LAW 3220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hung Jury, Trial, Federal Crime In The United States
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Criminal law (cid:1) (cid:1: you cant negotiate with an innocent person to plead guilty, discovery for criminal cases is very different than regular. Value for the solicitor or police is that. Every defendant has the right to this after discovery. Plaintiff is called the prosecutor in criminal trial. Hung jury: when the jury cant decide. If the defendant is found innocent it is over: this is not done often because. In a criminal case you can get: jail time, prison, fined, given probation, pay restitution to the victim. Criminal activity for a financial advantage occurring in business**** Antitrust: violation under the sherman act and clayton act: price fixing. Bankruptcy: when people don"t have enough money to pay their bills so they ask the courts to wipe their debts away. Courts will ask for your assets because if you have any they will apply them: things people will do: