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Preliminary Hearing in a Criminal Case
Shortly after an arrest, the prosecutor’s charges may face judicial review during the preliminary hearing. Each state has its own rules regarding preliminary hearings, which may or may not require a preliminary...
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During criminal trials, evidence rules restrict both the content of evidence presented and the manner that evidence can be presented during a trial. Evidence rules not only ensure the efficient and smooth...
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Plea Bargains in Criminal Cases
The court system inundated with an overload of cases, jails are overcrowded past legal capacity, lengthy trials prove costly, and public defender resources are scarce. With all these well-known factors...
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Forgery is commonly thought of as the act of signing another person’s name to a document, like forging another’s signature on a check, for instance. But the actual definition of forgery is much
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Writing a bad check with fraudulent purposes can be a serious offense. Check fraud specifically may involve signing another person’s name to a check, forging a signed endorsement or signature on a check, altering the writing on a check, constructing a fake check, or purposely writing bad checks to merchants. Depending on the severity of the crime, the law may consider the forger guilty of a misdemeanor or felony.
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Burglary is generally defined as the intrusion or the trespassing into someone else’s property. The act of burglary is generally a statutory offense and is sometimes referred to as breaking and entering...
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What Constitutes Illegal Search and Seizure?
Today, more so than ever perhaps, the exact definition of your rights preventing illegal search and seizure are in flux. Theoretically speaking, the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution curtails...
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The Rights of Individuals in Prison
While prisoners are stripped of many of their civil rights, there are many protections still in place for prisoners per federal and state laws. For starters, the Eighth Amendment protects all prisoners from cruel...
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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 state lines such as mail fraud, crimes that can be prosecuted under federal legislation like the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), crimes that involve Federal Grand Jury investigation, or crimes committed or involving federal agencies. Crimes that involve federal agencies can include crimes that implicate such agencies as the U.S.
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5 Tips on How to React to a Federal Investigation
If you are under federal investigation, you may not be placed under arrest immediately.
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For nearly a century, if not longer, the United States has been plagued with an infusion of narcotics from inside and outside sources. The criminal narcotics industry is a multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar affair with effects...
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Juvenile Court System in the United States
Juveniles, or minors, accused of committing crimes are treated significantly differently than their adult counterparts. In order to cope with younger offenders, each state has specific procedures for handling cases...
