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2025-05-23Can Prison Sentence Reductions Cross State Lines

Discover whether prison sentence reductions can transfer across state lines. Learn about a key 2025 Alabama case that clarifies how correctional incentives apply when inmates move between states.
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2025-05-21When is evidence sufficient to revoke probation?

Learn when evidence is sufficient to revoke probation, based on a key 2025 Alabama court ruling. Understand the role of hearsay, probation violations, and legal standards in probation revocation cases.
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2025-05-19Restitution and Evidence: When Is There Enough Evidence For Restitution

Learn when restitution orders are legally valid under Alabama law. Discover why evidence and a proper hearing are essential before courts can require repayment to victims in criminal cases.
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2025-05-16Understanding Cybercrime Charges and Digital Defense Strategies

Facing cybercrime allegations? Learn the types of cybercrime charges, potential penalties, and how Joe Ingram Law LLC builds strong digital defense strategies. Summary Description: Explore how Joe Ingram Law LLC defends against cybercrime allegations with expert knowledge of digital forensics, hacking laws, identity theft, and data breaches.
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2025-05-16The Interplay Between Plea Agreements and Aggravating Factors

Attorney Teresa Darwin Phillips pleaded guilty to theft, deception, and elder exploitation in Alabama. Learn how her failure to pay restitution impacted her sentencing and why the court upheld late notice of aggravating factors.
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2025-05-15Running From The Cops: When is it 3rd Degree Felony Escape?

Facing charges for running from the police? Learn when fleeing becomes third-degree felony escape in Alabama and how recent court rulings may affect your case.
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2025-05-14HB49’s Deadly Challenge Against the Supreme Court

Alabama’s HB49 challenges Supreme Court precedent by proposing the death penalty for child rape. Learn how this controversial bill could reshape capital punishment law nationwide.
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2025-05-13Default Judgment Divorce in Alabama: How Can You Avoid It?

Learn how a default judgment in divorce can leave you with nothing if you don’t respond to legal filings. Discover how one Alabama court reversed such a judgment—and why immediate legal action is critical to protect your rights.
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2025-05-09Appellate Courts: Arbiters of Justice

Explore how the justice system safeguards fairness through appellate review in United States v. Gregory, a federal drug trafficking case that reveals key protections for defendants and the power of appeals in correcting trial court errors.
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2025-05-08David Eugene Files and the Interplay of Ethics and Jurisdiction

In a case that made its way to the highest level of the state court system, the Alabama Supreme Court recently presided over an appeal beginning in Walker County. This case, Ex parte David Eugene Files, centers around a Rule 32 petition for postconviction relief. Files’ petition was dismissed by the Walker circuit court, with the dismissal being affirmed by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.
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2025-05-07Sufficiency of Evidence: Reviewing the Admissibility and Application of Evidence Through US v. Mapson

In a decision that affirms the admissibility and sufficiency of several distinct types of evidence, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently presided over an appeal that found its roots in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
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2025-03-27Are Courts Always Free to Divide Property in a Divorce?

How courts divide real property in a divorce. Learn more from Ingram Law, LLC.
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