SMG LA 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jury Trial, Miranda Warning, Securities Fraud
29 Sep 2018
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Criminal law: prohibits and punishes conduct that threatens public safety and welfare, prosecution (khoi to): only government can prosecute the perpetrator and send. Freedom from unreasonable search and seizures: 5. Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination (saying or doing something that shows that you are guilty of a crime) and double jeopardy (they can only charge your crime once: 6. Right of accused persons, right to an attorney and speedy trial: 8. Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments: 2 categories of crime, felony: serious crime. Can be sentence to 1 year or more: money laundering, embezzlement, wire fraud and securities fraud: misdemeanor: less serious. Punishable by less than 1 year: driving without license, possession of small amount of marijuana: 4th amendment, gathering evidence: 4th amendment prohibits government from making illegal searches and seizures of individuals and corporations.
