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Criminal Defense When Should You Report a Harassing Text to Police?

When Should You Report a Harassing Text to Police?

By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on

Harassment has left the schoolyard and taken to the cell waves in the form of texts. According to a poll in Owlcation, 96 percent of the nearly 23,000 voters...

Criminal Defense Are the Cops in Your Nest? How Smart Home Devices Are Turning Into Surveillance Tools

Are the Cops in Your Nest? How Smart Home Devices Are Turning Into Surveillance Tools

By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on

There is a rule of thumb in the data security realm that advises against hooking anything up to the internet that doesn't need to be, the idea being that...

Criminal Defense Ohio Inmates Denied Medical Attention File Lawsuit

Ohio Inmates Denied Medical Attention File Lawsuit

By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on

What's the best way to minimize inmates' complaints? Don't give out complaint forms. That seems to be the strategy one Ohio jail has been using, according to a...

Criminal Defense What Is the Penalty for Dismembering a Human Body?

What Is the Penalty for Dismembering a Human Body?

By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on

There has been a lot of talk recently about murder and dismemberment, and not solely because it is almost Halloween. Taking politics out of the equation, what...

Criminal Defense 3 Common Examples of Police Misconduct

3 Common Examples of Police Misconduct

By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on

Police misconduct and harassment is unfortunately still an evil that comes with the broad, discretionary powers that officers are granted. In some areas, it...

Criminal Defense What's the Penalty for Vandalism of School Property?

What's the Penalty for Vandalism of School Property?

By Lisa M. Schaffer, Esq. | Last updated on

Vandalizing school property can take many forms and many names. Sometimes called "malicious mischief," "criminal mischief," or "property damage," vandalism can...

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