| CULPABLE MENTAL STATES |
| In order to be convicted of a criminal offense, a defendant must commit certain conduct that is prohibited by a statute, a municipal ordinance, or a rule; the defendant's conduct must produce the required result; the defendant must have the required mental state or culpability for the offense; and any exception to the offense must be negated. The required mental state or culpability for an offense refers to the defendant's state of mind or intent. The required mental state or culpability for an offense may consist of one or more mental elements. More... |
| JURY INSTRUCTIONS ON ACCOMPLICE WITNESSES |
| An accomplice is a person who participates in a criminal offense with which a defendant is being charged. An accomplice may participate before, during, or after the defendant's commission of the offense. An accomplice who testifies at a defendant's trial is deemed to be suspicious because of his or her participation in the offense. Therefore, most states have enacted the accomplice witness rule. More... |
| EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS IN FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS |
| A federal district court may dismiss a state prisoner's petition for federal habeas corpus relief without an evidentiary hearing if the petition is not sufficient on its face, if the petition fails to conform to applicable rules and procedure, or if the petition is frivolous. If the federal district court does not dismiss the petition, it will determine whether the prisoner is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on his or her petition.More... |
| MISCELLANEOUS THEFT OFFENSES |
| A person commits the offense of theft of a trade secret when he or she steals a trade secret, makes a copy of an article that contains a trade secret, or communicates or transmits a trade secret. A trade secret is any scientific or technical information, design, process, or formula that has value and that an owner has prevented others from obtaining. A trade secret gives a person an advantage over competitors who do not know or use the secret. A trade secret is no longer a trade secret when it becomes known in the community. More... |
| TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE OR GOVERNMENT RECORDS |
| A person commit the offense of evidence tampering when he or she, with the knowledge that an investigation or an official proceeding is in progress, alters, destroys, or conceals any record, document, or item in order to impair its verity, legibility, or availability as evidence in the investigation or the official proceeding. More... |
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