| Brady Materials and Impeachment Evidence |
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| Certain types of impeachment evidence are required to be disclosed by the Government to the defendant upon the defendant's request. The disclosure of evidence by the Government upon the defendant's request is commonly referred to as disclosure of Brady materials. Brady materials must be known to the Government and must be material to the defendant's case to require disclosure.
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| Criminal Liabilty for Violating Environmental Statutes |
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| The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Generally and Penalities More... |
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| Unlawful Flight Offenses |
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| It is unlawful to flee to avoid custody or confinement, flight warrants, to avoid giving testimony, or to avoid service of process. The penalties associated therewith vary in duration and severity. More... |
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| Informants |
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| An informant is an individual that provides law enforcement officers with information about an individual or a criminal activity. Informants may be sought out by law enforcement officers or may just be present at the time that a crime occurred. There are numerous types of informants.
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| Comments During Closing Arguments and Curative Instructions |
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| If the defendant suspects that the prosecutor has made an inappropriate comment or remark during closing arguments, the defendant should make an immediate and contemporaneous objection. If the defendant fails to immediately object to the comment or remark, the defendant's later objection to the comment or remark will be deemed waived.
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