| COMPETENCY HEARINGS |
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| If the issue of a defendant's competency to stand trial is raised either before or during a trial, a trial court is required to order a separate hearing on the defendant's competence. The hearing is conducted outside the presence of a jury, unless either the prosecution or the defense requests a hearing before a jury. If either the prosecution or the defense requests a hearing before a jury, a jury, other than the jury that has been empanelled to determine the defendant's guilt or innocence, must be selected. More... |
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| Hybrid Representation and the Standby Attorney |
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| Hybrid representation is where the defendant serves as co-counsel with an attorney. The defendant does not have a constitutional right to hybrid representation. It is within the trial court's discretion to grant the defendant's request for hybrid representation.More... |
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| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF EXPLOSIVES |
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| Federal laws provide criminal sanctions for offenses involving the manufacture and sale of explosives. Such laws include the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, which Act was enacted in response to the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Federal laws also provide regulatory controls over interstate and foreign commerce in explosives. The regulatory controls are designed to assist states in regulating the manufacture, sale, transfer, and storage of explosives within their borders.More... |
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| Money Laundering |
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| Money laundering is a federal offense that is defined as the unlawful transfer of money that flows from racketeering or some other illegal sources into legitimate channels so that the original illegal source of the money cannot be traced.More... |
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| AMENDING INDICTMENTS & INFORMATIONS |
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| An amendment is a change to an indictment or an information, which has the effect of correcting any defects in the indictment or the information. The amendment changes the wording of the indictment or the information so that it will not be subject to a defendant's motion to dismiss or motion to quash.
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