| Alien Terrorists and Other Crimes and Penalties under the PATRIOT Act |
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| The PATRIOT Act has numerous provisions preventing alien terrorists from entering into the United States. The Act focuses particularly on Canada due to their liberal policy permitting most individuals to enter their country. The Act also permits law enforcement authorities to detain and deport alien terrorists. Individuals who support the alien terrorists may also be deported under the Act. More... |
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| SEARCH & SEIZURE - VEHICLE SEARCHES |
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| The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures. This right is based upon an expectation of privacy in a person's body and a person's home. There is not the same expectation of privacy with regard to an automobile because the automobile is being used on a public highway or road. There is another distinction with regard to an automobile. An automobile is capable of being moved and can become unavailable to the police. Therefore, there is an exception to the Fourth Amendment's requirement for a warrant in cases involving searches of automobiles.More... |
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| Check Kiting, Improper Personal Loans to Banking Officers, and Overdrafts |
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| Check kiting is a crime that involves one or more individuals who utilize checking accounts at two or more financial institutions. The purpose of using two or more institutions is for the systematic exchange of checks written in similar amounts. The individual uses the lag time that it takes to clear checks through the Federal Reserve System to use and collect the money. More... |
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| BILLS OF EXCEPTION |
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| A defendant is entitled to waive his or her right to appeal his or her conviction by a trial court. However, the waiver must be knowingly and intelligently made by the defendant. The waiver may only be made after the defendant's right to appeal has accrued.
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| FINES & COSTS |
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| When a defendant is convicted of a criminal offense, the defendant is usually required to pay fines and costs as part of his or her sentence. If the defendant has only been ordered to pay fines and costs, the defendant will be discharged from a judgment requiring fines and costs upon full payment of the fines and costs to the proper authorities.
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