| FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS |
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| There are several federal laws that regulate firearms traffic into, from, and within the United States. Those federal laws include the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), the National Firearms Act (NFA), and the Arms Export Control Act (AECA). The Department of the Treasury has the authority to administer and to enforce these laws. The Secretary of the Treasury has delegated responsibility for the enforcement of the GCA and the NFA to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). The Secretary has delegated responsibility for the enforcement of the AECA to the United States Customs Service (UCSC).
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| WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL |
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| Even though a defendant is guaranteed the right to counsel under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the defendant is entitled to waive such right. However, the defendant's waiver must be voluntary, knowing, and intelligent.
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| FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS APPEALS |
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| A final order by a federal district court judge in a federal habeas corpus proceeding may generally be appealed to a federal appellate court. However, the appeal is not a matter of right. A state prisoner who is seeking to appeal the denial of his or her petition for federal habeas corpus relief must obtain a "certificate of appealability" from a federal judge. In order to receive the certificate, the prisoner must show that he or she was denied a federal constitutional right. More... |
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| HARASSMENT & STALKING |
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| A person commits the offense of harassment when he or she performs any of the following acts with the intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass another person: (1) when he or she initiates a communication with the other person by telephone, in writing, or electronically and makes an obscene comment or suggestion; (2) when he or she threatens by telephone, in writing, or electronically to inflict bodily injury on the other person or to commit a felony against the other person, a member of his or her family, or his or her property; (3) when he or she conveys a false report to the other person that another person has died or has been seriously injured.More... |
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| The Process of Becoming a Juror |
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| Serving as a juror in a criminal matter is an important job. Americans have a constitutional right to a jury in some criminal instances. The number of jurors depends upon whether the criminal action is in state or federal court. States vary on the number of jurors required to serve on a panel. There must be at least six jurors on the panel.More... |
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