Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Jul 25, 2012 By Ryan Deck
Credit Card Abuse is a very common offense. Oftentimes when a wallet or purse is stolen or misplaced, an opportunistic thief will use the credit cards within the wallet/purse and charge them up. It is ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2012 By Ryan Deck
One of the most common charges is Possession of Marijuana (POM). If the amount is less than 2 ounces (most cases are under 2 ounces) it is a Class B misdemeanor with a range of punishment of up to 180 ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2012 By Ryan Deck
An Assault-Family Violence charge is when a person is accused of assaulting a family member (defined as a member of his household or a person with whom he is having or has had a romantic ...
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Posted on May 29, 2012 By Ryan Deck
An experienced criminal defense attorney must know a great deal about driver's license suspensions and what must be done to help a client drive legally. Sometimes, all that is needed is a call to ...
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Posted on May 25, 2012 By Ryan Deck
One of the most important parts of my job as a criminal defense attorney is to clear up a person's criminal history (aka their "record"). I've been doing it for a long time and I ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Ryan Deck
When a person has been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated, usually one of his first concerns is the status of his driver's license. This blog focuses on the driver's license ramifications ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Ryan Deck
One of the most common mistakes people make when dealing with the police is allowing a police officer to search their car. It is very important to understand that the police DO NOT have an automatic ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2012 By Ryan Deck
DWI So you've had a few to drink and you decide you're "good enough to drive home". Then, on the way home, you see the cop lights in your rearview mirror. Your heart races and you ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Ryan Deck
Everyone always asks about No Refusal weekends. The big question is, "How is it legal that the police can just take my blood without my consent?" The answer, in simple terms, is a search ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By Ryan Deck
One of the most-asked questions I deal with as a criminal defense attorney is what a person should do when he thinks there is a warrant for his arrest. I always tell people the same thing: first ...
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