With the countless portrayals circulating throughout the media, serious crimes have become a common phrase to the average entertainment seeker. However, what many often forget is that those who face severe charges are actual people -- people whose lives have...
Month: February 2018
Drug court in West Virginia as a prison alternative
The opioid crisis is making drug charges increasingly more common, both in West Virginia and across the country. Increased drug charges almost inevitably lead to increased incarceration, but drug courts are helping to reduce this. Drug court in West Virginia is an...
The severity of a false terroristic accusation
Current politics surrounding terrorism have sparked debate on the country's legal and ethical stance on the issue. While there have been a number of recent incidents labelled as "terroristic," many West Virginians still wonder what, exactly, constitutes as a threat of...
Could medical marijuana be the answer to opioid addiction?
As most West Virginian residents are aware, the opioid crisis has only worsened in recent years. The epidemic has taken a significant toll on the eastern side of the United States, with West Virginia reporting some of the highest numbers of overdoses....
Selection of one juror not acceptable to defense
People in West Virginia who have been accused of serious crimes and whose fate rests to some degree in the hands of 12 people named to be jurors in a trial will know how important the selection of those 12 jurors may be to their futures. Certainly there may exist the...