Restoration of voting rights This article is about restoration of voting rights. Previously we discussed gun rights here. This is about your right to vote after you have been convicted of a crime. Without going into a history lesson, the United States Constitution did not originally guarantee a right to vote. Although amendments and Court [..]
Restoration of Rights – how do I go about it? Previously on this blog, we discussed expunging a criminal record here. There are many convictions that cannot be expunged, mostly felonies. However, you would like to defend yourself and your family. You would also like to hunt, or teach your children to hunt. In Mississippi, [..]
DUI First Offense First, always talk to an attorney about defenses to accusations of drunk driving. That is all they are – accusations. You may have a great legal defense, which will take you hiring an attorney who can work on your case. The case may require a trial, and even an appeal. There is [..]
Mississippi Civil Asset Forfeiture – The United States Supreme Court’s Recent Opinion Mississippi is one of four states that does not recognize that the excessive fines clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution applies to the states. As the result of a new decision by the United States Constitution, that will change. [..]
Need a clean record? You can expunge the record of certain convictions, and most arrests, by petitioning the court who had original jurisdiction. State laws define whether or not you can qualify. For example, in Mississippi, you can expunge the convictions of felony bad check, simple possession of a controlled substance, felony false pretense, grand [..]
Sued? Charged with a crime? Talk to an attorney. Call the Panter Law Firm, PLLC, at 6016073156. If this is your first time involved in a legal action, consider the following information… Judicial Districts Mississippi has 82 counties. There are 20 distinct Chancery and Circuit Court districts. For example, Rankin County makes up the entirety [..]
My license is suspended, what can I do? Other than failure to pay child support (previously mentioned in this post,) or something common like failure to pay for a renewal of your license because you did not check to see that it was expired (there is a grace period, but it will cost you. See Miss. [..]
This is the first part of a series of posts about a suspended driver’s license. Have you ever had your licensed suspended? In a place like Mississippi, where most people are dependent upon their own transportation, a driver’s license is a vital thing. Why might my license be suspended? There are many reasons your license [..]
If you get pulled over by an officer of the law for any reason, and appear to be intoxicated, you will find yourself in a difficult position. You may think to yourself, “ I knew this would happen. I only had a couple drinks but I didn’t think I was unable to drive.” Or maybe [..]
The government may take your property if it is believed to have been used as part of a crime. This means that the property may not just be held for evidence, but may actually be possessed or sold by the law enforcement authority or authorities who made the arrest. This is called civil asset forfeiture, [..]
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