| Comments During Closing Arguments and Curative Instructions |
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| If the defendant suspects that the prosecutor has made an inappropriate comment or remark during closing arguments, the defendant should make an immediate and contemporaneous objection. If the defendant fails to immediately object to the comment or remark, the defendant's later objection to the comment or remark will be deemed waived.
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| APPEALS OF FEDERAL CRIMNAL PROSECUTIONS |
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| After several federal courts ruled that state bingo laws were regulatory laws that could not be enforced against Native American tribes, Congress began looking at legislation that would satisfy the interests of law enforcement agencies and that would help to alleviate the economic problems of the Native American tribes by raising revenue through bingo and gaming. As a result, Congress enacted the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) of 1988.
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| WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL |
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| Even though a defendant is guaranteed the right to counsel under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the defendant is entitled to waive such right. However, the defendant's waiver must be voluntary, knowing, and intelligent.
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| Jury Selection in Capital Cases |
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| In a case in which a defendant may face the death penalty, jury selection takes on additional and different concerns than those faced in jury selection generally. The nature of the case, penalty phase procedures and length of the case are all additional factors that must be taken into consideration. More... |
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| CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD ABUSE |
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| A person commits the offense of credit card or debit card abuse when he or she presents a credit card or a debit card knowing that the card was not issued to him or her or that the card had expired or was revoked, uses a fictitious credit card or debit card with the intent to obtain a benefit, steals a credit card or a debit card knowing that it was stolen, buys a credit card or a debit card knowing that the person who is selling the card is not the cardholder, sells a credit card or a debit card without being the issuer, or signs or uses another person's credit card or debit card without the other person's consent. The offense may also be committed by possessing a credit card or a debit card that has not been issued to the person.More... |
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