Poker sets come with plastic chips, which you use as currency while playing the game. Of course, they are worthless, even if they look like cheques, which is the technical name for the ones casinos use. If you tried to cash your toy chips in at a casino, the cashier...
Month: October 2020
Does a witness recall you? Or is their memory playing tricks?
If accused of a criminal offense, you may feel hopeful you can prove your innocence. Then the prosecution announces it has a witness who places you at the scene of the crime. Witnesses have been vital to many prosecutions over the years. People have been put behind...
How much trouble can you get into for a little graffiti in New Jersey?
“Street art” has become very popular, especially in urban areas and among young people. Unfortunately, youthful exuberance about that kind of art can lead to some unauthorized experimentation with paint cans -- and wind up with criminal charges. In New Jersey,...
Should pretextual traffic stops be legal?
It may not surprise you to learn that the police routinely pull people over for minor traffic or equipment violations only to use that traffic stop to investigate for other crime. In many cases, this is perfectly legal. In fact, in 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court...