Protecting Your Rights Since 1987

Month: October 2014

Halloween DUI: a scary thought

Tonight, the streets of Benton will be overrun with monsters, princesses, space aliens, pirates and ghosts. Halloween is a favorite of every child, it seems, as they go door to door trick-or-treating.It’s also a favorite night for young adults to celebrate. In...

Exercising your right to be silent

We have all seen movies and TV shows in which fictional police officers read Miranda rights to characters who are suspects in apparent crimes. But the rights are very real and available to everyone. Many readers know the Miranda warning by heart from watching such...