Year: 2014
Criminal charges: The importance of the pretrial conference
When you find out you are being charged with a crime, it is normal to immediately begin thinking about what will happen at the trial and what the eventual outcome will be. It is important, however, to take each step in the criminal court process as it comes, and try...
Drug charges: What you need to know
When you find out you are being charged with a crime, it is normal to immediately begin thinking about what will happen at the trial and what the eventual outcome will be. It is important, however, to take each step in the criminal court process as it comes, and try...
Drunk driving: Possible penalties
Connecticut takes driving under the influence seriously, and that can mean serious penalties for those convicted. In this state, drivers are considered over the legal limit if they are over the age of 21 with a blood alcohol content of .08 or above or under 21 with a...
Domestic violence: Does there have to be physical proof?
While physical evidence such as photographs of bruising can certainly result in domestic violence charges, physical proof of an alleged altercation does not have to be present for an individual to be charged with domestic violence in Connecticut. If physical...
Murder conviction overturned, case could be headed back to trial
A Connecticut man who had previously sentenced to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of murder has now succeeded in getting the conviction overturned and may be headed for a new trial. According to reports, the man was convicted of murder in 2011 after he was...
Connecticut police officer accused of stomping on suspect
A police officer in Connecticut has been arrested and charged for allegedly stomping on a man's head after the man was already on the ground. The man had been shot with a taser before he was stomped on. The charges say that this alleged attack was a violation of that...
Two arrested on drug charges at Connecticut motel
Two Connecticut residents are facing drug charges after police arrested them at a motel in Manchester. According to reports, police had the Studio 6 Motel under surveillance when they were told that a man and prostitute were reportedly meeting in one of the hotel's...
Man facing DUI after picking up son from police
A Connecticut man has been charged with drunk driving after he allegedly exhibited signs of intoxication when he went to pick up his son. According to reports, the Oxford man's 15-year-old son had been detained at the Naugatuck State Forest by officers after he...
Connecticut man arrested after watermelon-cutting incident
One Connecticut man is making national headlines after he was arrested by police for allegedly threatening a woman by cutting a watermelon in a reportedly threatening manner. According to reports, the woman told police that she came home on July 4 and found a...
Connecticut woman to be charged for murder
Connecticut police were thought to be charging a 27-year-old woman with murder after the body of a 41-year-old man from Deep River was found in Branford July 3. According to reports, the Middletown woman was held on bond after being interviewed in the investigation....