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Your home is a sanctuary. If an aggressor tries to trespass, you generally have the right to defend yourself and others present inside the home. Further, the castle doctrine supports your right to defend your ‘castle’ – a real property owned by you – from intrusion. However, it is important to understand how self-defense laws
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A homicide is a criminal offense related to the death of a human. Murder and manslaughter charges are both possible in cases where state authorities assert that a specific person was to blame for the death of another. Both murder and manslaughter charges are very serious criminal offenses. Defendants implicated in a fatal situation may
Read articleIn some sex crimes, it’s clear that consent was never a consideration for the perpetrator. Yet many who face allegations of a sex crime thought they did have the other person’s consent or at least thought the other person would be OK with what was happening. Getting clear consent is crucial to any activity of
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