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JURISDICTION OVER VICTIMLESS CRIMES THAT ARE COMMITTED ON NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS

Criminal Law & Procedure: Jurisdiction & Venue: Jurisdiction

When a criminal offense is committed on a Native American reservation, jurisdiction over the offense will depend upon whether the...

RIGHT TO APPEAL

A defendant has a right to appeal his or her final judgment of conviction and sentence by a trial court to a state's appellate court. In order to be considered a defendant for purposes of an appeal, the defendant must have been charged with a...

Search and Seizure - An Overview

Search and Seizure - An Overview

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution has been the subject of thousands of legal opinions. The Fourth Amendment guarantees that all people in the United States...

ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE & MISUSE OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION

A public servant commits the offense of abuse of public office when he or she intentionally or knowingly and with the intent to obtain a personal benefit violates a law regarding his or her office or misuses government property, services,...

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON WHERE PROHIBITED

In some states, a person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a weapon where prohibited if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly possesses a firearm, an illegal knife, a club, or a prohibited weapon on or within a certain...