| Arraignments |
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| After a defendant has been arrested, he will be scheduled for an arraignment. The defendant may have been released on bail or his own recognizance, or he may have been required to remain in jail until his arraignment. An arraignment is a proceeding whereby the offense that the defendant is charged with is read to him and he enters a plea to the offense charged. The defendant is also apprised of his right to:More... |
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| A DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO COMPULSORY PROCESS |
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| A defendant who is charged with a criminal offense has the right to compulsory process under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The right to compulsory process means the right to obtain witnesses in the defendant's favor, which witnesses are physically and mentally capable of testifying regarding events that they personally observed. More... |
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| The Duties of a Defense Attorney at a Glance |
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| After a defendant has retained a defense attorney or after the court has appointed a defense attorney for an indigent defendant, the defense attorney's duties begin.More... |
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| PROSECUTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Members of the United States military are subject to a court martial when they commit offenses that are prohibited by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Offenses under the UCMJ may be offenses that are either federal crimes, such as drug offenses and theft of government property, or they may be offenses that become federal offenses because they are committed on a United States military installation.
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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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