The Miranda warnings come from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling called Miranda v. Arizona. In this Supreme Court ruling, individuals in the United States were granted the right to stay silent and the right to a lawyer. Read below to learn more about your Miranda rights in...
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Supreme Court to hear “opening the door” case
Kentucky residents who watch courtroom dramas have likely seen an actor playing an attorney demand that evidence is admitted because the opposing counsel “opened the door.” Attorneys make this argument in real life when their courtroom adversaries introduce evidence...
Should you talk to the police when they question you?
If the police stop you in Kentucky, your first instinct might be to answer their questions. You might worry that if you stay silent, it makes you look guilty. In fact, many police officers have admitted that the opposite is true. What could happen if you talk to the...
How to decide whether or not to take a plea deal
Only about 10% of criminal cases in Kentucky and throughout the country actually go to trial. Although the vast majority of cases are resolved through a plea deal, it doesn't mean that you should accept an offer made by the prosecutor in your case. Accepting a plea...
The impact of unconscious bias in the courtroom
Kentucky residents may wonder if unconscious bias in the courtroom could affect judges. This was a question that arose when a protester reacting to a 'straight pride" parade led to a female defense lawyer being arrested for talking in court. The parade was organized...
Not everyone who fails a breath test has been drinking
Police departments in Kentucky and around the country use breath-testing equipment to determine whether or not drivers are operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. These devices use breath samples to determine an individual's blood alcohol...
An increasing number of Americans are getting busted
Kentucky residents may be interested in learning about the long-term effects that the increased arrest rate in the United States has on people's lives. It's estimated that a person who gets arrested at least once by the time they are 26 years old is going to make...
Questioning jailhouse informants
When individuals living in Kentucky deal with the criminal justice system, they may mistakenly expect that their right to due process will protect them from being convicted of a crime. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Poor police work, corrupt legal systems...
How misdemeanor cases influence the justice system in Kentucky
According to one researcher, there are 13 million misdemeanor cases each year that pass through U.S. courts. With so many cases to deal with, judges and prosecutors put pressure on public defenders to resolve them as soon as possible. In many cases, the defendants are...
Kentucky man facing charges after police pursuit
Officers say that the man refused to exit his vehicle when ordered to do so and instead left the area at a high rate of speed. The man was apprehended a short time later after his abandoned vehicle had been found behind a nearby shopping mall according to police. A...
