Maybe your doctor prescribed muscle relaxants because you hurt your neck in a slip-and-fall incident. Perhaps you need to take opioid pain relievers to go about your daily business after having a surgery. There are many medications that you can legally take that could...
Have You Been Charged With A Serious Crime?
Year: 2022
How evidence suppression can help your criminal case
You may be facing criminal charges where the prosecution has overwhelming evidence against you. However, it does not mean that your case is as good as done. The court may suppress some of the prosecution’s evidence, meaning that the prosecution cannot use the evidence...
2 health conditions that can be confused with drunkenness
In the United States, all citizens have the presumption of innocence. For criminal charges to stick, the prosecution must prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the offense occurred and the accused committed it. In the case of drunk driving, the prosecution must show...
Common examples of cybercrime
The technological revolution has changed most aspects of day-to-day life. People can communicate with their friends and family instantly, wherever they are located geographically. Businesses can conduct multi-million dollar deals at the click of a button. Many of the...
What is a Ponzi scheme?
There are all kinds of fraudulent scams: pump-and-dump scams, adoption fraud, money mules and ransomware, for example. Investment schemes are easy to fall for when people are promised easy returns. One well-known scam, dating back to the 1920s, is called a Ponzi...
3 billing tactics that could result in health care fraud charges
The health care industry is one of the biggest sectors of the modern economy. Despite the scope of the healthcare industry and how lucrative it can be for certain parties, it is not necessarily as profitable as people think. Medical professionals running their own...
Can you travel abroad after getting a DWI?
Around this time of year, people are leaving New York to someplace warmer or to see family. Others need to make all-important business trips. They have their passport, their luggage is packed and they have a ride ready to take them to the airport now – there’s only...
Common DUI defenses: Key tactics to consider
When someone tells you that they’ve been arrested on DUI charges, they may lament the fact that they are going to lose their license and have to pay hefty fines. What this person is doing is assuming that being arrested means they’re going to be convicted. But that’s...
Understanding the long-term impact of DWI
Facing DWI charges in New York can be a scary and overwhelming situation. Most people focus on the immediate consequences of the charge and what may happen if they are convicted. Unfortunately, few people in these situations understand the long-term impact that a DWI...
Criminal evidence doesn’t work as it does on TV
You’ve likely seen a criminal investigation show that found incriminating evidence which led the detectives to the criminal. The evidence probably looked like stray hair on a chair, fingerprints on a doorknob or lipstick on a wine glass. These all can seem like clear...