Drug Use During Pregnancy Child abuse is a serious and devastating issue that affects millions of children worldwide. It can cause long-lasting harm to a child’s physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. One particularly concerning form of child abuse is drug use during pregnancy, which can have severe and lasting impacts…
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Accused Of A Sex Crime? Shut Up And Lawyer Up!
If I’m Accused of a Sex Crime, Will It Make Me Look Guilty If I Hire a Lawyer? This is a question a lot of people ask themselves when they are being investigated for, or they are arrested for sex crimes. Often times, they call our criminal defense attorneys to…
Protecting Our Children: The Consequences of Unsafe Gun Access
In a world where startling incidents shake the foundations of safety, recent events serve as a grim reminder of the potential dangers lurking around every corner. Take, for instance, the astonishing case of a 7-year-old child who brought a gun to a Grand Rapids, Michigan elementary school. According to CNN,…
Baby Boxes In Mississippi
One Mississippi Town Introduces Baby Boxes, Where Parents Can Anonymously Give Up Their Infant In September of 2022, Long Beach, Mississippi became the first city in the state to install a “baby box” (sometimes also called an “infant safe haven box”). States like Indiana, Arkansas, Florida, New Mexico, and Arizona…
States Look to Impose Stricter DUI Penalties
In Illinois, State senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield), has introduced Senate Bill 1405, also called “Lindsey’s Law”. The motivating factor being this legislator’s desire to toughen law for impaired drivers who kill and injure others is the death of a Springfield woman in 2015. The bill would allow authorities to charge…
Hands Off My iPhone!
Know Your Rights Face ID and Touch ID are not your friends when it comes to your phone and law enforcement. Recently, in a search warrant that gave law enforcement access to President Trump’s fixer Michael Cohen, federal authorities requested access to Mr. Cohen’s phone and other devices by “use…
It Just is Not Me!! Exonerate Yourself from False Accusations
Exonerate Yourself from False Accusations False accusations of sexual assault or molestation are a serious problem that can have devastating consequences for the accused individual. Although the actual prevalence of false accusations is difficult to determine, estimates suggest that up to 40% of sexual assault or molestation accusations may be…
Possessing Stolen Property In Mississippi
Two Teens Charged After Driving Stolen Truck and Causing Crash According to WLOX, two teens are facing a slew of charges after crashing a stolen vehicle into a school bus in D’lberville and attempting to evade arrest. Reports indicate that the incident began when officers received an alert that a…
Capital Murder In Mississippi
Grand Jury Indicts 22-Year-Old on Capital Murder Charges According to Mississippi Today, a Lafayette County grand jury indicted a 22-year-old Ole Miss graduate for the alleged murder of an LGBTQ+ student, Jimmie “Jay” Lee. According to a filing from the Lafayette County Circuit Court, the jurors indicted the young man…
Where’s The Rum Cake?! How Foods With Hidden Alcohol Can Be Bad News
Food Cooked in Alcohol Can Land You in Trouble You enjoy eating meals with wine reductions and desserts soaked in rum. You like to try anything with alcohol, but you always believed that when cooked and eaten in food, alcohol was no longer a concern. The truth is much more…