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3 Strikes you're Out

The three strikes you’re out rule is a sentencing enhancement that was created in 1994 under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act an...

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Abetting and Accessories Resource

Aiding and Abetting A criminal charge of aiding, abetting or being an accessory can be brought against any individual that helps in the commission ...

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Alternatives to Jail

Depending on the severity of the criminal charge or on other case-specific details, a person may avoid serving time in jail by participating in one ...

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Assault and Battery

An assault is the act of threatening someone with intent to harm them. Battery is the physical act of harming someone. However, there has been a lo...

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Bail Reduction Hearings

The court determines an amount of money which the defendant must provide for the court to hold in order for a defendant to be released from jail whi...

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Bench Trial

  One aspect of criminal trials that very few people realize is the ability to have a bench trial instead of a jury trial. Bench trials can be mor...

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Can a DUI Lawyer Help?

Many people who get pulled over because the officer believed they’re driving under the influence take the field test and the blood or breath test....

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Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial evidence falls under Title 18 of the US code of criminal procedure. This type of evidence is known as indirect and requires that ther...

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Criminal Defense Laws

The following links are sections of The US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) relevant to the Criminal legal field, and also consists of othe...

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Criminal Law Internet Resources

Welcome to Criminal Law Internet Resources. Here, you will find collection of web sites related to crimina...

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Defense Strategies for Criminal Court

There are many defenses used by suspects when accused with committing a crime.  There are specific defenses that are only used in certain instances...

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Entrapment Defense

  At times, it seems as if America is losing the war on crime.  As a result, some agencies attempt to entrap suspects in an obvious crime in orde...

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Entrapment Law as Defense

There is a very fine line between encouragements on the part of law enforcement to engage in criminal activity and entrapment. The Supreme Court in S...

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Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Disclaimer: The characterizations of the sentencing guidelines in this overview are presented in simplified form and are not to be used for guideline...

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Find Federal and State Criminal Courts

Click on any link below to get more information and addresses and phone numbers for Federal and State Crim...

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Fingerprints as Evidence

Everyone has a unique set of fingerprints and for the past century this has been the way that criminals have been identified. No two fingerprints ha...

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Grand Jury Indictment

The main responsibility of the Grand Jury is to review the evidence provided by the prosecution and to determine whether there is enough probability...

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Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes are the most incendiary category of felony to be accused of.  The consequences that r

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How a Plea Bargain Works

The prosecutor has the option to make a bargain with particular defendants before a person pleads guilty or not guilty to an offense.  A plea is a ...

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Is DUI A Felony?

Thousands of Americans are arrested every year for driving while intoxicated on substances including alcohol and other miscellaneous substance...

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Law Overview

Criminal or Penal Law, is defined as the body of statutes which provide the punishments for legal offenses. The process of criminal justice actually...

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Legal Procedures

Criminal procedure is the legislative rules that run the proceedings of criminal law. In the United States, The US code, Title 18, Part II, dictates...

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Legal Terms in Criminal Cases

Misdemeanors are crimes for which the maximum punishment is one year or less in a county jail. Most states call for jail terms in the local/county...

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Mandatory Sentence

When charged with a crime, there are sentencing guidelines that are set by the state legislature that govern the minimum amount of time that a judge...

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Miranda Warnings in a Criminal Case

People are under the impression that if they are arrested and not read their rights, they can have their case dismissed. That may only be partially ...

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Perjury Penalty

When facing a subpoena to testify in a court of law, individuals issuing false statement under oath or affirmation face perjury penalty charges and ...

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Plea Bargaining Advantages and Disadvantages

A 300-350 word article breifly introducing how plea bargaining works in a criminal case, mostly highlight the pro's and con's of plea bargaining, and ...

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Plead Guilty or Go to Trial?

Because of the often crushing caseloads of many prosecutors, they are forced to make deals. In NYC, with 400,000 arrests per year, if there were no pl...

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Police statements

Police reports are formal documents which provide the details of a criminal event or activity.  These documents include the location, date and time...

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Probable Cause

Probable cause is in the second clause of the Fourth Amendment which states that no warrant shall be issued except upon probable cause. In earlier A...

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Related Web Directory

Here is a list of criminal defense lawyer directories and search engines where Criminal Defense Lawyer.com...

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Sex Crime

Have you been accused of a sex offense? If you were, then there are some important facts that you need to be aware of. The efforts of the law enforc...

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Stages of a Criminal Case

1. Arrest  Arrest occurs when a person is taken into custody and is not free to leave.  The key to an arrest is the exercise of police authority...

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State and Local Bar Associations

Alabama: Alabama State Bar Association

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The US Federal Code

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive depa...

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Warrant for Arrest

Anytime a law enforcement official has probable cause to believe that someone is guilty of a crime, they can ask a judge to order a warrant for thei...

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When to Work Out a Plea Bargin

Plea Bargaining is a conventional term used to describe the process of working out a better deal than what has been originally offered to a criminal...

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Why Would A Family Lawyer Practice Criminal Law?

Many people have a certain negative misconception towards lawyers that practice criminal law. It's often thought that these attorneys make their liv...

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