Before a police officer can interrogate someone, the suspect must be read his or her Miranda rights. An article from the NOLO Network elaborates further: “It doesn’t matter whether an interrogation occurs in a jail, at the scene of a crime, on a busy downtown street, or the middle of an open field: …
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The Legal Complexity of the Torrington High School Rape Case
Torrington School Rape Case Two 18-year-old males were recently charged with second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor with sexual contact and risk of injury to a minor. In the state of Connecticut, it is against the law for a person 18 years of age or older to have sex with …
Strict Texas Laws Call For an Experienced Houston Sex Crimes Lawyer
What makes Texas popular aside from its cowboys would be its strict penal laws. It has one of the largest death row population in the country, and it takes its justice system very seriously. In Crystal Simmons’ report for Cypress Creek Mirror on August 26, 2013, she explains the status of sex crimes …
A Prostitution Charge? Let an Expert Houston Sex Crimes Attorney Help
“Conroe police arrested a 70-year-old man after he allegedly paid to have sex with a 16-year-old girl early Saturday morning. Will Ewing, a retired Conroe Police Department sergeant, is charged with compelling prostitution and sexual assault of a child. Ewing worked for CPD from 1982 to 2003 before retiring. Jasmine Baker, 21, who …
Why Hire a Houston Sex Crimes Attorney Upon Allegations of Child Abuse
Sadly, people are quick to judge the parent, relative or family friend accused of sexually abusing a child, immediately siding with the minor. What many don’t realize, though, is that child sexual abuse allegations have been used as leverage for years by individuals looking for a quick way to obtain the upper-hand in …
Falsely Accused? Remain Calm and Call a Houston Sex Crimes Lawyer
El incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat – the burden of proof is on he who declares, not on he who denies. Unfortunately, this Latin maxim, considered as the founding principle of the presumption of innocence clause, is often taken for granted, particularly when someone is falsely accused of something as damaging …
Falsely Accused of Sex Crimes? Hire A Houston Sex Crimes Attorney
In Texas, cases of sex crimes, involving both male and female victims, continue to grow—a similar pattern shows in the rest of the US, as well. National statistics for sex offender crimes also show that there are more than 700,000 registered sex offenders in the US as of April 2013. The cases of …