Federal Crime
The Federal Crime Center contains resources and information on criminal law or penal law. Criminal or penal law involves government prosecution of a person for any act that is classified by the law as a crime. Federal crime law is the facet of common law that deals specifically with criminal offenses and the legal punishments associated with them. There are four different theories that are associated with criminal justice; punishment, incapacitation, deterrence and rehabilitation. Here you will find an explanation of the options that are available to you when it comes to federal crime law, pleading your case in court or appealing your case in the event of an unfavorable result.
All Federal Crime Articles
Arrest Warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant granted by a judge in a court of law to a law enforcement official granting that law enforcement official the right a...
Your Miranda Rights
Miranda Rights, also referred to as a Miranda Warning, are given to criminal suspects that are in the custody of police before they are asked questi...
When is an Arrest ‘Wrongful?’
An arrest is deemed wrongful when a person is detained by police without proper legal authority. Wrongful arrests most commonly occur when a retail ...
Search and Seizure Rights
Search and seizure is the process of a police officer or any other authority figure who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a pers...
Search Warrants
A search warrant is a document issued by a court and that court’s judge that authorizes law enforcement officials to search a person or their prop...
Adequate Representation: Your Right to a Competent Lawyer
As a citizen of the United States, each person is entitled to adequate representation under the Constitution of the United States. This means that c...
Avoiding Self-Incrimination
Self-incrimination is the process of accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted. Self-incrimination can occur in one of t...
Federal Criminal Defense
A federal crime is any violation of U.S. federal legislation or any crime that occurs on federal property. They can include any crime that crosses sta...