Even if you know very little else about the American criminal justice system, you probably know that you have Fourth Amendment protections against self-incrimination, including the right to remain silent when questioned by the authorities – without having that held...
Many people think of accountancy as a boring profession. They think back to high school math class and shudder. However, accounting professionals perform a broad range of services for companies that can make every day exciting and interesting. One day, you may need to...
When a police officer pulls you over, you may groan in frustration. You will likely spend 10 or 20 minutes on the side of the road even if all they do is write you a ticket. Getting pulled over might mean that you are late to work or to an important appointment. The...
It has become standard practice for prosecutors to charge people with the most serious possible offenses they can given the circumstances. Many people feel like they have no choice but to plead guilty when the state accuses them of an offense and seems to have...
When parents are asked if their teenage child drinks alcohol, most of them quickly say that they certainly do not. They may cite the legal side of things, noting that it is illegal, or they may talk about personal or religious reasons for refraining from drinking. But...
You may think that your teen's graffiti is simply an artistic expression. If they're bored, there are worse things they could be doing, right? The problem is that if their graffiti is on property that doesn't belong to you or on property they don't have the owner's...
If the police show up at your house with a warrant to search it, they will likely knock on the door, inform you of the warrant and tell you to open up. You are legally obligated to do so since they got the warrant from a judge, and police can, in many cases, force...
Predictive policing using artificial intelligence (AI) is certainly controversial, but proponents tout it as anything but. They say that having a computer predict where crime will happen means there cannot be any bias in the system. The computer just uses numbers. It...
Some people in North Carolina might be convicted in crimes involving shootings based on blood pattern analysis, but scientists say that people trained in this analysis are not taught with the scientific rigor needed for accuracy. This could result in the conviction of...
When people are accused of a crime in North Carolina, prosecutors and even judges and juries often rely heavily on the statements and testimony of police. Unfortunately, there have been multiple cases of wrongful convictions related to police misconduct, deception or...
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