Most of us want to talk. Some of us mistakenly think we have nothing to hide. Others think they are so smart they can talk their way out of trouble. Nine times out of ten, they are wrong. There is a saying among prosecutors and police: “We only catch the dumb ones.” It’s basically an [...]

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You may have heard of defendant Kevin Fisher in Kansas City who is charged with felony-murder because he was in an auto accident and his passenger was killed. No Drugs or alcohol were involved. The reason he is charged with murder is that he was driving on a suspended license, normally a misdemeanor–but in his [...]

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It’s called an expungement, and in Missouri, any qualified person can get one (but only one).
If you have a single DWI or other misdemeanor alcohol related driving offense that is ten years old, the law provides a way for most people to make that mistake disappear forever. The effect of an expungement order is to [...]

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Accused persons often tell their attorney: “The cop who arrested me didn’t read me my rights. Can you get the charges thrown out?”
The short answer is maybe. The rights you are thinking of are called your Miranda rights. The purpose is to warn you that you don’t have to talk to the police if you [...]

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The governor is still sitting on House Bill 583 which was passed by the legislature in May this year. Why has it not been signed? The bill has provisions increasing the rights of victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. That would seem a pretty safe bet. Wife beaters are as easy to whip on [...]

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Most police officers are reasonably hard-working. They have a job to do. Their job is to catch people who break the law. The ones that work the hardest do not sit around waiting to see if someone will commit a crime right in front of them. No, they go looking for evildoers to arrest. Like [...]

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