| MANUFACTURING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES |
| |
| 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... |
| |
| RELEASE ON PAROLE |
| |
| If a state's parole board grants parole to a prisoner, custody of the prisoner is generally transferred to the state's parole board prior to the prisoner's release on parole. The prisoner is usually transferred to a residential facility or a halfway house, during which time the prisoner continues to receive credit for good conduct time. More... |
| |
| FORGERY |
| |
| A person commits the offense of forgery when he or she, with the intent to defraud or to harm another person: (1) makes, alters, executes, or authenticates any writing so that it purports to be the act of another person, to be a writing at a certain time or place, or a copy of an original writing that does not exist; (2) issues, transfers, registers, passes, or utters a writing that purports to be the act of another person, to be a writing at a certain time or place, or a copy of an original writing that does not exist; or (3) possesses a writing with the intent to utter it, which writing purports to be the act of another person, to be a writing at a certain time or place, or a copy of an original writing that does not exist. More... |
| |
| Prosecutorial Misconduct |
| |
| Prosecutorial misconduct is where the prosecutor has engaged in some type of improper behavior before or during a case. For the prosecutor to be guilty of misconduct she must have knowingly engaged in an improper act. If the prosecutor used evidence that she believed was authentic and real although it was not, she would not be guilty of prosecutorial misconduct. There are numerous instances that constitute misconduct. Some of the instances of misconduct include:More... |
| |
| REQUESTS FOR JURY INSTRUCTIONS |
| |
| Both the prosecution and a defendant have a right to request that certain instructions be submitted to a jury when a trial court charges the jury. A request for the instructions must be made in writing and must be presented to the trial court prior to the trial court's charge to the jury. The request may also be dictated to a court reporter in the presence of the trial court and counsel for both parties.More... |
| |
