Common Personal Injury Actions
Apr 22, 2011
Personal injury law can involve many different types of claims, theories, and principles. Some of the more common, or interesting, types of personal injury actions include:
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How to Seal a Criminal Record in Massachusetts
Mar 15, 2011
Determine whether you qualify to have your criminal record sealed. Once convicted of a crime, you may have to wait 15 years after a felony or 10 years after a misdemeanor before you're allowed to seal ...
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What is Plea Bargaining?
Mar 15, 2011
95% of all cases end in a plea-bargain. Plea-bargaining is an excellent way to avoid a potential stiff conviction in favor of an agreed upon lighter conviction. For instance, in a drug possession case,...
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What is a Probable Cause Hearing?
Mar 14, 2011
When an individual is arrested and charged with a felony offense that doesnt fall within the final jurisdiction of the District Court, the case has to be transferred to the Superior court. The case get...
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Understanding Bail
Mar 13, 2011
Bail is a method to get the defendant home during the trial proceedings. It is not a period of time to argue the merits of the case. Bail is an amount of money used by the court to ensure the defendant...
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Differences between Misdemeanors and Felonies
Mar 13, 2011
Consequences for misdemeanors and felony convictions are entirely different. A defendant must understand which crime he has been charged with in order to understand what will happen if convicted.
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What is an arraignment?
Mar 13, 2011
Arraignment An arraignment is the process by which the defendant is read specific charges against him and to which he enters his plea, usually "not guilty". It is the first step in the criminal proce...
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How to select a criminal defense attorney.
Mar 13, 2011
First The defense attorney must ethically and actively defend his client. Second The defense attorney must present all options to his client with recommendations and professional opinions. Third The ...
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Frequently Asked Criminal Defense Questions
Mar 13, 2011
Do I ever have to consent to allow police to search my home or car? You never are required to consent to a search by the police. Although you may sometimes be threatened by the thought of being detai...
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