A Quick Guide To What Happens When Your Are Arrested On A Warrant

Here is a quick and general guide to what will happen if a warrant is issued for your arrest. A Criminal Charge Will Be Issued Against You You can be charged before you are arrested. For example, if you got in a fight with someone and left the scene before the police arrived, a warrant could later be issued against you for assault. Or if you are in an accident and leave the scene of the accident, once the police figure out you caused the accident and fled the scene, a warrant could also be issued. [Read More]

Gray Areas of the Law & the Difficulty of Self-Defense Cases

Facing criminal charges is usually not expected after defending yourself against an unprovoked attack. Unfortunately, there are gray areas in the law regarding self-defense. The actual commencement of the attack, unavoidable imminence of an attack, and other factors determine whether or not you acted in self-defense or committed assault. Hitting First and the Legal Woes Self-defense is legally defined as protecting yourself from an attempted injury by another person. Defending yourself against someone who has hit you one or more times is likely going to be justifiable. [Read More]

How Going Off The Grid Can Get You In Legal Trouble

Thinking about going off the grid, saving money, and having a simpler lifestyle? You may think how you live is your own business, but you would be wrong about that. If you ignore local and state regulations, you could end up in jail, and or suffer other penalties. The Size and Type of Your Dwelling Matters Some have turned to tiny dwellings which are easier to maintain, but these may not pass the local size requirements for homes. [Read More]

Understanding The Four Categories Of Criminal Accomplices

If you help or encourage another person to commit a crime, then the law considers you to be his or accomplice.  The act of being an accomplice is known as complicity. Complicity is a serious crime that (depending on your level of involvement) may attract the same charges and sentences as the actual perpetrator of the crime. Accomplices are categorized into four degrees depending on how involved and what part they took in the criminal act. [Read More]