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There are few crimes that wound a person’s heart more than a crime against a child.  We grudgingly acknowledge that violence between adults happens, even if we take pains to prevent it, and strive to act justly in punishing it. However, when the most vulnerable among us are the...

Everyone knows that a distracted driver on busy roads is a danger to himself and to others.  In the past, loud music and talking passengers even have proven to be cause enough for some horrific accidents. The emergence of a new danger, a driver who is texting or talking on his...

Legislatures and courts have determined that often a criminal defendant may benefit more from court ordered drug rehabilitation than they would from incarceration. The court will weigh how much of a factor a defendant’s drug problem was as a possible cause behind the commission...