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Recusal of Judges

The defendant is entitled to a fair criminal trial. In order for the defendant to be afforded a fair trial, a judge must behave in a proper manner. If the judge engages in improper behavior the defendant may request that the judge recuse himself....

IDENTITY THEFT

Criminal Law & Procedure: Criminal Offenses:Fraud: Credit Card Fraud

A person commits the offense of identity theft when he or she wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in a...

Federal Criminal Offenses charged in conjunction with Violations of Environmental Statutes

An individual or corporation may be charged with violating environmental statutes along with violating other federal statutes. Some of the environmental statutes that an individual or corporation may be charged with violating include:

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The Introduction of Polygraphs or other Lie Detector Tests at Trial and Other Uses of the Polygraph

Generally, courts in most jurisdictions do not admit the results of polygraph or other lie detector examinations. Most courts find such results quite unreliable and untrustworthy. There are a number of states that will admit polygraph or lie...

Violations of the Federal Meat Inspection Act

The Federal Meat Inspection Act was passed to ensure that consumers were protected and were provided with good quality meat. The Act provides prohibitions against numerous types of conduct. Some of the prohibited types of prohibited conduct...