| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING MURDER-FOR-HIRE |
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| A person commits a federal offense when he or she travels or uses facilities in interstate or foreign commerce with the intent to murder another person for monetary compensation. More... |
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| BIGAMY |
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| A person commits the offense of bigamy when he or she is legally married and when he or she marries or purports to marry another person, who is not his or her spouse. A person also commits the offense of bigamy when he or she is not legally married and when he or she marries or purports to marry another person who is legally married.
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| RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS |
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| Being a victim of a crime is a frightening experience. Until fairly recently, crime victims had no rights and did not have access to any federal, state, or local services to help them through the experience. In most states, there are now many services and resources that are available to crime victims.
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| Informants |
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| An informant is an individual that provides law enforcement officers with information about an individual or a criminal activity. Informants may be sought out by law enforcement officers or may just be present at the time that a crime occurred. There are numerous types of informants.
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| JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON LESSER-INCLUDED OFFENSES |
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| If an offense with which a defendant is charged has a lesser-included offense, a jury may find the defendant not guilty of the greater offense and may convict the defendant of the lesser-included offense. Even if an indictment or an information does not allege the elements of the lesser-included offense, the defendant is entitled to a jury charge on the lesser-included offense if the facts at trial prove the elements of the lesser-included offense.More... |
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