Monthly Archives: September 2021
The Debate Over Police Presence In Schools: Providing Both Safety & Equity
Should the school district in the Las Vegas vicinity disband their police department? Some student activists say that police target black and brown students, giving them records for minor offenses that wind up positioning them for a spot in the school-to-prison pipeline. Kids Don’t Feel Safe The fact is 40 percent of students surveyed… Read More »
Your Right To Appeal A Criminal Conviction
If your run-in with the law resulted in a criminal conviction, you may have lost hope of ever regaining your life. But the truth of the matter is you have a right to challenge that conviction through the appeals process. Appellate courts do offer a remedy to address the miscarriage of justice, and an… Read More »
Defending Against Prostitution, Solicitation, And Pandering
Nevada is famous for its legalized prostitution. But what many people don’t realize is that prostitution is legal only in select counties—and Clark County—home of Las Vegas—is not one of them. Here, solicitation and prostitution could result in misdemeanor charges. Pandering—the act of inducing someone to engage in prostitution—is illegal throughout the state– and… Read More »
Are K9s Allowed At Traffic Stops?
While it’s never pleasant to realize you are being pulled over by law enforcement, what could be more terrifying than having a police dog there participating in the incident? Police may cite suspicion of drugs in your vehicle in order to justify the presence of dogs to sniff them out. But you should be… Read More »
Challenging DNA Evidence In Court
If you’re like most people, you probably believe that lab findings related to DNA at a crime scene are completely credible. It’s important to remember that the protocols and procedures around it rely on humans. And that means—you guessed it—there’s always a potential for error. To be sure, correctly matching DNA samples is much… Read More »
