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General Criminal Law Questions
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Petty offenses, misdemeanors and felonies - what class am I in?
Federal and state constitutions - why should I understand them?
What are the typical steps in a criminal proceeding?
How private are my conversations?
What rights do I have when a law enforcement officer asks me questions?
Do I have to give consent to a law enforcement officer to search my car?
Detention and arrest - what's the difference?
If I am ever arrested, what should I do?
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.
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?
What is executive clemency and what is the procedure to file for it?
What legal steps can I take to expunge my felony conviction?
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?
In a jury trial, why does the judge need to see the verdict before the jury foreman reads it aloud?
What are ‘rules of criminal procedure?’
Why is ‘criminal procedure’ different from ‘civil procedure?’
What is the difference between procedural and substantive law?
What is a ‘crime?’
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 is meant by criminal procedure and why is it important?
What is the difference between a civil offense and a crime?
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?
Can the police ever search me without a warrant?
Can the police just stop me on the street and search me for no reason?
Do the police need a warrant to arrest me?
Can the police come and get me in my house?
Can I sue the cop for false arrest?
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?
If the police don’t read my rights, can my case be dismissed?
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?
Arrests
FAQs
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?
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?
Categories
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Petty offenses, misdemeanors and felonies - what class am I in?
Clemency
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What is executive clemency and what is the procedure to file for it?
What is clemency?
Constitutional Protections
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Federal and state constitutions - why should I understand them?
Crime Victims
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Florida Crime Victims’ Rights
Criminal Appeals
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Can criminal cases be appealed?
What about all these last minute appeals I read about?
Criminal Court Proceedings
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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 are ‘rules of criminal procedure?’
Why is ‘criminal procedure’ different from ‘civil procedure?’
What is the difference between procedural and substantive law?
What is meant by criminal procedure and why is it important?
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
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Antitrust Violations - Federal Crimes & Consequences
Child Pornography Law
Criminal Conspiracy - Federal Crimes & Consequences
Federal Criminal Appeals
Federal Criminal Trials
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Economic Espionage
Racketeering and RICO Cases and Definitions
Making A “Federal Case” Out Of It
Common Federal Crimes
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International Crimes
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State Felony Trials
Credit Card Fraud
Embezzlement
Public Corruption
State Felony Appeals
Insurance Fraud
Federal Vs. State Crimes
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The Difference Between Federal and State Crimes
Federal Criminal Lawyers vs. State Criminal Lawyers
Federal v. State Criminal Procedure
Legal Help
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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?
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?
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
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?
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?
Searches
FAQs
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?
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?
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
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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