Criminal Defense

It seems every week there is a news story somewhere in the U.S. about a child or teen that was suspended or expelled for either brining a banned item to school or threatening an act of violence. Since violence in schools first erupted during the late 1990s and early...

Last week we talked about how the police are getting creative to hit people with criminal charges. Dubbed "outside the box" charges, they are part of a strategy that allows the police to cater the charges they want to give to people -- and though it may sound illegal,...

An interesting story has come out about how St. Paul works around certain criminal charges to invoke tougher, more punishing charges on people who steal from retail stores. These so-called "outside the box" charges allow police departments and prosecutors to hit...