| Sentencing Alternatives |
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| After a defendant is convicted, has entered a guilty plea or into a plea bargain, the sentencing phase of the trial begins. The defendant may be sentenced to serve time in jail or in prison. However, there are numerous other alternatives to which the defendant could be sentenced. More... |
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| MISCELLANEOUS THEFT OFFENSES |
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| A person commits the offense of theft of a trade secret when he or she steals a trade secret, makes a copy of an article that contains a trade secret, or communicates or transmits a trade secret. A trade secret is any scientific or technical information, design, process, or formula that has value and that an owner has prevented others from obtaining. A trade secret gives a person an advantage over competitors who do not know or use the secret. A trade secret is no longer a trade secret when it becomes known in the community. 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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| 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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| Surveillance Changes under the PATRIOT Act |
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| The PATRIOT Act provides federal and international agencies with the ability to track and intercept oral, written, and electronic communications. More... |
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