http://resources.lawinfo.com/rss/en/articles/criminal-trial/index.html Criminal Trial Articles - LawInfo provides Free Criminal Trial Articles to help you understand your legal issue http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/double-jeopardy.html <p>The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, in part, that, &ldquo;&hellip;nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb&hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp; This is known as the double jeopardy clause and it protects people from being tried for the same crime on the same set of facts more than one time by the same government. <br /> <br /> While the Fifth Amendment double jeopardy clause only applies to the federal government, the U.S. Criminal Trial Articles Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:03:24 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/double-jeopardy.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/what-comes-next-after-the-arrest-.html <font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"><font face="Arial"> <p><font face="Arial">Have you been arrested for a crime or are you a suspect in a crime?&nbsp; The criminal justice process varies from state to state, and the federal criminal justice system has its own rules, procedures, and terms for processing those accused of federal crimes. However, in many cases, the following outlines the general process involved when you are charged with a crime.&nbsp; </font></p> <p><font face="Arial"><strong Criminal Trial Articles Fri, 16 May 2008 20:23:36 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/what-comes-next-after-the-arrest-.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/do-you-need-an-attorney-or-can-you-represe.html <div>There are many circumstances in the United States when a person is entitled to represent himself in legal matters.&nbsp;The Supreme Court has found that the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution which guarantees the right to counsel also allows a person to represent himself at trial.&nbsp;Similarly, many states have constitutional provisions which allow self representation.&nbsp;However, this right to self representation has limits and there are certain circumstances when legal Criminal Trial Articles Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:57:57 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/do-you-need-an-attorney-or-can-you-represe.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/sentencing-guidelines-fair-sentences-or-a-den.html In the 1980s, it became apparent to those in the U.S. government that there were wide sentencing disparities in the United States federal court system.&nbsp; Defendants who were convicted of very similar crimes were receiving wildly different sentences.&nbsp; Accordingly, a movement began to develop federal sentencing guidelines.&nbsp; In addition to providing equitable sentences around the country, the sentencing guidelines were meant to impose a specific sentence on defendants.&nbsp; Some cour Criminal Trial Articles Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:58:39 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/sentencing-guidelines-fair-sentences-or-a-den.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/what-are-contingent-fee-agreements.html <div>Some attorneys will accept cases on a contingency fee basis.&nbsp;In short, this means that the client does not pay attorneys fees unless the client is successful in his or her case.&nbsp;In many situations, particularly personal injury cases, this is beneficial to the plaintiff who may not have the money to hire an attorney pursuant to a traditional fee agreement but might be willing to pay the attorney out of a future award or settlement.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong><br /> The Criminal Trial Articles Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:52:18 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/what-are-contingent-fee-agreements.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/wrongful-convictions.html <p> Despite the extensive constitutional protections built into the American justice system that make it one of the most progressive systems in the modernized world, it is no secret that some people are accused, and even convicted, of crimes that they did not commit.&nbsp;In a perfect world, the justice system would operate in a manner that would prevent such miscarriages of justice.&nbsp;But in a system whose foundation rests on humans, and inevitable human errors, mistakes do occur.&nbsp;</p Criminal Trial Articles Wed, 22 May 2013 00:35:33 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/wrongful-convictions.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/wrongful-convictions-resulting-from-false-con.html <div>In a substantial number of cases involving wrongful criminal convictions, innocent defendants voluntarily plead guilty, or otherwise confess to the crime with which they are charged.&nbsp;While it seems counterintuitive to the normal person to admit guilt to crime that he or she didn&rsquo;t commit, innocent defendants sometimes erroneously admit guilt for a number of reasons, including fear or intimidation, coercion or duress, impairment, or simple ignorance. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <di Criminal Trial Articles Sat, 16 May 2009 01:46:08 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/wrongful-convictions-resulting-from-false-con.html http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/do-you-swear-to-tell-the-whole-truth-the-admi.html <div>One of the greatest challenges for the judge and jury in the courtroom is to determine which witnesses are telling the truth.&nbsp;While witnesses must promise to tell the truth before taking the witness stand, judges and juries often hear conflicting testimony that indicates someone is being untruthful.</div> <div>&nbsp;<br /> It might seem like the technology of the polygraph, also known as the lie detector test, could take the guess work out of determining who is lying and who is telli Criminal Trial Articles Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:40:03 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/articles/criminal-trial/federal/do-you-swear-to-tell-the-whole-truth-the-admi.html 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