Anabolic steroids became a Schedule III Controlled Substance in 1991, but for decades before, and since professional and other athletes have been using the synthetic testosterone to “bulk up.” Possession or sale of anabolic steroids in the United States without a prescription carried a penalty of up to one year in prison and a minimum […]
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In the world of law, low-income families often get the short end of the stick because lawyers, like every other type of professional, are looking for high-paying clients. Of course, low-income families sometimes need legal help just as much as the rich, which is why there are free legal services if you know where to […]
Pop star and actress Brandy Norwood will not face criminal charges filed by the California Highway Patrol in a December 30, 2006 car crash, in which one mother of two children was killed. This is because the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office cites “insufficient evidence” to proceed with the criminal charges against Brandy Norwood of […]
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Disorderly conduct is an umbrella term that describes behavior that may or may not cause a public disturbance. Usually individuals are arrested for disorderly conduct because they behaved in the presence of a police officer or other authority figure. Rarely are people caught in discord on the evidence of a witness; Police officers know that […]
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The American criminal justice process has several crucial steps in terms of investigating crimes and placing offenders through the system. In this criminal justice system is presented as an eight-step process. Criminal justice is the first step in criminal, of course detection without a criminal statute. offense committed, either by commission or omission, in no […]
There are several reasons that a crime differs from a civil wrong. However, the biggest reason in which crimes and civil wrongs differ is because of the decision of the legislative body to separate the acts into two different categories (Chamelin, 2003). A crime is considered a “public wrong” while a civil wrong is “a […]
An administrative hearing, which is a separate form of “due process” from a criminal trial, is usually held by a local, state or federal government agency in order to determine the validity of criminal charges. The DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) often holds administrative hearings for defendants who are accused of drinking-and-driving related crimes. Administrative […]