When someone is arrested and charged with a crime, there are a number of provisions in the U.S. Constitution that protect them. Unfortunately, when individuals are not aware of these guaranteed constitutional rights, the reaction of fear and intimidation that they...
When a person is arrested in Alabama and faces any type of criminal charges – misdemeanor or felony – it is imperative that the charge is taken seriously. Any criminal conviction on your record could result not only in immediate criminal sanctions, such as fines or...
The perception of marijuana as a substance that should automatically be illegal is changing across the nation. Depending on the state, it is being legalized in general, people can use it for medical purposes if it is approved by a doctor and the penalties associated...
In Birmingham and throughout Alabama, there are certain drugs that are known to be illegal and could lead to an arrest for possession, sales, trafficking and distribution. These include cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, Fentanyl and others. Scheduled drugs are...
Authorities in another part of Alabama arrested a man on multiple drug charges after searching his home. The police said that they obtained a search warrant before uncovering different types of drugs at the man’s home. The man now faces multiple felony charges...
While many drug arrests involve individual defendants, law enforcement officials are always looking to break up drug trafficking networks. Sometimes they indict many people at a time in large-scale busts of alleged drug rings. Some of the people involved may face...
Being in the public eye because of one’s work within the religious community and their family ties can generate a certain reputation and persona. Thus, when such an individual is accused of a crime, it can cause shock in the community and hardships for the accused....
Although many states are relaxing the laws related to marijuana, Alabama has yet to rein in its restrictions. People who are in possession or accused of selling marijuana in any form or paraphernalia related to it can find themselves facing various charges. Depending...
Interstate 20 running East and West through Birmingham is a well-known drug trafficking pipeline for narcotics. Multiple drug busts happen almost weekly from Alabama to Georgia to Louisiana according to Drug Enforcement Agents. The most common drugs seized are...
Alabama has a prison problem. Not a crime problem, but the problems that come from warehousing too many inmates in too few prisons without adequate personnel, health care, access to social programs and other necessities.In 2019, the United States Department of Justice...
