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Juvenile Crimes
How to Seal a Juvenile Record Before Your Teen Applies to College
Sealing a juvenile record can take months, and college applications go out in the fall of senior year. This four-step checklist for parents uses California and Texas law as examples and covers what colleges can still ask.
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White Collar Crime
Wire Fraud Explained for People Who Never Sent a Wire
A federal wire fraud charge does not require a bank wire, or even a false email. Here is how 18 U.S.C. § 1343 works, what prosecutors must prove, where the Supreme Court has limited it, and what to ask your lawyer first.
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Plea Bargains
Does a Judge Have to Accept the Plea Deal You Negotiated?
A York County, S.C. judge turned down a negotiated 12-year plea in a felony DUI death case. Here's why judges can reject plea deals, the difference between binding deals and recommendations, and how to protect your right to withdraw a guilty plea.
·Gavel Daily Editorial
Drug Offenses
Pennsylvania Can Charge a Friend Who Shared Drugs Like a Dealer After an Overdose
On Oct. 13, 2026, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that people who buy and use drugs together have no special defense to drug delivery resulting in death. Here's what the ruling means, what the charge carries, and which arguments are still open.
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Plea Bargains
Can Prosecutors Withdraw a Plea Deal After You Accept It?
The Supreme Court's refusal to revive the Guantanamo plea deals raises a question every defendant should ask: if you said yes to an offer, is it locked in? Usually not until you plead guilty. Here is how the rules work and what to get in writing.
·Gavel Daily Editorial
Assault
Assault vs Battery: The Difference That Changes Your Charge
Under the traditional rule, assault is the threat and battery is the contact. California, Florida, Texas and New York each label these offenses differently, so the elements in your charging document matter more than the name.
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Assault
Does Severe Mental Illness Make Someone Legally Insane in Ohio?
In Ohio, a serious mental illness can take the death penalty off the table and still fall short of insanity. The Rodney Hinton Jr. case shows how both findings can be true, and what the insanity test requires.
·Gavel Daily Editorial
Domestic Violence
Is Self-Defense Still an Option When Both Partners Were Injured?
A Casper, Wyoming jury acquitted a man of strangulation and domestic battery after a trial where both people were hurt. Here is how self-defense works when injuries cut both ways, and who has to prove what.
·Gavel Daily Editorial