Articles

Nevada's Crime Victim Program Provides A Bridge For Crime Victims
When a gunman opened fire at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas October 1, people knew their lives would be changed in an instant. Concert-goers who were wounded will need medical and mental health aid for a while. How do they pay the medical bills?
By Nicholas Wooldridge, Esq, LV Criminal Defense

Can Victims Claim Compensation?
Many people often feel offended when they are charged with a Criminal case, such as for financial crimes, physical violence, cyber crimes and so on. Some individuals think that they will receive compensation if they file a criminal case against...
By Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Rules and Regulations Followed in Criminal Cases
It is important for any accused in any criminal case to understand what his rights are in criminal sessions and to be able to at least imagine how things might work in such sessions or how the law is organized.
By Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Witness Hearing Before the Criminal Courts
The witnesses have to be invited to attend the hearing on the basis of a request from one of the parties. After the approval of the court. The official notice will have to be sent at least 1 day before the hearing date. Although the parties to...
By Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Extradition Article: Procedures
Procedures of the United Arab Emirates to deliver a suspect of Extradition. If there is a convention between UAE and another country for extradition, this will take priority to the UAE International Judicial Corporation Law, where neither of...
By Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Extradition Article: Guidelines
Where the proposal has already been sent by the requesting party, Interpol will arrest the suspect and produce him to the Public Prosecution within 48 hours of his arrest. After the arrest, investigations are begun, the suspect's accusation is...
By Hassan Mohsen Elhais

A Principal in Disturbing the Peace May Be Sentenced to 25- Year-To-Life For Attempted Murder That Follows
In 2008, inside a Stockton grocery store, Eduardo Liesa, a member of the Sureo street gang, allegedly made rude comments and threw gang signs to two Norteo gang members. The two gangs were rival gangs. The confrontation continued into the grocery...
By Greg Hill

Court May Not Involuntarily Commit a Mentally Retarded Person Without a Showing That Violence is Related to Retardation
A clinical psychologist also testified that he had threatened to kill his parents without saying how he would do so. He reportedly did not want either of his parents to be his conservator. He was then arrested by police, who had to restrain him...
By Greg Hill

How Much Time in Jail or Prison Will I Actually Serve?
This curiosity arises not just because of widespread media attention about jail and prison overcrowding resulting in shortened sentences, but out of concern for their employment, their family's financial support and simple anxiety over being...
By Greg Hill

Beware: Living With a Prostitute Can Be Illegal and Land You in Prison
The criminal complaint alleged that Grant "did unlawfully and knowing a person to be a prostitute, live and derive support and maintenance in whole or in part from the earnings and proceeds of said person's prostitution." The prostitute was his...
By Greg Hill