USA Law

Category: Criminal Procedure

  • Postsentence Administration

    In Legislation Postsentence Administration in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 229 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating postsentence administration are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 229. It constitutes "prima facie" […]

  • Searches And Seizures

    Searches And Seizures in the United States Searches And Seizures and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Searches And Seizures: Searches And Seizures in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Searches And Seizures in the Subject Index of […]

  • Searches And Seizures

    Searches And Seizures in the United States Searches And Seizures and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Searches And Seizures: Searches And Seizures in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Searches And Seizures in the Subject Index of […]

  • Fines

    Fines in the United States Description Fines are financial punishments attached to a conviction for a given offense, and are either specified as a fixed dollar amount or variable range. For example, in Washington State, a first-time drug conviction can result in a $1,000 fine, with each […]

  • Extradition

    Extradition in United States Extradition Definition (Lat. ex, from, traditie, handing over) . The surrender by one sovereign state to another, on its demand, of persons charged with the commission of crime within its jurisdiction, that they may be dealt with according to its laws. […]

  • Contempts

    Contempts in the United States Introduction to Contempts (State statute topic) The purpose of Contempts is to provide a broad appreciation of the Contempts legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Contempts). Resources Further Reading Information […]

  • Trial by United States Magistrate Judges

    In Legislation Trial by United States Magistrate Judges in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 219 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating trial by united states magistrate judges are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 219. It […]

  • Disclosure

    Disclosure in the United States Release of information by one side in a legal case to the other side. Disclosure typically involves a prosecutor revealing information to the defense in a criminal case, but defense disclosure occurs in certain situations as well. Disclosure is a kind of […]

  • Protection of Witnesses

    In Legislation Protection of Witnesses in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 224 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating protection of witnesses are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 224. It constitutes "prima facie" evidence […]

  • Miscellaneous Sentencing Provisions

    In Legislation Miscellaneous Sentencing Provisions in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 232 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating miscellaneous sentencing provisions are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 232. It constitutes […]

  • Miscellaneous Sentencing Provisions

    In Legislation Miscellaneous Sentencing Provisions in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 232 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating miscellaneous sentencing provisions are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 232. It constitutes […]

  • Discretion

    Discretion in the United States Power possessed by officials to act on the basis of their own judgment. Discretion gives officials choices in making decisions, but the choices are not unbounded. Rather, discretion is generally circumscribed by some rules or principles and cannot be arbitrarily […]

  • Discretion

    Discretion in the United States Power possessed by officials to act on the basis of their own judgment. Discretion gives officials choices in making decisions, but the choices are not unbounded. Rather, discretion is generally circumscribed by some rules or principles and cannot be arbitrarily […]

  • Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

    In Legislation Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 206 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating pen registers and trap and trace devices are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 206. It […]

  • Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices

    In Legislation Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part II, Chapter 206 The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating pen registers and trap and trace devices are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part II, Chapter 206. It […]