Focused Criminal Defense Representation
Officers have the right to pull someone over for traffic stops as long as there is a reason to do so. However, that reason can sometimes be vague, and it can leave a person open to the police asking them for permission to search the vehicle. Even if police ask a...
Getting pulled over by police can be an intimidating experience. Regardless of whether you know why the officer pulled you over, you may find yourself rehearsing what friends and family have told you that you should do if the police pull you over. One of the most...
Many people understand the basics of the Miranda Warning. They know that they should hear from the police about their right to remain silent and their right to legal representation provided by an attorney. Even those who don't understand their other civil rights know...
The federal and Mississippi state governments have laws outlying numerous substances, ranging from marijuana to heroin. Anyone who gets caught in possession of prohibited substances will face arrest and likely criminal charges. There are also laws prohibiting...
If you agreed to let the police search your vehicle, you probably assumed they wouldn't find anything illegal in it. You knew you had not broken the law, so you didn't hesitate to authorize a search. You probably expected that permitting the search would mean you...
Justice King lays out one of a defense attorney's biggest problems today in his dissent in Copes v. State, decided today at the Mississippi Supreme Court. In Copes v. State, Justice King, in his dissent, perfectly encapsulates a dilemma criminal defense attorneys are...
One of the best ways to protect yourself if you’re accused of a drug crime is to get the evidence suppressed. By doing this, you could, in essence, completely destroy the prosecution’s case. With no evidence, it may be impossible to prosecute the case and win....