Category: Legal Help
If A Jury Finds You Not Guilty, Can The Prosecution Charge You Again?
After a jury finds you not guilty, the prosecution usually cannot charge you for the same crime arising out of the same circumstances.
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What Is The Difference Between An Attorney And A Lawyer?
A lot of websites will tell you that there’s a difference between a lawyer and an attorney. But is there really a difference?
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What If You Go To Prison For A Crime You Did Not Commit?
If you’ve been convicted of a crime that you did not commit, you need help. Exoneration and innocence projects can do just that.
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What’s the Difference Between General Mail and Legal Mail in Prison?
There are two types of mail in prison: general and special mail. Officers conduct a visual inspection of all mail for contraband.
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What Workplace Protections Exist for Incarcerated Workers?
There are a variety of workplace protections in place for workers in the United States, but none of them have helped incarcerated people.
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What is Qualified Immunity?
Qualified immunity is something that judges created to make it harder to sue police officers, prison guards and other government officials.
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How Are Civil And Criminal Cases Related To Each Other?
Civil and criminal cases are separate in the United States justice system, but the two concepts are still related. Understand why.
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What are the Possible Sentences You Could Face After Conviction?
The courts decide a sentence according to the offense and the law governing it. There are various types of sentences you might get. Here is how courts decide a sentence.
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What Is The EQUAL Act? How Could It Impact You?
Two U.S. senators recently proposed the EQUAL Act, a law aimed at ending the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine.
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How Could A New “Watershed Rule” Impact Your Criminal Case?
There are some legal terms that could significantly impact your life but aren’t commonly understood. The watershed rule is one of those.
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