Hayes & Rothstein - Untitled 1

Production Immunity

Although the concept of production immunity is relatively new, in 1886 the United States Supreme Court held that the compulsory production of private papers containing incriminating information violated the Fifth Amendment to the United States...

CONDUCT & CAUSATION

Conduct

A defendant's conduct does not constitute a criminal offense unless the conduct is prohibited by a statute, a municipal ordinance, or a rule. The word "conduct" means an act or a failure to act. The...

CONFESSIONS - SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COUNSEL

Constitutional Law:Criminal Process:Assistance of Counsel

In addition to the right to counsel during interrogation under the self-incrimination privilege of the Fifth Amendment of the United States...

MOTIONS IN ARREST OF JUDGMENT

When a defendant has been convicted of a criminal offense, the defendant may seek relief from his or her conviction by filing a motion in arrest of judgment. A motion in arrest of judgment suggests that the judgment has not been legally rendered....

RIOT, OBSTRUCTION, AND DISRUPTION

A person commits the offense of riot when he or she, along with an assembly of a certain number of persons, creates an immediate danger of injury to property or to other persons or when he or she substantially interferes or obstructs law...