| OBTAINING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY FRAUD |
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| A person commits an offense when he or she acquires, obtains, or attempts to obtain possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, or forgery. The person obtains a controlled substance by fraud when the person forges or alters a prescription for the controlled substance.More... |
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| Types of Pleas and Withdrawal of a Guilty Plea |
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| When an accused has been charged with an offense, he has a choice of whether to enter a not guilty, a no contest, or a guilty plea. A not guilty plea is a plea in which the accused does not accept responsibility for the charged offense. After the accused has entered a not guilty plea, the matter is set for trial. Pre-trial procedures and trial preparations then begin.
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| AIRCRAFT PIRACY |
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| Federal law prohibits the seizure, by force or violence, by threat of force or violence, or by any other form of intimidation with wrongful intent, of an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. Such an offense is called aircraft piracy or hijacking. The display of a dangerous weapon by a defendant constitutes a sufficient use of force or violence for purposes of the offense.
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| Battered Woman Syndrome |
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| Battered woman syndrome was first proposed in the 1970s. The syndrome was based upon clinical observations by a researcher of the effect of severe abuse and battery on a woman. Battered woman syndrome is a pattern of psychological and behavioral symptoms found in a woman living in an abusive relationship.
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| A DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT TRIAL |
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| Under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution, a defendant has a right to be confronted with witnesses who testify against the defendant. In addition, under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, the defendant has a right to due process. Included in these rights is a defendant's right to be present at his or her trial.More... |
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