| Scientific Evidence |
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| Scientific evidence constitutes evidence that has been developed through some sort of scientific method. Usually scientific evidence is information that has been published in periodicals and tested by scientists or professionals. This scientific information is considered to be valid within the scientific community. More... |
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| Federal Government's Disclosure Obligations of Information or Evidence to the Defendant |
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| The federal government is required to disclose any relevant information or evidence to the defendant when the defendant requests disclosure of such information. The defendant should file a motion requesting the disclosure of the federal government's evidence. The defendant should be provided with liberal discovery. More... |
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| CRIMINAL TRESPASS |
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| A person commits the offense of criminal trespass when he or she enters or remains on property or in a building of another person without that person's consent after he or she has been given notice that entry was forbidden or that he or she must depart. The other person does not need to own the property in order to give notice to depart. The other person must only have a greater right of possession that the person who commits the offense. More... |
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| Violations of the Federal Controlled Substance Act |
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| The Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act gives the government the authority to supervise the manufacture and distribution of controlled substances. The Federal Controlled Substance Act (Substance Act) is a subdivision of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. More... |
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| NECESSITY AS A DEFENSE |
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| A necessity may be claimed as a defense when a defendant reasonably believed that his or her criminal act was immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm. The reasonableness of the defendant's act and the harm that was sought to be avoided by the defendant are the essential elements of the defense. The defendant must show that the harm that he or she sought to avoid was greater than the harm that was committed by his or her criminal act. In other words, the defendant must show that he or she was attempting to achieve a "greater good." More... |
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