There is substantial and complicated overlap between addiction and criminal behavior. Some people even compare the correlation between crime and addiction to a chicken-and-egg situation because it’s often difficult to tell which one really came first. Thanks to laws prohibiting the possession, distribution and use of many substances, people dealing with addiction can become criminals […]

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Your personal right to freedom ends when your decisions impact other people. For example, you aren’t free to just pick something if it clearly belongs to someone else, just like you aren’t free to use physical violence to get what you want from another person. Those who touch someone else without permission or who cause […]

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An impartial witness who watched a crime take place should be able to give an accurate account of what happened, right? They were not involved, so they have nothing to gain and nothing to lose. They were simply watching for at least part of the time, and they can remember what happened perhaps better than […]

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If you are called to testify before a grand jury, there are a few things that you need to know. The first is that you should never go before the jury and prosecution without talking to your attorney first. Second, you should know that you’ll be questioned without your attorney present, which is a requirement […]

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You were with a friend at a bar when your night took an unexpected turn. A random woman approached you and slapped you for no discernible reason. You were surprised and angry, but you didn’t attack her or hit her back. When she started to swing at you a second time, you grabbed her wrist […]

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You’re in legal trouble, and you know it. Landing in jail on criminal charges was a shock to your system — and your future and your freedom are both on the line. The anxiety you’re feeling is enough, all on its own, to make you feel kind of grateful when the prosecutor offers you a […]

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