Many people here in Amherst and elsewhere do not consider speeding, running a stop sign or some other driving violation as serious infractions. After all, you probably will not end up in the back of a police car for most traffic tickets, so they may not seem that...
Month: March 2019
Your rights after being pulled over for a DUI
Before deciding to drive home after a night out drinking, it’s important to be absolutely sure you’re sober enough to drive home safely.Otherwise, if you’re pulled over on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol, you won’t...
Why eyewitness testimony is so hard to trust in criminal law
How confident are you in your memory? What did you have for lunch last Friday? If you witnessed a crime, how sure are you that you could identify the perpetrator in a police lineup later?Most people know that human memory is often imperfect. As time passes, details...
Evicting tenants requires more than telling them to leave
When you own property, you generally think that you have the right to say who can and cannot be on it. That may be true in some instances, but if you rent space to either residential or commercial tenants, you lose the right to simply tell someone to leave under New...