by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 29, 2021 | Expungement, General
Indiana’s expungement laws offer a great opportunity for Hoosiers who are tired of being haunted by past convictions. But what does the timeline look like? Attorney Marc Lopez turned to Attorney Zac Bailey for answers. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of...
by Anthony Lang | Jul 22, 2021 | BMV, Criminal Charges, DUI, Insurance, OVWI
Everyone knows that points on your license are a bad thing, but how does the system work? Attorney Marc Lopez turned to Attorney Matt Kroes for answers about license points and how they can affect driving privileges. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 15, 2021 | Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI
If you get a second DUI / OVWI within seven years of a prior DUI / OVWI, it will be charged as a felony. A second DUI / OVWI is serious, not only because it’s charged as a felony, but also because of the different perspectives surrounding first and second-offense DUI...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jul 8, 2021 | Criminal Charges, DUI, Law Update, OVWI, THC
Indiana just put a new DUI / OVWI law into effect on July 1, 2021, and it deals exclusively with marijuana. When it comes to controlled substances, the State of Indiana has traditionally made no distinction between active and inactive metabolites for DUI / OVWI...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 30, 2021 | First Amendment, Law Update
Attorney Rebecca Berfanger is a part-time journalist, part-time professor, and full-time First Amendment enthusiast. She and Attorney Marc Lopez recently had the chance to speak about the Supreme Court’s decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. and what it...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 28, 2021 | General
Independence Day is just around the corner, and plenty of Hoosiers want to know when they’re allowed to set off fireworks. On normal days, State law says that the use of fireworks must be limited to between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Local ordinances can be even more...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 24, 2021 | Battery, Criminal Charges, Domestic Battery, General
In Indiana, domestic battery is a crime that is separate and distinct from any other crime, including plain, old-fashioned battery. At its most basic, domestic battery is a knowing or intentional touching of a family member or household member in a rude, insolent or...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 17, 2021 | Bail, Criminal Charges
When someone’s arrested for a crime, their most immediate concern is naturally: When can I get out of jail? For some offenses, a judge will order them released on their own recognizance. In many cases, however, the court has to set a bail amount. No one wants to be...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 11, 2021 | Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, THC
In order to determine if delta-8 is legal, we first need to establish what it is. Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol is very similar to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is more commonly known as THC, or the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. When people are talking...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 10, 2021 | Defenses to Criminal Charges, DUI, OVWI, Safe Driving
The Ambien defense—or, as medical doctors call it, the zolpidem defense—is a claim that you were not conscious and therefore not aware of what you were doing when you committed a criminal act. Voluntary vs. Involuntary Acts In Indiana, the law says we only want to...
