Questions tagged [criminal-procedure]
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What happens if one of the two accused flees the country?
Context: I'm watching a series on Netflix called Brooklyn Nine-nine, a comedy series. No spoilers please. I'm fond of law stuff and I don't know much about laws in the US, I live somewhere in Asia, by ...
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Indictment and prosecution in different U.S. districts
Can a person be prosecuted in any district other than the district in which the original indictment was filed? Does this require some sort of special procedure?
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Can a lawyer change his client's plea?
In the 1987 movie, The Untouchables, there is a courtroom scene in which Al Capone's lawyer spontaneously announces that his client wants to change his plea to guilty and Capone displays his ...
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Can the state change its mind about dropping charges?
If a person is indicted on criminal charges, but before trial the state decides to "drop the charges," can the state later bring the same charges?
I'm actually not even certain what formal actions ...
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Can a person communicate confidentially with a criminal court about a sentence?
I have heard it is at least theoretically possible for a Judge in criminal court in Georgia to reconsider a sentence. If a Judge is contacted by an interested person to request such a reconsideration,...
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Can defendants switcheroo whenever they want?
Here is a 1994 article describing an Illinois criminal trial where defense counsel pulled the old switcheroo and sat a different person with him at the defense table instead of the defendant. The ...
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Getting the bodycam video from NYPD for a traffic violation
I got a bike ticket for going through a red light.
I don’t think I did.
The officer confirmed that he was wearing his body cam and that it was on.
How do I go about getting the bodycam video? I ...
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Case Converted Nolle Prosequi
Jurisdiction: Albuquerque, NM - US
Is it normal for a criminal case not pursued, originating October 2014, to have a disposition “Converted Nolle Prosequi” on August 2016, almost 23 months after the ...
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At gas station parked pumping gas can an officer search the rental without my consent? [closed]
I am at the gas station, I go inside and put money on my pump, the gas station is crowded. I have a rental car its a 93 Mercedes the registration tags are expired I am returning the car tomor to ...
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Summary Proceeding in New Zealand - Denying liability but not requesting a hearing
I have been accused of a minor offense, and the process that applies is the Summary Proceeding Act 1957, Section 21.
I have been served notice, and have denied liability for the defense. (I have ...
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Can police charge someone with a misdemeanor in the total absence of evidence?
In California, given that the police have probable cause to arrest someone, can they charge that person with a misdemeanor in the total absence of evidence that any crime has been committed? To be ...
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Can multiple lawyers speak for the same party at trial?
I know that sometimes a party in a civil or criminal trial will show up with multiple lawyers. Can any of their lawyers speak at the trial? For example, if an objection is made to questioning of a ...
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Is the statement “I/we am/are pressing charges” incorrect?
In the media and in everyday life it is common to hear things like:
"Are you going to press charges?"
"Did Bob Press charges?"
"I am going to press charges against that jerk"
Or something along ...
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Are Jurors informed about jurry Nullification [duplicate]
Are jurors in US criminal trials informed that they can rule contrary to the law as given by the Judge (aka "jury nullification") by the judge or by any official source? What happens when juries do "...
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If someone was charged with 15 counts but was only indicted on 2, can the prosecutor introduce evidence at sentencing of charges that we not indicted?
I just have a question about information being presented that a defendant was not indicted on. If someone was charged with 15 counts of a crime but was only indicted on 2 counts, can the prosecutor ...
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Innocent until proven guilty in Germany?
My understanding was that German criminal proceedings are "private" (meaning secret, no one is allowed in except participants) and that the accused is assumed to be guilty until proven innocent, which ...
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Can you sue the prosecutor in a criminal proceeding?
If someone went to a job interview, and the job was offered to said person immediately after the interview, but upon arriving at home the person receives a phone call from their potential future ...
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Can defense request findings of fact before resting?
Hypothetical scenario: A victim is identified with documented injuries consistent with having been struck with a weapon. The police find and charge a person (now "Defendant") that they claim ...
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Can NGROI defense be argued after a guilty verdict?
tl;dr: In the U.S., can a "not guilty by reason of insanity" (a.k.a., NGRI or NGROI) defense be offered after a guilty verdict but before sentencing?
In criminal prosecutions in the U.S. it is common ...
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Can a lawyer subject the court to a (temporarily) ruse for a legitimate purpose?
This question is about the legality of a possible defence tactic that might be used in a criminal trial. It is a variation on things you see in lawyer movies fairly commonly. Suppose that a criminal ...
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How is the burden of evidence distributed between parties?
I'm curious as to how the US legal system determines who should present evidence and how much evidence is required by them to prove one side of an argument against a counterargument.
Here's an ...
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What does a trial for Terrorism look like in France?
I'm a writer, and need help for a book that takes place in Paris.
According to the Wikipedia page, the Assize for Terrorism is 'special' and has 9 Judges with a president. There wasn't any further ...
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What protocol is used in the case of Pleading Insanity?
I'm a writer, and in this chapter, the defendant is on trial for acts of terrorism. But he is pleading insanity, with no psychological evaluation because "his actions speak for themselves."
What ...
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Get power of attorney for someone in another state to handle matter in a third state
My brother want's me to obtain a power of attorney to handle a legal matter for him, we are in different states, and the legal matter is in a third state. How can I go about it in the least painful ...
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Can courts do anything to prevent criminal trials being delayed for many years?
You may remember in the news some time ago a fatal shooting allegedly motivated by the victim texting in a movie theater. Well, a date for the trial has finally been set - more than 5 years after the ...
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Does collateral estoppel apply in a criminal case?
Can a criminal defendant rely on collateral estoppel to preclude the government from proving an element of the crime in a criminal case?
Two hypotheticals:
A woman sues the police for violating the ...
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If Gamble v. United States ends up creating a precedent, how could the federal and state governments agree on who gets to prosecute?
According to Wiki:
The separate sovereigns doctrine holds that because the federal and state government are "separate sovereigns", the Double Jeopardy Clause does not apply to prosecution of the ...
