Monthly Archives: November 2017
Criminal Threats: Not a Form of Protected Speech
Although the U.S. Constitution guarantees all citizens the right to free speech, that right does not protect all forms of speech. There are long-recognized limitations on what exactly constitutes free speech. There are, for example, prohibitions against libel, slander and criminal threats. A criminal threat involves one person threatening another with physical harm. This threat […]
Can I Go to Jail for Selling Fake Drugs?
From time to time, we hear a story about someone purchasing baking powder that the seller claimed to be cocaine or aspirin the seller passed off as OxyContin. In these situations, can the person who sold the “drugs” be sent to jail — even if the substances themselves were not real drugs? The short answer […]
What to Know About Juvenile Drug Possession
If you are an adult and you’ve been charged with a drug possession crime, your case would go through the regular court system. This process works differently for minors, who typically go through the juvenile court system instead. Any person under 18 who knowingly possess an illegal or controlled substance without a legal justification may […]
