VIOLENT CRIMES DEFENSE
Violent Crimes Defense
A violent crime is a crime in which the alleged criminal offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim. This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective, such as murder, as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end, such as robbery. Violent crimes include crimes committed with and without weapons.
Violent crimes can be criminally charged as misdemeanors and felonies and are tried in State, Federal and Juvenile Court. Violent crimes can result in some of the most serious punishments and sentences. Violent Crime punishments can range dramatically, based on notorious factors. The highest punishment being death in many states.
Violent Crimes Defense should be specific to the alleged violent crime, individual involved, case evidence and situation circumstances.
Crime Definitions
- Murder / Homicide
- Assault and Battery
- Domestic Violence
- Terrorist Threats
- Illegal Possession of Weapons
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Hate Crimes
Firm Articles on Violent Crimes Issues
- PLAYING DIRTY False Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Battles
- OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD False Allegations of Child Abuse Against Educators
- VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER California Penal Code 192
- TERRORIST THREATS When is a Threat Criminal
- TRAVELING WITH WEAPONS Federal Statutes and Regulations
- ASSAULT AND BATTERY Legal Issues
- HIT & RUN Trends, Consequences and Considerations
- ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Federal & State Issues
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Unjust Accusations
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Male Victims
- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the Presumption of Innocence
Criminal Law News
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Pennsylvania Child Sex Abuse Laws and Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal
Sex crimes of all nature, especially child sex abuse crimes, are considered very serious crimes in Pennsylvania. Under Pennsylvania Statutes Sections 3121-3130, you could be… Full article »
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Imhoff & Associates Secures Release of Wrongfully Convicted Client Luis Galicia and Dismissal of Child Molestation Case
San Diego (California) – Defense Attorney Shannon Dorvall of the Imhoff & Associates Law Firm, one of the largest multi-jurisdictional criminal defense firms, escorted her client Luis Galicia… Full article »
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Nuclear Smuggler or Kidnapped Iranian Businessman?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amir Sairafi was an Iranian trader doing business in Dubai, the free-wheeling Middle East commerce hub. When he flew to Germany to take his oral exams for… Full article »
