| Motions to Suppress Evidence |
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| A defendant may file a motion to suppress evidence during the pretrial phase of her trial. A motion to suppress is filed when the defendant is seeking to exclude evidence on the basis that it was illegally obtained. The evidence may have been obtained in violation of the defendant's right against unreasonable searches and seizures as provided under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The evidence may have been tainted by other illegally obtained evidence, thereby supporting the defendant's assertion that it should be excluded. More... |
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| CRIMINAL INSTRUMENTS & TOOLS |
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| A person commits an offense if he or she possesses criminal instruments or tools with the intent to use the criminal instruments or tools in the commission of a crime. A person also commits the offense of criminal instruments and tools if he or she manufactures, sells, or adapts criminal instruments or tools, with the intent to use, to aid in the use, or to permit another person to use the criminal instruments or tools in the commission of a crime.More... |
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| Arrest Warrants |
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| An arrest warrant is a written order from a magistrate or other judicial officer to a police officer commanding the seizure of a person.More... |
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| APPELLATE COURT PROCEDURE |
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| Most states have several courts of appeal. Each court of appeal hears cases from the counties in its district. Most appellate court have jurisdiction over a direct appeal of a defendant's conviction in a criminal case in the appellate court's district. More... |
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| PAROLE PROCEDURE |
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| After a prisoner has been admitted to a correctional institution, a state's parole board usually conducts an initial review of the prisoner's sentence. The parole board obtains all information that relates to the prisoner's sentence. Such information includes a trial court's judgment and sentence, any sentencing reports, the circumstances of the prisoner's offense, the prisoner's social and criminal history, and the prisoner's employment history.More... |
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