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*All Posts,Criminal,Domestic-violence,Evidence,Litigation

The burden of proof in a criminal case “beyond a reasonable doubt” is stricter than the burden of proving a violation of the PDVA, which only requires proof by a “preponderance of the evidence”

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November 29, 2011 at 7:12 pm

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*All Posts,Criminal,Litigation

Whether to stay a civil action during a tandem criminal case

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November 14, 2011 at 8:08 pm

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*All Posts,Criminal

PTI

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October 26, 2011 at 5:12 pm

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*All Posts,Criminal,Evidence,Litigation,Presumption

The failure of a party to produce before a trial tribunal proof which, it appears, would serve to elucidate the facts in issue, raises a natural inference that the party so failing fears exposure of those facts would be unfavorable to him

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October 19, 2011 at 10:20 am

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*All Posts,Child,Criminal,Delinquency,Megan's Law

An adjudication of delinquency based on criminal sexual contact triggers the registration requirements under Megan’s Law

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October 10, 2011 at 8:01 pm

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Attorney Client Privilege,Attorney-client-relationship,Criminal,Fraud

The protection of attorney-client privilege is not absolute and may be set aside for specific reasons, one of which is when the communication in the course of legal services sought or obtained in aid of the commission of a crime or fraud

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September 28, 2011 at 3:47 pm

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*All Posts,Criminal,DWI,Immigration

If you are not a citizen, and you are arrested for drunk driving, you may be deported!

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July 29, 2011 at 3:15 pm

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*All Posts,Criminal,Judicial Discretion,Litigation

The court is compelled to act upon information regarding illegal activity by notifying appropriate authorities

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June 27, 2011 at 1:27 pm

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*All Posts,Attorney-client-relationship,Criminal

As a matter of simple justice, no indigent defendant should be subjected to a conviction entailing imprisonment in fact or other consequence of magnitude without first having had due and fair opportunity to have counsel assigned without cost

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June 9, 2011 at 8:52 am

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*All Posts,Criminal

A private complainant cannot act as a prosecuting attorney without special approval

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April 13, 2011 at 11:43 am

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