Criminal Law
| Ex Post Facto Laws |
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| An ex post facto law is a law that provides for punishment for an act that was committed when the act was not illegal. Additionally, an ex post facto law includes: More... |
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| Violations of the Federal Controlled Substance Act |
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| The Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act gives the government the authority to supervise the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances. The Federal Controlled Substance Act (Substance Act) is a subdivision of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. More... |
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| CRIMINAL TRESPASS |
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| A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she enters or remains on property or in a building of another person without that person's consent after he or she has been given notice that entry was forbidden or that he or she must depart. The other person does not need to own the property in order to give notice to depart. The other person must only have a greater right of possession that the person who commits the offense. More... |
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| WITNESS TAMPERING |
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| A person commits the offense of witness tampering if he or she offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a witness or a prospective witness in a judicial or an administrative proceeding.
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| Federal Government's Disclosure Obligations |
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| The federal government has a duty to disclose certain documents and evidence to the defendant. The federal government has a duty to provide the defendant with a copy of his prior criminal record. However, the only information that must be provided to the defendant with respect to his prior criminal record is that which shows which offense the defendant was convicted of. The federal government is not required to provide any other information with respect to the conviction. More... |
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