Anyone who has been arrested before knows two things: They are not obligated to reveal the details to anyone who isn’t required to know. They can be very helpful and supportive for friends and family who suddenly come into the same situation. If it’s someone they care a...

If you think celebrities get special treatment when they have a slip-up and run into trouble with the law, think again. In fact, they have it worse than defendants who are not celebrities because they have their fans and the media watching them. Celebrities get...

Infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies are the three classifications of law violations. The type of crime, and the resulting punishments, differentiate the three from each other. Infractions are the petty offenses that are punishable by fines, seldom ever jail time. The most common infractions are driving...