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Study Legal Contract Before Signing

| Blog | May 23, 2010

A warning to be careful in signing contracts, particularly with out of town business firms with which one is not familiar has been issued by the Police department. According to the local police, the counsel and advice of a competent attorney is advisable before signing important documents. They have also issued other points of caution which are sometimes not known or misconstrued.

A contract need not be identified by the word contract. It may sometimes be represented as a receipt, sales slip, guarantee, or questionnaire. Contracts may be oral or written and may be made in correspondence and other ways. The law recognizes implied contracts in certain instances.

A person is ethically entitled to 

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Defense Lawyers Brave Undue Criticism

| Blog | May 22, 2010

One of the cardinal principles of law is that a man is considered innocent until proven guilty by proper legal proceedings. Practically everyone pays lip service to this ideal, but many fail to realize that the right to be represented by counsel is a logical and essential corollary of that theory of justice. There is a good deal of criticism of attorneys representing defendants in criminal cases. Much of this criticism is unjust. 

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Court Appointed Lawyers Part 3

| Blog | May 20, 2010

The ordinary citizen will agree with lawyers and judges that there is no excuse for brutality in questioning of arrested persons. A confession obtained under duress can not be used in evidence, for this reason. Also, suspects have been known to confess to a crime falsely for a variety of reasons.

A more recent deterrent to police brutality is the remedy provided under civil laws. Anyone injured

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