| Possession of Controlled Substances |
| Controlled substances are drugs, which are used for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans and animals and which must be obtained under a valid prescription from a licensed practitioner. Possession of controlled substances without a valid prescription is a criminal offense. More... |
| Sexual Exploitation of Children |
| The crime of sexual exploitation of children is a highly prosecuted crime especially in the past decade. There are actually sub-categories with respect to the underlying offense of sexual exploitation of children. More... |
| CLEMENCY FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS |
| In some states, legislatures have recently enacted laws that grant the possibility of clemency by the states' governors for domestic violence victims who have been convicted of certain offenses, such as murder and manslaughter. In those states, the governors are entitled to request a clemency investigation by the states' parole boards into cases where defendants have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of those offenses when the offenses were directly related to the defendants' being victimized by domestic violence. More... |
| RIGHT TO APPEAL |
| A defendant has a right to appeal his or her final judgment of conviction and sentence by a trial court to a state's appellate court. In order to be considered a defendant for purposes of an appeal, the defendant must have been charged with a crime or the defendant must have committed a criminal offense. More... |
| WITNESS TAMPERING |
| A person commits the offense of witness tampering if he or she offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on a witness or a prospective witness in a judicial or an administrative proceeding. More... |
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