by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jan 20, 2023 | Criminal Charges, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence
Attorneys Marc Lopez and Anthony Benitez recently discussed crimes of domestic violence in the State of Indiana. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Marc Lopez Domestic violence isn’t a fun topic, but it’s something that we...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 3, 2021 | Domestic Violence, General, Handgun, Second Amendment
The Second Amendment isn’t the final word on gun rights, but it’s a good place to start. While the U.S. Constitution guarantees our right to bear arms, Hoosiers are also subject to plenty of other rules and regulations. Gun and ammo are as American as apple pie. The...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Nov 13, 2020 | Criminal Charges, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence
The attorneys at the Marc Lopez Law Firm hate to see criminal charges ruin someone’s life, and that includes accusations of domestic battery. Not every domestic battery charge involves serious violence, but that doesn’t mean the case shouldn’t be taken seriously....
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Dec 27, 2017 | Criminal Charges, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence
Domestic battery is one of the most common criminal charges in the state of Indiana, starting off as a Class A misdemeanor that’s punishable by up to a year in jail. Like other kinds of battery, the domestic variety can easily become a felony. The wrong kind of...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Apr 27, 2017 | Battery, Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence
Ordinary, everyday language is full of words that are more-or-less interchangeable. Lawyer language is not. For the sake of consistency and clarity, attorneys and judges like to use the same terms over and over again. When a lawyer uses a different term, there’s a...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jan 4, 2017 | Domestic Battery, Domestic Violence, Protection Order
If you’ve had a protection order (also referred to as a protective order) filed against you, the court that issued the order will likely schedule a hearing. While it may be related to criminal charges, a protection order itself is not criminal in nature. Do you need...
