Basics of Bribery
Oct 30, 2011
Briberyis a criminal act, classified as white collar crime. It refers to the improper acceptance, offering, giving, receiving or solicitation of a gain or advantage for the beneficiary, with the intent...
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Basics of Battery
Oct 30, 2011
Batteryis the willful or intentional act of making harmful or offensive contact with a person against that persons will, or making contact with the victim by an object or substance put in motion by the...
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Basics of Assault
Oct 30, 2011
Assault(sometimes referred to as attempted battery) is an intentional, willful, unlawful act of attempting or threatening to forcefully or violently cause physical harm or injury to another individual,...
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Basics of Arson
Oct 30, 2011
Arsonis the act of intentionally, maliciously, and willfully setting fire to any structure, or causing an explosion to the structure. It is governed by state criminal laws and usually classified as a f...
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What Constitutes the Same Offense
Oct 30, 2011
The final question courts must resolve in double jeopardy litigation is determining whether successive prosecutions or punishments are for the "same offense." Jeopardy may have already attached and ter...
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When Jeopardy Protection Ends: Acquittals, Dismissals, and More
Oct 30, 2011
Determining when jeopardy terminates is no less important than determining when it begins, but it is a little more complicated. Once jeopardy has terminated, the government cannot detain someone for ad...
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When Jeopardy Protections Take Hold
Oct 30, 2011
While the differences between civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings are not always perfectly clear, courts have done a much better job of explaining when jeopardy begins, or attaches. This qu...
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When Jeopardy Protection Applies: Only in Certain Proceedings
Oct 30, 2011
Only certain types of legal proceedings invoke double jeopardy protection. If a particular proceeding does not place an individual in jeopardy, then subsequent proceedings against that individual for t...
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Reasons for Double Jeopardy Protection
Oct 30, 2011
Five policy considerations underpin the right against double jeopardy, sometimes known as the right against former jeopardy:
preventing the government from employing its superior resources to wear d...
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How can people who think they're just happy after a drink or two get arrested for a DUI or DWI?
Oct 29, 2011
In health terms, a little bit of alcohol isn't always a bad thing -- some studies for example, suggest that a daily glass of wine can improve your health. But when people with alcohol in their system t...
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