Driving Under the Influence is a serious offense that can have far-reaching consequences, especially for those who hold professional licenses. When the state of Mississippi convicts someone with a professional license convicted of a DUI, it can jeopardize their career...
Criminal Law
Criminal charges a tourist may face after a bar fight
When you travel to a new state, exploring the culture and nightlife is exciting. If you are drinking alcohol while vacationing, things can take an unexpected turn. A seemingly harmless bar fight may easily escalate into a legal predicament, resulting in criminal...
The threat of jail time with a TikTok challenge
A TikTok trend is causing a lot of problems for teenagers, with the consequences potentially impacting their college and career futures. Police departments across the nation are dealing with the effects of a TikTok challenge resulting in the theft of Hyundai and Kia...
What can officers do during an arrest?
Resisting arrest is a crime that occurs when an officer tries to put a person into custody and that person does something to prevent that from happening. Not everything a person does would qualify as resisting because those accused of a crime have certain rights. To...
Do drug convictions hurt your child’s ability to attend college?
When you have a child either attending college or getting ready to attend college in Mississippi and authorities charge him or her with a drug-related crime, quite a bit hangs in the balance. While a drug conviction may mean jail or prison time, substance abuse...
Could drug court keep you out of jail or prison?
A Mississippi drug charge has the capacity to upend many aspects of your life. Depending on how serious the charge you face is, you may wind up serving time, attending substance abuse treatment programs and paying sizable fines, among other possible repercussions....
What types of drug crimes can you face in Mississippi?
Drug arrests remain common in Mississippi and around the country as people fight their addictions. Reports of significant busts often make headlines in the news. When law enforcement finds a person with illegal substances, the charges vary, depending on the...
Can state crimes be tried in federal court?
Breaking the law may mean a trip to a state court, but not always. Sometimes the federal government looks at a crime committed in Mississippi or another state and decides that it must try someone in a federal court. While some crimes are exclusively federal crimes,...
Can your teen face charges for cyberstalking?
If the teenagers in your family are like most young Americans, they spend much of their lives on connected devices. Indeed, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the average teen in the U.S. is online for roughly nine hours every single...
What are the areas of negotiation for a plea bargain?
Any American who has watched a crime drama is likely familiar with plea bargains. This is when the prosecution offers the defendant the chance to plead guilty to a particular crime without needing to go through a jury trial. There are positives and negatives to plea...
