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Crimes are classified differently according to the severity and seriousness of the offense. This categorization exists to determine the appropriate punishment as it influences the substance and procedure of every criminal charge. Hence the importance of understanding...
30 years had to pass for Thomas Raynard James to have a chance of proving he was wrongfully convicted for first-degree murder. The Miami-Dade State Attorney´s Office is now reviewing the case of Thomas James. It is argued that Miami police confused Thomas Raynard...
Five Objectives of Criminal Law Every day, crimes are committed across the world. Just in 2019, around 8,171,087 crimes were committed in the United States, whether against people, property, or statutes themselves. Criminal Law is the field of Law that deals with...
One of the objectives of Criminal Law prosecution is Incapacitation, which means restricting a person´s freedom as punishment for a certain criminal act. Ideally, only people who are guilty would be convicted and punished accordingly. However, it is fair to say that...
What is Money Laundering? Money Laundering is defined as a type of financial transaction (or transactions) that are conducted to hide, conceal, disguise, or process money that was originally obtained through criminal or unlawful activities. It is also considered a...
Most individuals have heard about the following principle - a person is able to protect themselves under certain circumstances, even if that action could be considered as a crime in any other circumstance. In the US legal system, if a person is accused of a violent...
Jermaine Hadley, a Florida man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of several charges involving a drug trafficking organization affiliated with a gang in Gadsden County, Florida, led by him. This organization was responsible for...
Dusko Bruer, a businessman, and owner of the company American Made Equipment was recently sentenced to twenty-four months in prison after being charged with evading taxes and failing to report foreign financial accounts from 2006 through 2015. He pled guilty on both...
It is fair to say that almost all people enjoy having money, using it, keeping it, and making it multiply. Some individuals, however, will go as far as committing crimes for financial gains, to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services, or to secure a...
Zachary Wester, a former police deputy faced 67 charges, which included racketeering, official misconduct, perjury, fabricating evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, among other charges, in relation to twelve different victims. Wester was accused of pulling...