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We have all heard the cautionary tales about how much trouble you can cause by spreading rumors or by believing them. By this logic, it only makes sense that the criminal courts do not normally allow hearsay evidence, where a witness testifies that he or she heard someone else say particular words. In a criminal […]

In the 1980s, cocaine was the drug everyone was afraid of. It was a popular party drug during the disco era; people under the influence were annoyingly jittery, but one must admit that neither Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours nor the classic first five seasons of Saturday Night Live would exist without cocaine. Then the media seized […]

The rulings of the United States Supreme Court have a major impact on the procedures of the criminal justice system, including some cases that you probably take for granted. For example, it is due to Miranda v. Arizona that, when arresting a defendant, the police must notify the defendant of their rights during the ensuing […]