Federal Criminal Law Flashcards
Prosecution (guilty)
Prosecution only goes with the word crime
Only government
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CRIME
Civil lawsuit (liability)
The word litigate only goes with tort
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TORT
More than one year
Look at the statue of max - could have been sentenced too
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FELONY
Up to one year
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MISDEMEANOR
Allows state law to be tried federally if there is federal jurisdiction (only on exclusive, concurrent property)
When there is not a federal statue at point; we can reach into state statue/law - can drag it into to fed court only works if there is not federal statue
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ASSIMILATIVE CRIMES ACT
Federal Jurisdiction Only
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EXCLUSIVE
Federal and State Jurisdiction
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CONCURRENT
State Jurisdiction Only
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PROPRIETARY
Must occur while doing the federal job (to include undercover) or because of the federal job/affiliation
Knowledge of federal affiliation only needed if a fed is off-duty
Former federal employees, if assault on something done while performing duties
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ASSAULT AND BATTERY
Has corrupt intent (not necessarily a successful outcome)
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BRIBERY
Convicted felons, fugitives, drug addicts, judicially-validated mental patients (adjudicated), illegal aliens, dishonorable discharged, renounced citizenships, those subject to restraining order with intimate partner, misdemeanor of domestic violence
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PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING FIREARMS
A knife blade length of ____ inches or longer is a dangerous weapon
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2.5
State, local, and federal law enforcement officers are exempt while performing their official duties to carry a dangerous weapon expect in
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FEDERAL FACILITIES (COURTHOUSES)
Main reason for tracing firearms is to link criminally used weapons to a
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SPECIFIC PERSON
Make (manufacturer), model, serial number, caliber/gauge
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TYPES OF INFORMATION GATHERED FROM FIREARM