Getting involved in a criminal act, like robbing a store or hotel, can come back to haunt you. Sometimes, facts are skewed, and that can leave you facing charges for an action you didn't participate in. The man in this case claims he was not violent despite being...
Violent Crimes
Simple versus aggravated assault: The differences matter
It's never a good feeling to find out you're being charged with a crime that you didn't commit. Or, perhaps you're being charged with a crime that is much more extreme than what the situation calls for. It's important that you have the chance to defend yourself. You...
What are criminal threats and harassment?
If you're accused of threatening or harassing someone, you should know that you could face serious charges for those actions. You shouldn't take the accusations lightly, but instead discuss your case with a professional to understand the best ways to defend...
You must defend yourself if you’re accused of a hate crime
Hate crimes are intolerant, based in bigotry and attack others based on their ethnicities, religions, disabilities, sexual orientations or a number of other personal traits. Those who commit hate crimes do a range of things from being violent toward these individuals...
You can stand up to assault and battery charges
Being charged with assault and battery can be terrifying, but you must realize that everyone is presumed innocent until the prosecution proves otherwise beyond a reasonable doubt. That means you have a chance to create doubt in the prosecution's case, which may help...
What can different charges mean for your case?
There are many different kinds of violent crimes, and if you're accused of one, you need to know exactly what the alleged victim is saying you did. For example, if you are accused of a homicide, it means that the victims are alleging that you killed someone. It...
The differences between assault and battery
Assault and battery are often confused as being the same crime, but both are different actions. Assault is typical defined as the attempt to injure another party. Assault might also include threatening behavior. Battery is defined differently as intentional harmful or...
How big is Eau Claire’s police force?
Different cities, even those within the same state, can have major differences when it comes to their police force. One is in the size of the force. This can be seen in statistics on police force size in Wisconsin cities that a recent Waukesha Patch article reported...
When accusations of violent crimes come up
There are all kinds of things a person accused of a violent offense could end up dealing with. One is a lot of judgment from the public. A community might make a lot of assumptions about such a person solely based on the fact they were charged with a violent offense....
When “Harmless” Pranks Go Wrong, The Joke’s On You
For many kids in college or high school education doesn't happen exclusively in the classroom. The social activities they participate in do as much to define their educational experience as their actual classes. This might mean joining fraternities or sororities that...