminal Case We’ve all seen it on the TV show Cops or in a movie before…a car is stopped by the police for speeding or swerving, panicking people inside the car start sweating profusely as they watch the mirrors, and a K-9 officer slowly walks a dog around the vehicle searching for drugs or weapons. All of the people in the vehicle watch nervously, hoping…
A Quick Look at Sobriety Checkpoints – You’re cruising along late Friday night, headed home after a nice dinner with some friends. All of a sudden you notice flashing lights up ahead. As you get closer you see police officers amongst cones and barrels, directing some approaching vehicles into a parking lot as part of a sobriety checkpoint or roadblock. Depending on the luck of the draw, you may be directed to pull over for…
Teen Sexting – An Epidemic as Well as a Criminal Offense In this blog, the Indianapolis Criminal Defense Attorneys take a look at sexting. While the exchange of erotic information and/or pornographic material from one person to another has been going on for decades, with the advent of technology (specifically smartphones), the ease at which one can do it has grown exponentially. This has become ever so present not just amongst consenting adults, but midst…
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…