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General Criminal Law Questions

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Reversing Big Brother: Videotaping and Recording On-Duty Police Officers

FAQs

How private are my conversations?

I understand that ignorance of the law is no defense. However, a friend of mine passed a bad check and he got off because he didn't know it. How come?

What rights do I have when a law enforcement officer asks me questions?

What is meant by criminal procedure and why is it important?

Do I have to give consent to a law enforcement officer to search my car?

What is the difference between a civil offense and a crime?

Detention and arrest - what's the difference?

When is a governmental employee acting �under color of law�?

If I am ever arrested, what should I do?

Can the police get a warrant if someone told them I was doing something illegal?

How do I find if there is an outstanding warrant out against me? I called the cops and they want me to drop on by and produce id.

Can the police ever search me without a warrant?

I have taped some very abusive and harassing telephone conversations with my husband's ex-girlfriend, but am told that we cannot use these tapes in the court. Why?

Can the police just stop me on the street and search me for no reason?

What is executive clemency and what is the procedure to file for it?

Do the police need a warrant to arrest me?

What legal steps can I take to expunge my felony conviction?

Can the police come and get me in my house?

How can we prove that the attorney we hired to defend our son on a criminal charge was ineffective and incompetent. He told us that it was trial tactics.

Can I sue the cop for false arrest?

Can a prisoner fire the public defender assigned to defend him without having another attorney to represent him?

If the cops have a warrant to search my house, can they look anywhere?

In a jury trial, why does the judge need to see the verdict before the jury foreman reads it aloud?

Can the cops break down my door to enter my home?

What are �rules of criminal procedure?�

If the police don�t read my rights, can my case be dismissed?

Petty offenses, misdemeanors and felonies - what class am I in?

Why is �criminal procedure� different from �civil procedure?�

I understand that ignorance of the law is no defense. However, a friend of mine passed a bad check and he got off because he didn�t know it. How come?

Federal and state constitutions - why should I understand them?

What is the difference between procedural and substantive law?

What are the typical steps in a criminal proceeding?

What is a �crime?�

Arrests

FAQs

Can the police come and get me in my house?

Can I sue the cop for false arrest?

What is an arrest?

What happens when there is an arrest?

If the police don�t read my rights, can my case be dismissed?

If I am ever arrested, what should I not do?

What if the police make me an offer?

When is a governmental employee acting �under color of law�?

Can the police get a warrant if someone told them I was doing something illegal?

Do the police need a warrant to arrest me?

Categories

FAQs

Petty offenses, misdemeanors and felonies - what class am I in?

Clemency

FAQs

What is executive clemency and what is the procedure to file for it?

What is clemency?

Constitutional Protections

FAQs

Federal and state constitutions - why should I understand them?

Crime Victims

FAQs

Florida Crime Victims� Rights

Convictions

Articles

Long-Term Consequences of Criminal Convictions

Criminal Appeals

FAQs

Can criminal cases be appealed?

What about all these last minute appeals I read about?

Criminal Court Proceedings

FAQs

What are the typical steps in a criminal proceeding?

How private are my conversations?

Criminal Detention

FAQs

Detention and arrest - what's the difference?

Criminal Law Procedure

FAQs

What is meant by criminal procedure and why is it important?

What are �rules of criminal procedure?�

Why is �criminal procedure� different from �civil procedure?�

What is the difference between procedural and substantive law?

Expungement Of Criminal Records

FAQs

A little over two years ago I was arrested on marijuana charges. Since it was my first offense, I received a fine and an adjournment on contemplation of dismissal with the condition if I stayed out of trouble for six months there would be no criminal record. I applied for a county job recently and they said they were going to investigate my criminal record. It's been over two years. Why do I have a record?

What legal steps can I take to expunge my felony conviction?

Federal Crimes & Consequences

FAQs

Federal Criminal Appeals

Insider Trading

Federal Criminal Trials

International Crimes

Federal Grand Jury

International Extradition

Federal Economic Espionage

Money Laundering

Racketeering and RICO Cases and Definitions

Telemarketing Fraud

Making A �Federal Case� Out Of It

Sex Crimes

Common Federal Crimes

Business Fraud and Theft

State Felony Appeals

Antitrust Violations - Federal Crimes & Consequences

Environmental Law Violations

Insurance Fraud

Child Pornography Law

Financial Fraud

Criminal Conspiracy - Federal Crimes & Consequences

Government Fraud

Federal Vs. State Crimes

FAQs

The Difference Between Federal and State Crimes

Federal Criminal Lawyers vs. State Criminal Lawyers

Federal v. State Criminal Procedure

Legal Help

FAQs

Do I need a lawyer or can I represent myself?

Is a person facing court martial entitled to a lawyer?

I am an indigent person who retained an attorney but now have run out of money just before trial. Will the state continue to pay the attorney or will I be assigned a public defender?

How can we prove that the attorney we hired to defend our son on a criminal charge was ineffective and incompetent. He told us that it was trial tactics.

Can a prisoner fire the public defender assigned to defend him without having another attorney to represent him?

Do I have the right to an attorney when an officer asks me to take a field sobriety test?

Military Law

FAQs

Is a person facing court martial entitled to a lawyer?

Can a person convicted and punished in a state civilian court later be punished for the same conduct in the military system?

Police Questioning

FAQs

Is a minor entitled to have his or her Miranda Rights read before being questioned?

Can I refuse to talk to the police unless I have an attorney present?

What if I don�t have an attorney or cannot afford one? Am I still entitled to have an attorney present before being questioned by the police?

If the police question me and do not advise me of my Miranda rights, can they use my statements against me?

Do the police have to inform me that I have the right to have my parents present before I am questioned?

Can I call my parents before I am questioned?

What rights do I have when a law enforcement officer asks me questions?

If the police don�t read my rights, can my case be dismissed?

If I have been stopped or detained by the police, do I have to talk to them?

Searches

FAQs

Can the police ever search me without a warrant?

Can the police just stop me on the street and search me for no reason?

If the cops have a warrant to search my house, can they look anywhere?

Can the cops break down my door to enter my home?

What is search or seizure?

In my neighborhood police will just stop you on the street for no reason and search you. Is there anything I can do about this?

I got stopped for a busted tail light and then, without my permission, the cop searched my car and found pot in the trunk. At the hearing, he said he knew I had drugs because he saw seeds on the floor and they were in "plain view", but the drugs in the trunk weren�t. Can a lawyer get the drugs excluded from evidence as illegally seized?

Do I have to give consent to a law enforcement officer to search my car?

Tape Recordings

FAQs

I have taped some very abusive and harassing telephone conversations with my husband's ex-girlfriend, but am told that we cannot use these tapes in the court. Why?

Traffic Laws

Articles

What Are My Options If I Have Been Charged With Leaving the Scene of an Accident?

FAQs

I have been charged with careless driving and failure to notify a police officer of an accident, simply because a witness claimed I was responsible. The witness claimed that my small economy car allegedly tore a bumper off a 4-runner, with no damage to my car. I'm not responsible. Isn't the lack of physical damage to my vehicle stronger than the witness's story?

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