Criminal Law

A DUI may not seem like a severe problem to the driver, but it is a decision that can have catastrophic consequences for those around them. Disastrous injuries and deaths from drunk or drugged drivers may have influenced some of Indiana’s criminal penalties for DUI...

Millions of people across the United States are harassed or assailed by victimizers every year. Some instances result in nothing more than being emotionally shaken while others can result in extensive personal injury or even death. In the criminal system, victims of...

Many individuals find themselves drawn to drugs to mask pain and escape reality, attributes that can lead them down a path of addiction and criminal charges. You may find it of some relief to learn that there is help for you if you find yourself in this predicament....

In Indiana, any form of non-consensual sex is a crime. This classification includes crimes like statutory rape, child molestation or sexually touching an adult without consent. Some accusations are not founded on facts, which is why Indiana residents may want to be...

Many people don't intend to break the law, but they do. Someone telling law enforcement that he or she didn't know he or she committed a crime won't likely sway their decisions about making an arrest. People who give away prescription drugs may find themselves in an...

Over the holidays, your child, who was home from college, used some very poor judgment and took a piece of jewelry or a pair of shoes from a store. Maybe you were caught leaving a store with something in your bag that you had intended to pay for but forgot about.Most...

Many people believe that if they're stopped for suspicion of drunk driving and their breath alcohol test shows a blood alcohol level of .08% or over, there's little, if anything, they can do to fight an OWI/DUI charge. That's not necessarily true.There are numerous...

There has been a lot of talk about quid pro quos, bribery and extortion in the news lately. The latter two terms are the ones that people (government and public officials as well as others) are more likely to find themselves hearing in court. Let's take a look at...

When most people think of kidnapping, they picture the situations they've seen on TV or in the movies where the child or spouse of a wealthy person is abducted and held until a hefty ransom is paid. Most people who are charged with kidnapping, however, aren't involved...

Almost every American adult probably knows that he or she can "plead the Fifth" and rely on his or her Constitutional right against self-incrimination. However, there are some rules that go along with relying on that Fifth Amendment that you should understand in order...