Should I fight my first DUI? Yes, you should always fight – regardless if a DUI occurred as recently as this week of increased enforcement during the public health emergency under new June 2020 DUI laws, or the charge was from months ago. The only way to how beat any DUI, DWI is to fight. […]
If you are arrested for a serious crime, the authorities will not release you from custody unless they are confident that you will show up in court for all required hearings and trial. If you can show that you are not likely to run away and you have substantial contacts in the community that require you to […]
A youthful offender is defined as a person who is between the ages of 16 and 19 years of age (16,17,18 and not yet 19) at the time they commit a crime. It is designed to give the young offender an opportunity to have a criminal conviction converted to a non-criminal determination of youthful offender. The youthful […]
Penalties faced for a DUI offense depend on several factors, including: Driver’s BAC. Driver’s status as a novice driver, commercial driver or fully licensed driver. Driver’s previous DUI record. Driver’s home province. Whether an injury or death occurred because of the driver’s actions. Impaired driving does not only refer to drunk driving. It can also refer to […]
Murder Manslaughter: Introduction Murder manslaughter are serious charges – charges that often make it to the media when they occur. Because these situations are so widely-reported, most people have some understanding of what murder and manslaughter entail, and can identify that the main difference between the two is intent. However, there are more distinctions as […]
Criminal defendants under the age of 18 are sent to juvenile court. In juvenile court, you will not be tried in front of a jury. Instead, a judge will look at the evidence presented by a prosecutor and reach a decision on whether you have committed the crime. Juvenile courts offer youth offenders many sentencing options, […]
DUI charges can have a lasting impact on your life, from costing you jobs to dooming housing applications. With consequences like those, you want to present the strongest DUI defense possible, and, if you can, get the charges reduced. Here are five ways you can potentially mitigate the damage of a DUI charge. 1. Attend drunk-driving education […]
Another negative consequence of the economic downturn: employee fraud and thefts are on the rise. Periodic credit and criminal background checks, also known as ‘continuous screening’ or ‘infinity background screening,’ have been shown to be effective risk management tools for companies and a major deterrent against potential fraud. Employees facing increased financial hardships (such as having […]
With recent publicity on sexual abuse allegations, now is the time to talk about things that parents can do to reduce the risk of their children being assaulted. People are beginning to understand and talk about how sex offenders can be a friend or a family member. The Penn State and Syracuse scandals have broken our denial about how […]
Canadians hear tragic stories every day involving guns! However, we must discuss community change if we are going to stop gun violence! With limited success, government, police, schools and nonprofit groups try to reduce violence with educational programs on child abuse, bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence and gangs as politicians write new gun control laws. These […]