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Arrest Warrants
 
An arrest warrant is a written order from a magistrate or other judicial officer to a police officer commanding the seizure of a person.More...
 
JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSES
 
If an offense with which a defendant is charged has a lesser-included offense, a jury may find the defendant not guilty of the greater offense and may convict the defendant of the lesser-included offense. Even if an indictment or an information does not allege the elements of the lesser-included offense, the defendant is entitled to a jury charge on the lesser-included offense if the facts at trial prove the elements of the lesser-included offense.More...
 
RECORDS ON APPEAL
 
In order for an appellant to prosecute an appeal, a record of a trial court's proceedings must be filed with an appellate court. The reason for the trial court's record is that the appellate court does not conduct an evidentiary hearing during an appeal. It does not take testimony or admit evidence. Its role is to examine the trial court's proceedings in accordance with the record in order to determine whether the trial court committed any errors.More...
 
FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING MURDER-FOR-HIRE
 
A person commits a federal offense when he or she travels or uses facilities in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to murder another person for monetary compensation. More...
 
Money Laundering
 
Money laundering is a federal offense that is defined as the unlawful transfer of money that flows from racketeering or some other illegal sources into legitimate channels so that the original illegal source of the money cannot be traced.More...
 
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