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Updated: August 05, 2025 When they were writing criminal laws, lawmakers determined that what was going through a person’s mind should be a crucial element in determining how serious of a crime they were committing, or even if they were committing a crime, at all. After all, it’s not very
You may have heard the phrase “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Just because you aren’t aware that it’s illegal to turn right on red in New York City doesn’t mean that, if a police officer pulls you over for doing it, you can say, “Sorry, I didn’t know,”
If you are charged with a crime in Maine, going to trial is just one of the possible outcomes. In fact, around 90 percent of criminal cases in Maine are resolved with a plea deal, meaning that no trial is necessary. This saves precious court time and expenses, as well
What happens when the constitutional protections against searching your home without a warrant conflict with the automobile exception to a warrantless search? The case of Collins v. Virgina. Two classic doctrines in Fourth Amendment protections in searches collide in Collins v. Virgina, and on January 9, 2018, the United States
An interesting statistic about domestic violence is coming out of a town in Illinois, as it tracks the sources of juvenile offenses. The data reveals a strong connection between domestic violence, juvenile offenses, and child abuse in Maine and beyond. Exposure to violence in the home can have lasting effects
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