| Eyewitness Identification of the Defendant and Defendant's Fifth and Sixth Amendment Rights |
| There are various methods in which an eyewitness may identify a defendant. Both in-court and out-of-court identifications may be permitted during a criminal trial. More... |
| CONFESSIONS - SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL |
| In addition to the right to counsel during interrogation under the self-incrimination privilege of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, a person has a right to the assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution when the person is being interrogated after he or she is formally charged with an offense. More... |
| Assault & Aggravated Assault |
| A person commits the criminal offense of assault when he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person, threatens the other person with bodily injury, or causes physical contact with the other person, which he or she knows is offensive to the other person. More... |
| SEARCH & SEIZURE - VEHICLE SEARCHES |
| The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right is based upon an expectation of privacy in a person's body and a person's home. There is not the same expectation of privacy with regard to an automobile because the automobile is being used on a public highway or road. There is another distinction with regard to an automobile. An automobile is capable of being moved and can become unavailable to the police. Therefore, there is an exception to the Fourth Amendment's requirement for a warrant in cases involving searches of automobiles.More... |
| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING HOSTAGE-TAKING |
| Although the policy of the federal government is that most hostage-taking offenses within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States should be handled by state and local authorities, there are situations in which the federal government may be involved in prosecuting such offenses. These situations include the taking of a federal official or an international guest as a hostage, a demand against the United States regarding the hostage-taking, or when international terrorists are the perpetrators. More... |
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