| WAIVER OF APPEAL |
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| A defendant is entitled to waive his or her right to appeal his or her conviction by a trial court. However, the waiver must be knowingly and intelligently made by the defendant. The waiver may only be made after the defendant's right to appeal has accrued.
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| MANUFACTURING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES |
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| A person commits a criminal offense if he or she manufactures a controlled substance without authorization, if he or she manufactures a counterfeit or a simulated substance with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, or if he or she manufactures drug paraphernalia with the intent to deliver the drug paraphernalia to a person who intends to violate the drug laws. More... |
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| Tax Fraud and Corporate Criminal Liability |
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| A corporation may be potentially criminally liable for tax fraud committed by a director, officer, or employee. Basically, the general concept for corporate criminal liability is that a corporation may be found liable for committing criminal offenses when an employee, officer, or director of the corporation commits the criminal offense. Some jurisdictions still apply the common law theory that a corporation cannot be liable for a crime because it is unable to commit a crime in its corporate capacity. More... |
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| INJURY TO A CHILD, AN ELDERLY PERSON, OR A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL |
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| A person commits the offense of injury to a child, an elderly person, or a disabled individual when the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes serious bodily injury or impairment to the child, the elderly person, or the disabled individual. More... |
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| APPELLATE COURT PROCEDURE |
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| Most states have several courts of appeal. Each court of appeal hears cases from the counties in its district. Most appellate court have jurisdiction over a direct appeal of a defendant's conviction in a criminal case in the appellate court's district. More... |
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