You spend the night out drinking with your friends, despite the fact that you have to get up early for work. You figure you can just drink a large cup of coffee in the morning to wake yourself up, and you can power your way through the day. However, you get pulled...
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Is it illegal to share intimate photos or videos online?
Access to smartphones and similar digital devices has revolutionized human interactions. Some people choose to take intimate pictures of themselves or even capture videos of their private moments with other people. Whether an individual recorded a video of themselves...
3 things to avoid if facing criminal charges
If it appears that the police have you as a suspect for a crime, one thing you might well do is panic. In that panic, you might take all sorts of steps to try and reduce the chance they arrest you. This is true whether or not you actually did anything wrong. You need...
Mail theft is now a state crime in Mississippi
Fewer people are receiving checks through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) than even a couple of decades ago. Government benefits, paychecks, refunds and other payments are more likely to be made directly to people’s bank accounts. Nonetheless, in Mississippi, mail...
Fatigue can increase the effects of alcohol
You may have heard people talk about the link between fatigued driving and drunk driving. In a lot of cases, they lead to similar symptoms. A fatigued driver may nod off for a second and drift over the center line, for instance, making a police officer believe they...
Can you get charged for possession of Delta-9 in Mississippi?
Mississippi is a state that still prosecutes offenders for minor marijuana charges, unlike many other states that have decriminalized or even legalized its recreational use. In fact, a Mississippi appeals court ruling upheld the life sentence without possibility of...
When your child needs treatment, not jail
Having their teenager get arrested on drug charges should be every parent’s wake-up call. If your teen’s drug usage was previously unsuspected, consider this to be the red flag waving. By the time of an arrest, your teen’s drug use may have progressed past the...
Can you refuse a breath test in Mississippi?
There are a few different ways that police officers test for impairment during a traffic stop. First of all, a officer needs a reason to stop a car. After they do so, they may have the driver perform field sobriety tests, or they may ask them to take a breath test....
Invoking your right to silence: What you need to know
If you’re ever questioned by the police as a suspect, witness or just someone in the wrong place at the wrong time, you have the right to remain silent. This isn’t just something from crime dramas. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives you the right to...
What should you know about search warrants for your home?
Hearing a knock at your door with an announcement that it’s a police officer can be a stressful experience. It’s critical that you know what to do if this occurs. One of the most important things to remember is that police officers can’t just search your home whenever...
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