A man who is suspected or raping a homeless, disabled woman at least 3 times has had his bail set at $1 million dollars. According to an article written by Paradise Afshar for local10.com, Nelson's defense attorney requested his bond be set at $150,000 but that request was denied ($150,000 is a bond amount seen quite frequently in St. Louis, MO by Bob Block Bail Bonds). In addition, the judge apparently lectured Nelson about his behavior.   Afhsar goes on to report that "It was on Jan. 17 that Nelson began to rub up against the victim’s body, who was sleeping in the 2000 block of S

In simple terms, when a suspect is arrested for an alleged crime, a bail amount is set. The suspect then needs to post that bond as a "guarantee" that he or she will appear in court until the case is disposed of in some capacity. While the suspect has been charged in the case, he has not been convicted, and in order to be convicted he must have due process under our laws. Recently, many activist groups believe that bail is unfair. Their position is that if you have money, you can post bail and get out of jail while awaiting your court appearances. If you don't have money, the groups say

Becoming an attorney is something that you must be dedicated to in order to truly become successful. Not only does it take quite a while to obtain a law degree (on average 7 years), but it takes quite a bit of money to obtain that degree. There are many reasons that someone may decide to become an attorney. Those reasons range anywhere from somebody that likes to help other people in difficult circumstance, to people who are more interested in being able to make a lot of money. In fact, a recent article by Michael Allen, titled The 5 Things You Must Do To Make Partner discusses the curre