Recent content by adomir

Is the search an issue, legally?

Thank you very much for your reply, lwpat! No one saw me, but the area is known for a lot of deer; there's a sign a mile before I went off the road that cautions for deer in the next two miles. By the way, what's the difference between a court appearance and a trial? I'm also not sure if...

Hello everyone, A couple days ago, when driving back home late at night, a deer jumped in front in me, and rather than hit it at 60 MPH, I swerved around it to the left. The problem was, I swerved a little too hard, and overcorrected on the right, ending up going off to the road on the left...

Good for you, I'm sure you must be pleased. It's good that our judicial process can be fair and lenient from time to time. The prosecutor must have been very reasonable, I guess, but then again the merits of your case was pretty obvious. Congragulations!

They do provide lawyers for cases like these, right? If you have a lawyer, you should of course consult him or her first before pleading guilty, and get his thoughts about sentencing. If you aren't provided by a lawyer, you should probably think about consulting one. Anyway, the penalty for a...

I'm not really sure about the details of rape shield laws, or to which states they apply, and to what extent, but I still have a question about what little I know. Rape victims, I'm sure, much suffer a huge amount of trauma, and the legal process simply magnifies that pain. Not only is the...

I don't know that much about the law, but I have a question about the judicial process that I hope doesn't reveal my ignorance too much. I heard that in civil and even criminal cases, judges have the power to vacate a jury decision, or to significantly alter the damages that the jury finds...