by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Feb 4, 2016 | BMV, HTV, SDP
There are several ways to get your driver’s license suspended in Indiana, but in most cases, the suspension is not permanent or irreversible. With a few exceptions, most people with suspended licenses are eligible for Specialized Driving Privileges. This is where the...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jan 12, 2016 | THC
This month, the Centers for Disease Control released revised figures on last year’s drug-induced deaths. The numbers are sobering: “More persons died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2014 than during any previous year on record.” Read the Huffington Post...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 23, 2015 | Battery, Criminal Charges
On December 8, 2015, a town board meeting in Hymera, Indiana got out of hand when a dispute over the town marshal position erupted into a brawl. You can watch video of concerned citizens throwing punches here. Look closely, and you can see the former marshal trying to...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 16, 2015 | THC
Tom Petty once sang: “I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings, and coming down is the hardest thing.” Ole Miss junior Robert Nkemdiche’s may be a Second-Team All-American, but he cannot fly, and following his misadventures last Saturday night at the Grand Hyatt in...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 7, 2015 | DUI, OVWI, THC
According to a police crash reconstructionist, Lafayette resident Stephanie Shrock was reaching for a cup of coffee when she lost control of her vehicle. Ms. Shrock drove off the roadway into a grassy median, overcorrected, crossed the median, and struck a northbound...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 29, 2015 | Disorderly Conduct
Sometimes there’s a thin line between generosity and property damage. Oak Lawn, Illinois resident Natasha West thought she’d found a loophole in the Denny’s pancake policy when she decided to treat her friends to a meal. West placed a single $4-order...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent Indiana Court of Appeals case confirms that you can be convicted of attempted stalking. Noah Pittman, according to his own appellant’s brief, has the ignominious distinction of being the only person in this state ever charged with that particular...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
In a story first broken by WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh, Oakland Raiders linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong reportedly taunted an on-duty police canine before last Sunday’s game against the Steelers. According to the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Office,...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s not unusual these days to find articles demanding greater transparency in the criminal justice system. A recent piece in Slate, however, actually addresses the issue of transparency from an angle that doesn’t involve police beatings and body cameras....
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 11, 2015 | Defenses to Criminal Charges, General
A recent Indiana Supreme Court decision reversed the trial court and ruled that a jury should have been instructed on the Defense of Necessity. In this particular case, a driver was pulled over and arrested for driving with a suspended license. When the...
