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CLEMENCY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

Criminal Law & Procedure: Criminal Offenses: Crimes Against the Person: Domestic Offenses

In some states, legislatures have recently enacted laws that grant the possibility of clemency by the...

MISTAKE OF FACT AS A DEFENSE

The defense of mistake of fact is used when a defendant is accused of committing a particular crime and the defendant admits that he or she committed another crime, which other crime is different from the particular crime and is not a...

Preliminary Criminal Proceedings

The Arraignment

After a defendant has been arrested and may have been released, he or she is required to appear for an arraignment. An arraignment is a court appearance in which defendant is...

RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS

Criminal Law & Procedure: Sentencing: Restitution

Being a victim of a crime is a frightening experience. Until fairly recently, crime victims had no rights and did not have access to any...

International Money Laundering and Undercover Money Laundering Transactions

International money laundering is a federal offense. The elements of this offense include:

Monetary instruments that are transported internationally. The instruments must either originate or terminate in the United...