Invoking the Right to Counsel
Because the invocation of Miranda rights, particularly the right to counsel, has created significant burdens on law enforcement's ability to conduct effective interrogations, several recent court decisions have begun to limit a custodial suspect's ability to invoke that right. Sp... more...

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (Brief Overview)
In a series of blogs, a number of years ago, reknowned DUI attorney Lawrence Taylor discussed the genral basics of the HGN or the "eye test" in DUI investigations. This is thenystagmusfield sobriety testor, moreaccurately (there are 47 differentkinds of nystagmus), thehorizontal ... more...

How Pass Field Sobriety Tests
The surest way to pass the field sobriety tests is to be sober. Likewise, no amount of advice will help a severely intoxicated person to pass the field sobriety tests and this article is not intended to encourage one to drive after drinking too much. Nonetheless, it is not agains... more...

What to Do and Not Do During a Sex Crime Investigation
Beingaccused of a sex crime it is truly terrifying. The category of sexual assault includes more than just rape. In fact, the vast majority ofsexual assaultcrimes do not involve coerced sexual intercourse by a stranger (i.e. "rape"). Rather, under Wisconsin law, sexual assault in... more...

Why Expunge Your Criminal Record?
Criminal Record Expunction basically means getting your criminal conviction erased completely in the eyes of the law. Not all States give you this option and even if they do, it will always come with a catch; the procedure for obtaining expunction also varies from State to State.... more...