If you are stopped by the police or are part of an active investigation, they may want to search your property. In some cases, search warrants are granted based on flimsy evidence or claims, and if that happens to you, then you may want to challenge the warrant in...
Police can gather evidence for an investigation from just about anywhere. Many times, items that the average person would never consider a legal risk end up playing a role in someone's conviction. For example, the police could potentially pull fingerprints off of a...
Most of us have heard of the right to remain silent, but this phrase is just one part of the Miranda rights. What are your Miranda rights, and when do the authorities need to inform you of your rights? What is a Miranda warning? A Miranda warning, also called reading...
The MS Legislature passed HB 1352 in April of 2019 that greatly expanded the types of convictions eligible to be expunged. Governor Bryant approved it on April 16, 2019 with an effective date of July 1, 2019. Prior to this bill, the only felonies eligible to be...
Civil asset forfeiture is a method by which law enforcement agencies seize money, guns, vehicles, property or anything of value that they believe has been involved in violation of Mississippi’s Uniform Controlled Substances law. Until last year, MS had administrative...
Damian Pace was indicted for one count of burglary, one count of forcible rape, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of extortion. The jury acquitted Pace of the rape count, but found him guilty on the other counts. Kind of. What makes this case different is the...
Martez Taylor was convicted on the charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Hinds County in July of 2016. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction due to the trial court’s refusal to give a jury instruction regarding the defense of necessity....