When dropping criminal charges, there are series of procedures that you need to accomplish and follow if you are having second thoughts in filing a case and complaint towards an institution, group, or an individual. You have to remember that the processes will take much time with the legalization and approval of the court. Though you did efforts and procedures to drag it down, you must instill it in your head that the charges you uplifted will be dismissed eventually. It always depend upon the decision of the court and the severity of the crime inflicted by the assailant. Accomplishing…
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There are numerous number of gruesome crimes that happen everyday in all parts of the world. People are aware of it. They get shock and horrified. But with its outgrowing occurrence in our society, people tend to forget. They move on but they get more careful with the impending dangers hovering around them. But as you try to be more cautious, there are still remnants. Remnants in the past which will forever etch a gruesome mark to your mind. As you get to know your rights in the area of criminal defense, you need to find out that there are…
Search Warrants A search warrant is an order or a document signed by a judge that authorizes a police officer for searching any specific thing or material at a certain place and time. The police officer can only search that is described or written in the warrant document. If the officers authorized have a warrant to search your car, then they are not allowed to search inside your house. For example, a search warrant may allow the police officers to search of “an apartment located at Floor 15, Berkley St., between the hours of 7pm-9pm for illegal drugs and paraphernalia,…
It Is a Serious Thing and You Need One If you have a serious case, a wise move is to hire a professional and trusted lawyer that will represent you in the court. It will be more complicated if you do not talk it with someone who is an expert about the laws. If you have a defender with you, you can discuss the strategies for your case, such as, where to file your lawsuit, file a response, ask for a jury, and many other things that will eventually come up during your case. Some people need lawyers because they…
Grand Jury: Facts and Things You Should Know In the Federal legal system, the term grand jury is used to decide if someone should be charged for a serious crime. Presented by the prosecutor, the U.S attorney, the grand jury hears the evidence. The said grand jury uses subpoena to gather this kind of evidence. It can subpoena physical evidence, documents and some witnesses to testify. The California legal system has also grand juries, but it is usually optional if the criminal prosecutions are initiated by the grand jury indictment or by a complaint by the District lawyer and preliminary…
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