Category: Know Your Rights

Most people freeze when a police officer walks up to them on the street or pulls their car over. Their mind goes blank. They forget half of what they know, and then they say or do something they later wish…

New York’s “Ghost Car” Crackdown: Fake Plates, Suspended Registrations, and Unregistered Vehicles New York State, including New York City and surrounding counties, has been cracking down on vehicles with fake, covered, or unreadable plates, or with registrations that are suspended…

A Step-by-Step Guide from a Former Prosecutor Turned Criminal Defense Attorney Getting arrested is stressful. One moment you’re free, and the next you are in police custody wearing handcuffs on the way to the precinct. For most people, the criminal…