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The Victim Didn’t Want to Press Charges, So Why am I Charged?

Almost every single day our office receives calls from people charged with crimes involving victims on the other side. Just as often, the accused will say to us, “the victim doesn’t want me charged, but I got arrested and charged anyways, why?” Or, “the victim asked the prosecutor to dismiss the charges, but the prosecutor won’t, why?” The simple and straightforward answer is one that people don’t want to hear and often don’t understand. If…

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Felony? Misdemeanor? Infraction? What Does It All Mean?

In the State of Indiana whenever someone is charged with an offense, they will fall into one of three categories: 1. Felony, 2. Misdemeanor, or 3. Infraction.  An infraction is what most of us know as a traffic ticket.  These do not carry a potential for imprisonment since they are civil matters.  Rather it means you’ll pay a fine.  A great example is a speeding ticket being an infraction.  A felony charge is one that…

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Crimes that Disqualify You for Home Detention

A Look at the Crimes that Disqualify from Receiving Home Detention in Indiana In 2016, the Marion County Department of Corrections gave over 1 Million Dollars to hire additional staff to accommodate a large increase in home detention due to overcrowding. This puts the number of people on some form of home detention to over 3,000 in Indianapolis. This can be a preferable alternative to those who want to finish the remainder of their sentence…

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Penalties for Misdemeanors in Indiana

Penalties for Misdemeanors in Indiana

I’ve Been Arrested for a Misdemeanor in Indiana, Now What? For most people, when they are arrested for the first time they have committed a misdemeanor.  These are sometimes called “petty” crimes.  However, when someone has been arrested for the first time nothing seems petty and the potential penalties for a misdemeanor sound quite scary. Three Classes of Misdemeanors in Indiana Class A Misdemeanor: A Class A misdemeanor carries a penalty that ranges from 0…

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Public Intoxication: Not Just Drunk in Public Anymore

Today our blog looks at one of the more common criminal charges Public Intoxication.  Especially in central Indiana, we see this charge with a high level of frequency.  This is due in part to us having great venues like Lucas Oil Stadium, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and Klipsch Music Center.  We have these great venues, with great entertainment, that allow a person to drink to the level of intoxication, and then literally force them out into…

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Understanding Domestic Violence Charges in Indiana

Domestic violence is one of those topics that is very tough to discuss. Many times it occurs, unnoticed and uncharged — a perpetual and vicious cycle of abuse. Often times, many victims suffer greatly and fear reprisal or increased violence if they come forward — and thus the cycle continues. Unfortunately, at some point, the violence becomes so great that injuries are too much to hide, or the abuse is too much to take, and…

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A Look at the Crimes of Robbery and Burglary

You hear the terms robbery and burglary used all the time in common day conversation.  But what do those terms really mean?  Today’s blog looks at the crimes of Robbery and Burglary and explains what they are and how they are different. Robbery When you think of the term of robbery think of someone taking something from someone else using force.  The statute reads, A person who knowingly or intentionally takes property from another person…

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Expunging Your Indiana Convictions

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…

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