Criminal Law
| PROSTITUTION, PIMPING, & PANDERING |
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| A person commits the offense of prostitution when he or she knowingly offers to engage, agrees to engage, or engages in sexual conduct for money with another person. A person also commits the offense of prostitution when he or she knowingly solicits another person in a public place to engage in sexual conduct for money. More... |
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| ISSUING A BAD OR A WORTHLESS CHECK |
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| A person commits the offense of issuing a bad or a worthless check when he or she writes, issues, or passes a check or similar document for the payment of money when he or she knows that he or she does not have sufficient funds in a banking institution to pay the check. More... |
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| Cellmate Informants |
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| There are many different types of informants; one of the types of informant includes a cellmate informant. A cellmate informant is an informant that is incarcerated at the same time as a suspect and becomes friendly with the suspect in order to obtain information pertaining to the suspect's criminal activity. More... |
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| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF EXPLOSIVES |
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| Federal laws provide criminal sanctions for offenses involving the manufacture and sale of explosives. Such laws include the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which Act was enacted in response to the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Federal laws also provide regulatory controls over interstate and foreign commerce in explosives. The regulatory controls are designed to assist states in regulating the manufacture, sale, transfer, and storage of explosives within their borders. More... |
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| Competency and Sequestration of Witnesses |
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| Testimony of witnesses is a common way to present evidence during a criminal trial. However, before the testimony of a witness can be accepted during a defendant's trial it must be established that the witness is competent or have the capacity to testify.
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