Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 24, 2011 By McGennis Williams
When the police come to your door in Fairfax or anywhere else, tell them not to come in without a warrant. Police need a search warrant to enter you home unless you invite them in. Do not stand aside ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2011 By McGennis Williams
Number one , do not freak out. Number two , find out if the magistrate set a bond. Your loved one in jail should know what bond has been set. Let's call your loved one in jail "D," as in Defendant, ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By McGennis Williams
TALKING TO POLICE You should never, never, never talk to police about your case unless your attorney is present. That's not because the police are dishonest, deceitful, untrustworthy, unintelligent, ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By McGennis Williams
Eyewitness Identification Eyewitness identification is wrong much of the time. If you are accused of a crime and the evidence against you includes eyewitness identification, cross examination of that ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By McGennis Williams
DNA Evidence DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It contains the genetic instructions used in the development of human beings as well as most living organisms. DNA evidence has been used to ...
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