by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 22, 2020 | Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, General, Search and Seizure
How Body Cams Can Restore Faith in Law Enforcement Attorneys Marc Lopez and Mike Cunningham recently talked about 21st century evidence, the value of police body cams, and the jury instruction that Marc’s never been allowed to use at trial. What follows is a...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 27, 2019 | Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, General, Press Release, Trial Practice
The Outrageous Fortune (and Memes) of Tekashi 6ix9ine Flamboyant rapper-turned-State’s witness Tekashi 6ix9ine has been making a lot of headlines. Along with giving rise to hilarious internet memes, the strange story of 6ix9ine can also provide some insights...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 11, 2019 | Fifth Amendment, Press Release, Trespass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q7oUVuB61s?rel=0 Maybe it’s just me, but sometimes I have a hard time knowing what on the internet to take seriously. We have access to more information than ever before, and at the same time, we’re forced to manage...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Jun 11, 2019 | Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, General
People ask me all the time: Hey, Marc Lopez—why are you always telling people to plead the 5th? I think it’s because I truly believe in my heart that it’s objectively better to be safe than to be sorry. It’s the same reason I’ve raised my daughter to look both ways...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Feb 27, 2019 | Criminal Charges, False Reporting, Fifth Amendment, General
Lying is generally a bad idea. Lying to law enforcement is even worse. It doesn’t matter if you’re a TV star looking to increase his bargaining power or an Olympic athlete trying to cover his own drunken mischief—giving false statements to the police is strategically...
by Marc Lopez Law Firm | Sep 13, 2018 | Alcohol, Criminal Charges, Defenses to Criminal Charges, Fifth Amendment, Public Intoxication
A public intoxication charge in Indiana requires more than simply being intoxicated in public.If you’re not bothering or endangering anyone (including yourself), there’s no reason for you to be charged with public intoxication.If you are charged with public...
