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The Fourth Amendment is not an airtight prohibition against all searches of Indiana residents without a warrant. Instead, there are exceptions that allow an officer to conduct warrantless searches based on exigencies. However, the Supreme Court occasionally reminds...
The Constitution theoretically protects the legal rights of Indiana defendants. In practice, their legal rights could be trampled on by overeager prosecutors and police. One way is when police obtain a false confession through improper means. When that happens, a...
Though states use different initials to refer to DUI, all states have laws against driving under the influence. Indiana uses the initials OWI, or operating while intoxicated. A driver may face stiff penalties when charged with OWI. Overview of Indiana OWI laws Indiana...
When it comes to identity theft, most people think of a person stealing personal information, like bank account numbers. While this is one type of identity theft, there are actually many kinds of identity theft that one can commit. Indiana residents who have been...
Police encounters can be stressful for Indiana residents. This fact becomes especially relevant when the resident is a suspect in a criminal investigation. But suspects who understand a few things about how police officers operate while investigating a crime will...
Drivers exhibiting suspicious behavior might find themselves pulled over. A police officer may believe someone is under the influence of drugs or alcohol due to his/her driving behavior. In Indiana and elsewhere, the police arrest many people who are under the...
In Indiana, a crime is classified as a felony if it carries a sentence of one year or more in jail time. Most of these crimes are classified by levels 1 through 6, and may even be unclassified. Each level of a felony has an advisory sentence that gives the court a...
