Drug Charges Can Affect Your Educational Opportunities

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Make no mistake: drug charge - or criminal charges of any kind - can affect your educational opportunities. Being charged with a drug-related offense may: Prevent you from gaining admission to certain universities Harm your candidacy for graduate and postgraduate programs Result in suspension or expulsion from your current university Result in the loss of scholarships, financial aid, or other education-related benefits It’s in your interest to defend yourself from drug charges of any kind. A criminal defense attorney from Bruntrager & Billings, P.C., will lead your defense. Drugs Charges That Can Jeopardize Your Educational Opportunities Missouri maintains a long list of drug-related...

26 January

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Are There Any Defenses to Breathalyzer Results?

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All is not lost if you’ve blown above the legal limit. There are often defenses to breathalyzer results. There is no way around it—adverse breathalyzer results can make a case more challenging. Such results only make a capable legal defense more important. What Is a Breathalyzer? A breathalyzer is the generic name for any number of devices that measures a user’s blood alcohol content (BAC). The breathalyzer is most often used by law enforcement officers who suspect someone of being intoxicated, including motorists. The first breathalyzer came to market in 1954. Despite being more than half a century old, our justice system uses...

11 February

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Can You Bring Marijuana Back from Illinois?

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in Criminal Defense, Drug Conviction, Drug Possession, DUI, Legal Advice, Traffic Stop

It can be confusing to be able to walk into a dispensary in Illinois and purchase cannabis products openly and easily but then be arrested for crossing state lines with your purchase....

21 January

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Your Rights at a DUI Checkpoint

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In addition, drivers should know their rights at a DUI checkpoint, as well as know what to do should a checkpoint result in a DUI arrest. ...

26 November

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Missouri Marijuana Update

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While it remains illegal to possess, distribute, or cultivate marijuana on a federal level, many states, including Missouri, have passed various and confusing laws that can leave the general public confused regarding marijuana’s legal status. ...

17 September

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The Potential Long-Term Consequences of a Drug Conviction

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If you have been accused of a drug crime in Missouri or Illinois, it’s vital to be aware of the fact that if you are convicted of a drug crime, there are certain collateral consequences that could affect you for years or even decades after your court-imposed sentence has ended. ...