| Hobbs Act Generally |
| The elements with respect to a violation of the Hobbs Act are as follows: 1. Obstruction or effect on interstate commerce. 2. An attempt, conspiracy or completed robbery or extortion is committed. 3. The use of actual or threatened violence or injury to an individual or property. More... |
| DEFENSE EVIDENCE AT SENTENCING HEARINGS |
| Either the prosecution or the defense is entitled to introduce evidence at a defendant's sentencing hearing. If the defense introduces evidence, it usually takes the form of reputation and character evidence or mitigation evidence.More... |
| MISCELLANEOUS THEFT OFFENSES |
| A person commits the offense of theft of a trade secret when he or she steals a trade secret, makes a copy of an article that contains a trade secret, or communicates or transmits a trade secret. A trade secret is any scientific or technical information, design, process, or formula that has value and that an owner has prevented others from obtaining. A trade secret gives a person an advantage over competitors who do not know or use the secret. A trade secret is no longer a trade secret when it becomes known in the community. More... |
| Stipulations of Expected Testimony, Trial Procedure, and Rules of Evidence in a Criminal Trial |
| The parties in a criminal trial may stipulate or agree to the expected testimony of a witness that will not be able to attend or testify at trial. The parties may also stipulate to the contents of a document that will not be produced at trial. When the parties stipulate to expected witness testimony or to the contents of a document they are not stipulating to the admissibility or factual accuracy of the testimony or document. More... |
| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| Although states are primarily responsible for prosecuting domestic violence cases, the federal government has enacted several laws that may be used by federal authorities to prosecute such cases. Those federal laws include the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), and statutes that prohibit interstate domestic violence and interstate violation of a protective order. More... |
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