White collar crimes don’t often get the publicity of violent crimes. The perception that there is no direct victim can keep them off the front page and out of the public conscious. But law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute them rigorously, as one scholar...
Vigorous Advocates Fighting For Your Rights
Month: November 2021
What’s a jury consultant do?
You’ve been charged with a serious felony (or several) and the situation feels dire. Your entire future -- and your family’s future -- could be in danger. At times like these, you want to do everything you can to tilt the odds of a successful outcome in your favor....
Why would you need a change of venue in a criminal case?
There are a lot of complex issues that may need to be addressed in a criminal case, not the least of which are jurisdiction and venue. Jurisdiction is a court’s authority to hear a case and make judgments. Venue, however, refers to exactly which court ends up...
Know how to attack the reliability of the prosecution’s witnesses
If you’ve been charged with a felony, then the prosecution probably has a number of witnesses lined up ready to testify against you. That’s a scary situation to be in, especially considering the penalties that may be imposed on you if you’re convicted. But you...