Criminal Law

Are most felony pro se defendants ill-served by the decision to self-represent?
From the SSRN Abstract: "Somewhat surprisingly, the evidence establishes that pro se felony defendants in state court do just as well as represented felony defendants, and the vast majority of pro se felony defendants - nearly 80% - displayed no...

To Be A Felony Or Not To Be A Felony
Earlier this month, University of Tennessee student David Kernell was charged with a felony for hacking into Sarah Palin’s private email account...

Bureau of Justice Statistics: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004
"Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Presents data collected from a representative sample of felony cases filed in...

Read Publication: Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in The United States
Overview of felony disenfranchisement policy and implications, includes state-by-state table illustrating the categories of persons disenfranchised due to a felony conviction...

Shoplifter faces felony after scuffle www.privateofficer.com
Shoplifter faces felony after scuffle www.privateofficer.com Syracuse NY. March 21 2008 A Syracuse woman is facing a felony after she scuffled with a sales clerk and a security officer Monday evening in the Carousel Mall, according to court records...

LAWS: New law makes fleeing fatal car accident a felony
Herald Leader reports on new law. click on heading for entire story (if available)...

Crime Categories
How you can tell a misdemeanor from a felony.

I was under the impression I could still purchace a rifle for pheasant hunting, just not a pistol, I entered the gun store,picked out a nice rifle and took it to the counter, I was asked to fill out a form,half way throu
PS If some one answers this question for me I will pay a reasonable fee,to your ...

I feel everyone should be treated equal in this world, but in a lot of cases that doesn't happen. I live in a white community with only 2 to 3 African American families. I belong to one of them. A week after getting into
I would call the courthouse and ask for the judges assistant, and ask them why t...

Do felony warrants in one state show up when you use your passport or does there have to be a reason for the border patrol to search for warrants.
Since 9/11 the NSA/homeland security can hear you sneeze across three states. Th...

What is the law regarding disclosing felony conviction on an aplication after the crime is 7 years old or older?
It's not like Bankruptcy where it automatically expunges itself after 7 yea...

What is the most time, if any, that a minor charged wwith a second degree felony will serve
The laws of the state in which the arrest occurred will govern. Hopefully you ar...

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Jewelry Television
alleging treated gemstones were advertised as "extremely rare" and "all natural".