Hernando Criminal Defense Law Blog

House Bill No. 1284, the Mississippi Fresh Start Act recently signed into law, allows ex-offenders to receive occupational licensing board approval for specific jobs. The purpose of the legislation is to give those released from prison a better chance to establish new...

If you turn on any police procedural, you are bound to hear the Miranda Warning. Cops give this speech to detainees during arrest. At the time of an arrest, the arresting officer must give an individual a warning of his or her rights. When arrested in Mississippi, the...