Criminal Law
| Aiding and Abetting Illegal Aliens and Employment of Illegal Aliens |
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| An illegal alien is a person born in a foreign country who has come into the United States by way of improper channels. Illegal aliens may enter the United States by crossing the Mexican or Canadian border. They are also smuggled in by means of transportation by roadway or waterway.
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| Receipt of Stolen Government Property and Improper Disposal of Government Property |
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| Receiving stolen government property is a federal offense. The prosecution must show the following elements existed in order to try a defendant for the offense of receiving stolen government property: The defendant received, concealed, or retained stolen property; the stolen property belonged to the United States; the defendant knew that the property had been embezzled, stolen, or converted; the defendant had the intent to convert the government property for his own use.
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| Federal Government's Disclosure Obligations |
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| The federal government has a duty to disclose certain documents and evidence to the defendant. The federal government has a duty to provide the defendant with a copy of his prior criminal record. However, the only information that must be provided to the defendant with respect to his prior criminal record is that which shows which offense the defendant was convicted of. The federal government is not required to provide any other information with respect to the conviction. More... |
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| Vindictive and Selective Prosecution |
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| A prosecutor may violate a defendant's due process rights if they are using their decision to prosecute the defendant for purposes of retaliation. More... |
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| FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING CARJACKING |
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| Although offenses involving motor vehicles thefts are usually prosecuted by state and local law enforcement authorities, the increased number of such offenses and the increased use of violence in connection with the offenses caused Congress to enact a federal carjacking statute. Congress also directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorneys' offices to cooperate with state and local authorities in the investigation of such offenses and to prosecute some offenses in federal court. More... |
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