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If the state convicted you of a sex offense, the law requires you to register as a sex offender. Your registration can drastically affect everything from your employment prospects to your relationships to your future. Until not too long ago, Missouri had some of the...
Cases allegedly involving something as grave as domestic violence certainly warrant the serious attention of law enforcement officials in Missouri. That said, people must remember that they cannot allow the emotion prompted by such charges to steer them in the...
You may work in your company’s finance department, dealing with thousands of dollars of transactions and cash management. When you face an unexpected costly medical bill, you may feel tempted to use some of the money from your company to pay it off quickly. You plan...
Claims of self-defense seem to so often be the response to accusations of violent crime in Missouri that you may immediately meet them with skepticism. Yet at the same time, you also may recognize that there are situations where you may feel compelled to act to defend...
When law enforcement officers detain motorists on suspicion of drunk driving, they often use breath test devices to determine their blood alcohol content level. If the BAC level reads over the legal limit of 0.08, officers may arrest and charge the driver with a DUI....
Hemp and marijuana are both from the cannabis plant family, but they are quite different. Hemp is legal in the US at the federal level, but marijuana is not, so it is essential for legal reasons to understand what distinguishes them. The National Law Review explains...
If you are facing charges for driving while impaired, you may be at risk of losing your driving privileges. In some cases, it is possible to regain restricted driving privileges by installing an ignition interlock device on your vehicle. An ignition interlock device...
People throughout the nation may not realize that not everyone convicted of a crime is guilty. The Innocence Project reported more than 375 people were released from prison after further testing proved their innocence. Eyewitness misidentification is the leading...
Not everyone who commits tax fraud is dealing with multimillion-dollar bills from the IRS. Knowingly or not, many people find themselves in situations where they failed to comply with tax codes. Whether they failed to file, pay due taxes, or misreported income,...
When people face charges after killing someone, they may think that these charges are all alike. However, there are important differences between manslaughter and murder charges. People need to understand the details about the charge they face and how it might affect...
