Having a criminal record under your personal records in a public database is a thing unwelcomed by anyone. It hampers an individual in many daily interactions. Job opportunities may be lost, your friends and loved ones may suffer or the person in front of you may just view you with prejudiced opinions. Thus, a lot…
Right to representation by a lawyer. This uncompromisable integral fundamental right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution was not always there. Good ol’ lawyers would know a bit of its history. This important right in U.S. Constitution is usually associated with the case Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963). The Origin “[i]n all criminal prosecutions,…
Law enforcement authorities start maintaining the records from the moment an individual makes contact with the police and then updated them at every juncture. And these records continue to exist regardless of the final verdict of that contact. Since most of these are public records, there may come a time when these records reappear to…