Gina Brock Hill, lawyers in Denton, TX, Texas

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...

The Criminal Justice Process - An Overview

The criminal justice process begins with the discovery that a crime has been committed. Some crimes such as traffic offenses and resisting arrest are committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer. In general, when a police officer observes the commission of a crime, the officer may arrest the offender without seeking an arrest warrant. Most crimes, however, are committed when a law enforcement officer is not present. Those crimes are investigated by state and local police departments, and federal agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). More...

BIGAMY

A person commits the offense of bigamy when he or she is legally married and when he or she marries or purports to marry another person, who is not his or her spouse. A person also commits the offense of bigamy when he or she is not legally married and when he or she marries or purports to marry another person who is legally married. More...

Bank Fraud and Financial Institutions

Congress enacted a bank fraud statute as part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. The purpose of the bank fraud statute was to fill the gaps that existed with respect to fraud against federally chartered or insured institutions. Thereafter, other federal acts were passed to expand the scope and coverage of the bank fraud statute. Some of the other acts included the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, the Crime Control Act of 1990, and the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act. More...

INJURY TO A CHILD, AN ELDERLY PERSON, OR A DISABLED INDIVIDUAL

A person commits the offense of injury to a child, an elderly person, or a disabled individual when the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes serious bodily injury or impairment to the child, the elderly person, or the disabled individual. More...