| Revocation of Probation |
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| A defendant's probation may be revoked by a trial judge if the defendant violates any of the terms or conditions of his or her probation. Only the trial judge that granted probation to the defendant has authority to revoke the defendant's probation. More... |
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| JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON ACCOMPLICE WITNESSES |
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| An accomplice is a person who participates in a criminal offense with which a defendant is being charged. An accomplice may participate before, during, or after the defendant's commission of the offense. An accomplice who testifies at a defendant's trial is deemed to be suspicious because of his or her participation in the offense. Therefore, most states have enacted the accomplice witness rule. More... |
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| Juveniles and Federal Offenses |
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| With respect to federal offenses, when it has been determined that a juvenile falls under the juvenile status, meaning that the individual is under 18 years of age, different procedures are required from arrest to booking to the detention of the juvenile. More... |
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| VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION OF JURORS |
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| A defendant in a criminal prosecution has the right to an impartial jury under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In order to determine whether potential jurors are impartial, the defendant has a right to question the jurors about their qualifications and background. Such questioning of the jurors is called voir dire. Voir dire is also conducted in order to determine whether the jurors should be accepted or should be challenged by the prosecution or by the defense. More... |
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| Aiding and Abetting Illegal Aliens and Employment of Illegal Aliens |
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| An illegal alien is a person born in a foreign country who has come into the United States by way of improper channels. Illegal aliens may enter the United States by crossing the Mexican or Canadian border. They are also smuggled in by means of transportation by roadway or waterway.
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