Tag: arrest
WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR PRELIMINARY HEARING
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR PRELIMINARY HEARING A preliminary hearing is where the state has to let the Court know if there is enough […]
WHAT IS BAIL?
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK WHAT IS BAIL? If you have been arrested chances are you will need to post bail. Bail is the money paid to get you […]
STAYING ON TOP OF THE OPIOID CRISIS
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK STAYING ON TOP OF THE OPIOID CRISIS The effort to step up the war on opioid use may have had an unintended negative effect. […]
FELONY CHARGES RISE THE LAST HALF OF LAST YEAR
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK FELONY CHARGES RISE THE LAST HALF OF LAST YEAR Last year the State Legislature made certain changes to the criminal code, making some drug […]
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLEARING YOUR RECORD
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLEARING YOUR RECORD An expungement is a legal way to clear your record of an arrest. It comes […]
REHABILITATION IS PREFERRED OVER INCARCERATION
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK REHABILITATION IS PREFERRED OVER INCARCERATION The legislature has gone to great lengths to overhaul certain criminal laws, in an effort to have the punishment […]
HOW HOLIDAY DRIVING IMPACTS US ALL
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK HOW HOLIDAY DRIVING IMPACTS US ALL New Year’s Eve is arguably the largest drinking day of the year, and the number of DUI arrests […]
FELONY ARRESTS WERE DOWN FOR 2017
www.hostylaw.com LEGAL TIP OF THE WEEK FELONY ARRESTS WERE DOWN FOR 2017 While the State addresses budget and other problems, one of which is changing some of our DUI laws […]
HOW COMMUNITY SUPERVISON PROGRAMS MAY HELP WITH PRISON OVERCROWDING
It is not new information that there is a prison overcrowding in Oklahoma jails. As officials struggle to find an answer, the Department of Corrections announced at the end of […]
THE TROUBLE WITH TASERS
Tasers are meant to help save lives, not result in the use of deadly force. A Taser is supposed to incapacitate a suspect so the police can make an arrest […]