Criminal Defense

When police misconduct is proven, it can significantly impact the outcome of a criminal case. However, this turn of events does not automatically lead to charges being dropped. Additional action must generally be taken in order to turn misconduct at the outset into a...

When you think about criminal issues, the words “intent” or “malice” often come into play. What happens, however, when someone doesn’t mean to cause harm to another – but their actions are so careless they have (or could have) that result? This is where charges like...

People’s rights in America are discussed in the United States Constitution. In the Fourth Amendment of that document, there are protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.  One of the requirements that helps to enforce that protection is the need for a...

If you are facing drug-related charges, there’s a high chance the police allege they found evidence on you hat proves you are guilty. Alternatively, they might claim to have found it in your vehicle or in the property you rent or own. You might protest your innocence...

In an effort to curb the fatal drug overdose epidemic facing this country, states have enacted “Good Samaritan” laws that provide some immunity from drug-related charges to people who seek help for someone who appears to be suffering an overdose. These laws vary...

Health care fraud is big business. As a result,  it is attracting a lot of attention from federal authorities. If anybody needed a sharp reminder of just how aggressive the federal government has become toward health care fraud, they only need look at the recent...

Money laundering is a crime, as it typically involves money that has been obtained illegally. This means that the act of laundering that money could result in criminal charges, as could the original activity that led to the income in the first place. Essentially,...

Indiana, like other states, has a “revenge porn” or “nonconsensual pornography” law. These laws are intended to help protect people from having photos or videos posted on social media or otherwise distributed without their permission.  Under current Indiana law, it’s...

If a judge suppresses evidence in your criminal case, the prosecution cannot use it during your trial. This effort would follow a successful motion to suppress filed by the defense team during pre-trial hearings asking the court to exclude specific evidence for...

When the police arrest someone in Indiana, law enforcement conducts a search of the suspect and their property to check for evidence. While people might have a vague notion about when a warrant is needed, there are fundamentals about when and how searches can be...