| Loan Sharking or Usury |
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| Loan sharking is defined as when a borrower is charged interest above an established legal rate. Depending on the state, lenders typically cannot charge more than 60% interest per year. Loan sharking is also commonly referred to as usury. More... |
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| Juveniles and Federal Offenses |
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| With respect to federal offenses, when it has been determined that a juvenile falls under the juvenile status, meaning that the individual is under 18 years of age, different procedures are required from arrest to booking to the detention of the juvenile. More... |
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| Interstate Agreement on Detainers |
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| The Interstate Agreement on Detainers (the Agreement) is an agreement that applies to the transfers of sentenced prisoners between two states or between the federal government and a state. The purpose of the transfer is for the trial of the prisoner in another jurisdiction on an unrelated matter for which he is incarcerated. The Agreement is not applicable for the transfer of a federal prisoner between several jurisdictions for trial on federal charges. More... |
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| RIOT, OBSTRUCTION, AND DISRUPTION |
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| A person commits the offense of riot when he or she, along with an assembly of a certain number of persons, creates an immediate danger of injury to property or to other persons or when he or she substantially interferes or obstructs law enforcement or other government functions or services.
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| Prosecutorial Misconduct |
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| Prosecutorial misconduct is where the prosecutor has engaged in some type of improper behavior before or during a case. For the prosecutor to be guilty of misconduct she must have knowingly engaged in an improper act. If the prosecutor used evidence that she believed was authentic and real although it was not, she would not be guilty of prosecutorial misconduct. There are numerous instances that constitute misconduct. Some of the instances of misconduct include:More... |
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