You have accurately identified the federal laws that would apply to the situation you described. The question now is whether your evidence is...

In most cases, someone awaiting extradition to a different county can be held for 10 to 30 days before being transferred. If the requesting county...

It might be premature to get too worried right now. If it's only a matter of getting a ticket, the answer is most likely to pay the ticket. If you...

Yes, inmates in Texas jails or prisons who are incarcerated longer than their sentence could be eligible for compensation. It is called unlawful...

Your situation sounds very confusing. A "collapsed case" refers to cases that are dismissed or fail to reach conclusion by a verdict, often due to...

You’ve made the right choice by going first through the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. If COPA agrees that the officer accused engaged...

If an issue in your reluctance to testify is your fear of one of the accused persons, you need to notify the prosecutor handling the case. The...

What you seem to be alleging is that the police engaged in misconduct by beating your children, apparently without justification. If that’s the...

In Louisiana, the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of theft depends on the severity of the offense. The most severe felony thefts...

I’ll tell you the general rule of law and you can decide whether it applies to your situation. Jailers have a legal duty to protect inmates from...