You Deserve Justice
People sometimes think of criminal appeals as a second trial. The first trial happened and a person was convicted on criminal charges. They want another chance to go through the process and get a better outcome. They think they can appeal the decision and ask for a...
When things don’t go your way in court, you may naturally want to appeal – but it’s important to understand that appeals are not the same thing as a new trial. Instead of focusing on the evidence in a case and the defendant’s guilt or innocence, the appellate process...
Covenant marriage has gained some national and even international attention in recent months and sparked some curiosity among those who aren’t familiar with it. That’s because the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, who wasn’t previously one of...
The criminal justice system in the U.S. is in place to protect innocent individuals from criminal harms. Every year, there are millions of crimes reported and thousands of these cases end up in criminal trials. For the most part, justice is done and all parties act...
When a mother is married at the time she gives birth, her husband is legally presumed to be the child’s biological father. If the couple later splits up, that generally makes it easy to establish matters of support. But what if the mother and the father aren’t...
A conviction for a criminal offense can impact your life for years to come. Even after paying your price to society, a conviction is bound to remain on your record for the rest of your life, unless you expunge it, of course. Fortunately, a criminal conviction isn’t...
When getting divorced, people naturally tend to consider their own satisfaction with their marriage. If they are unhappy in that marriage, then they decide that it may be time to end it. This could be something that they’ve been thinking about for a while, or it could...