| JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON APPLICATION OF THE LAW TO THE FACTS |
| A jury's role in a criminal case is to determine the guilt or innocence of a defendant. In accordance with this role, the jury must also judge the facts of the case. In order to make its factual determination, the jury is instructed on the law by a trial court. The trial court sets forth the law in written instructions that are delivered to the jury before the prosecution and the defense make their closing arguments. The jury is not permitted to receive the law from any source other than the trial court.More... |
| CARRYING WEAPONS OR EXPLOSIVES ON AN AIRCRAFT |
| It is a federal offense to carry weapons or explosives on an aircraft. It is also a federal offense to attempt to board an aircraft with weapons or explosives. A defendant commits either of these offenses when he or she: (1) boards or attempts to board an aircraft while possessing on his or her person or property a deadly or a dangerous weapon, which weapon is concealed and which weapon could be accessible to him or her in flight; (2) places or attempts to place aboard any aircraft a loaded firearm in his or her baggage or in any other property that is not accessible to him or her in flight; or (3) places or attempts to place aboard an aircraft any bomb or similar explosive or incendiary device. More... |
| Cellmate Informants |
| There are many different types of informants; one of the types of informant includes a cellmate informant. A cellmate informant is an informant that is incarcerated at the same time as a suspect and becomes friendly with the suspect in order to obtain information pertaining to the suspect's criminal activity. More... |
| Possession of Controlled Substances |
| Controlled substances are drugs, which are used for the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans and animals and which must be obtained under a valid prescription from a licensed practitioner. Possession of controlled substances without a valid prescription is a criminal offense. More... |
| Customs Fraud |
| What Constitutes Customs Fraud Fraud is defined as an intentional perversion of the truth to induce another individual into believing or doing something that they would not otherwise do. Fraud is an intentional crime. More... |
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