Monthly Archives: September 2023
Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Stalking Convictions
After Billy Raymond Counterman sent myriad Facebook messages over the course of years to performer Coles Whalen, Whalen finally had enough and filed stalking charges. The hundreds of thousands of FB comments left Whalen feeling untethered enough that she ultimately felt she must leave her Colorado home for her own safety. Counterman was sent… Read More »
Has Your Teen Been Accused of Dating Violence?
Whatever you think you may know about domestic violence, you may not realize that dating violence folds up into the umbrella of domestic violence, and many teens and young adults deal with it every day. Dating violence involves both victims and abusers. It may be difficult to imagine your child as a perpetrator of… Read More »
Are You Being Threatened with Double Jeopardy?
What comes to mind when you think of the 5th Amendment? Chances are your first thought is the right to remain silent, or maybe the right to have an attorney. But there is another important clause to this amendment to our constitution: protection from double jeopardy. What is Double Jeopardy? Thought to have originated… Read More »
What About That Speedy Trial?
The 6th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees the accused the right to a speedy trial. Because defendants are presumed innocent, it makes sense that the Founders believed in giving the accused their day in court as quickly as possible. Otherwise, innocent people could be assumed guilty unless their names were cleared in a court… Read More »
