Criminal Law
| SOLICITATION |
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| A person commits the offense of solicitation if he or she, with the intent that a capital or a first degree felony be committed, requests, commands, or attempts to induce another person to commit the felony or to make the other person a party to the felony. More... |
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| CONFESSIONS - WAIVER OF RIGHTS |
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| A confession must be voluntary in order to be admitted into evidence in a criminal proceeding. When a person makes a confession, he or she is waiving his or her right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The person may also be waiving his or her right to counsel under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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| Extradition |
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| Extradition is the process by which an individual is delivered from state or nation where he is located, to the requesting state or nation in order to face prosecution or to serve a sentence. The participants in an extradition proceeding are either the two nations or two states and the individual. More... |
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| Motions to Suppress Evidence |
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| A defendant may file a motion to suppress evidence during the pretrial phase of her trial. A motion to suppress is filed when the defendant is seeking to exclude evidence on the basis that it was illegally obtained. The evidence may have been obtained in violation of the defendant's right against unreasonable searches and seizures as provided under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The evidence may have been tainted by other illegally obtained evidence, thereby supporting the defendant's assertion that it should be excluded. More... |
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| CONTEMPT |
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| Contempt is defined as conduct that obstructs or tends to obstruct the proper administration of justice. Contempt also includes an act that constitutes disrespectful conduct towards a court. In order to constitute contempt, the act itself must be disrespectful. A person's intent or purpose is not relevant. The fact that the conduct may be irritating to the court does not constitute contempt. More... |
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