| Stipulations of Expected Testimony, Trial Procedure, and Rules of Evidence in a Criminal Trial |
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| The parties in a criminal trial may stipulate or agree to the expected testimony of a witness that will not be able to attend or testify at trial. The parties may also stipulate to the contents of a document that will not be produced at trial. When the parties stipulate to expected witness testimony or to the contents of a document they are not stipulating to the admissibility or factual accuracy of the testimony or document. More... |
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| Types of Insurance Fraud |
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| There are numerous types of insurance fraud. Insurance fraud encompasses fraudulent claims made by the defendant with the specific intent to defraud the insurer. Some of the types of fraud claims include: Property fraud claims, automobile fraud claims, life insurance fraud claims, healthcare fraud claims.
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| OBSCENITY OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS |
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| Because obscene material is not protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, states have a right to regulate the distribution of obscene material. Where the distribution of the material involves a minor, states have a further right to define the type of material that is obscene or harmful to the minor.
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| MISCELLANEOUS THEFT OFFENSES |
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| A person commits the offense of theft of a trade secret when he or she steals a trade secret, makes a copy of an article that contains a trade secret, or communicates or transmits a trade secret. A trade secret is any scientific or technical information, design, process, or formula that has value and that an owner has prevented others from obtaining. A trade secret gives a person an advantage over competitors who do not know or use the secret. A trade secret is no longer a trade secret when it becomes known in the community. More... |
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| GAMBLING |
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| A person commits the offense of gambling when he or she makes a bet on the result of a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in the game or contest; when he or she makes a bet on the result of a political nomination, appointment, or election, or on the success of any political nominee, candidate, or appointee; or when he or she plays and bets for money or for any item of value on any game that is played with cards, dice, balls, or other gambling devices. More... |
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