When caught up in a criminal case, you may get a proposition for a plea deal, which is an offer from the prosecution (likely) to plead guilty to a lesser charge or receive a lighter sentence in exchange for avoiding a trial. While it may be a good deal, a plea deal...
Month: October 2020
Should you take a plea deal?
These days, plea deals are more common than criminal trials. It’s estimated that roughly 98% of criminal cases in federal courts end that way, and figures in local jurisdictions are not thought to be much different. None of that means that a plea agreement is right...
How an OWI conviction can limit your ability to cross the border
If you’re facing an operating while intoxicated (OWI) or other impaired driving-related charge, it’s crucial to take it seriously and consider all the potential effects that a conviction could have on your life. For example, if you travel to Canada for business,...
Manipulating income to hide assets
If you’re concerned that your spouse is going to try to hide assets during a divorce, there are many ways for them to do it. Some people simply try to transfer assets into hidden locations, such as moving money into an overseas bank account without telling their...
Understanding Michigan’s new gun safety laws
Michigan has new safe gun storage laws taking effect on Feb. 13 as well as a number of others related to gun safety. That’s exactly one year after the mass shooting at Michigan State University in which a man killed three students and injured others. It also comes...
What factors influence your blood alcohol concentration?
When it comes to blood alcohol concentration (BAC), it’s important to remember that it’s not exactly the same for everyone. If two people go out and have the same number of drinks, their BAC will not be identical. One person could be under the legal limit and assume...
Reasonable suspicion and probable cause in a drunk driving stop
Reasonable suspicion is a threshold that allows police officers to conduct a traffic stop if they reasonably believe that a person is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime. This differs from probable cause, which is the higher standard for an arrest....
Create a pre-divorce strategy if your spouse is drug dependent
Sometimes, divorcing someone struggling with addiction is the right thing to do not just for yourself but for the benefit of your children. Unfortunately, the element of addiction can make an already challenging divorce even more complex. Your finances and your and...
What is child custody?
One of the major concerns of parents is how they spend time with their children after a divorce, which is decided through child custody. Child custody determines the responsibilities of each parent to their children. Child custody is split between legal and physical...
Sucking on a penny and 3 other DUI myths
One of the most common drunk driving-related myths is that drivers can pass or trick breath tests by sucking on a penny. A breath test is a small portable machine that the police can ask drivers to blow in to get a blood alcohol reading (BAC), which is the amount of...