Monthly Archives: June 2025
Keeping Cops Honest: Police Misconduct Databases
It was after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 that then-president Trump recommended creating a database to house occurrences of officer use of excessive force. It took until 2022 to actually create that data base under then-president Biden, when an executive order defined several issues related to police misconduct, including: Improving research on… Read More »
What Is Probable Cause?
What is probable cause? We hear the term regularly on crime shows and the like, but what does it mean in practical terms? The fact is, probable cause is a legal standard. It must be more than a reasonable suspicion, but needn’t exist as proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Probable cause signifies, then, a… Read More »
Ethics and Your Criminal Defense Attorney
Criminal defense attorneys fight for the Constitutional rights of everyday Americans who’ve been accused of crimes. The law says our clients are innocent until proven guilty, and we have both the obligation and the moral authority to use everything the law allows to advocate for them. It goes without saying that we must absolutely… Read More »
