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Importance Of Proper Limiting Instructions In Admitting Evidence Jury instructions serve an important role on evidence issues. A central premise of our trial system is that jurors follow the law (or instructions) given by the court to decide the facts in the.

Since the 2016 election there has been an alarming increase in reports of hate incidents around the country. Reports range from vandalism and hate-fueled graffiti to physical attacks and shootings. The reports come amid heightened fear and anxiety within immigrant and minority.

The decision to suspend the immigration holds follows a California court ruling that ICE “is enjoined from issuing detainers to state and local law enforcement agencies in states where there is no explicit state statute authorizing civil immigration arrests on detainers” and.

If you are charged with allegedly committing an act of domestic violence and this is your first criminal offense, you are probably feeling frustrated, overwhelmed and uncertain about the future. The proposition of being ordered to serve time in jail can be.

The Nevada Supreme Court recently addressed whether DV charges are now serious enough to warrant a jury trial for defendants. The Court, in a unanimous decision, ruled in favor of granting a jury trial to defendants facing these criminal charges, according to.

The decision to charge you with a misdemeanor offense or felony offense carries major ramifications in terms of potential penalties you could face, if convicted. For example, if you are a first-time offender and the incident did not involve a deadly weapon,.

An armed robbery occurred in a store in the central valley and the perpetrator of the robbery remains at large, as of the date of this posting. Las Vegas police are continuing to search for the suspect and have surveillance video footage.

If you or a someone you love have been arrested for drug possession are you facing any jail time? The answer: Possession of controlled substance is a very serious criminal offense in Las Vegas and yes, you could be charged with a.

According to Nevada Revised Statute 200.485, battery domestic violence is the intentional infliction of unlawful physical contact against certain family members or current, or former, spouses or dating partners. For example, if there are allegations that you pushed or slapped an ex-husband.

A former Las Vegas police officer who was facing multiple criminal charges for inappropriate sexual contact with young boys took his own life. The 27-year-old defendant, who was also a youth sports coach, shot and killed himself at Hillpointe Park near Hillpointe.