| INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS OR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS |
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| It is a federal offense to interfere with flight crew members or flight attendants while an aircraft is in flight within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. The offense applies to any individual who, by assaulting, threatening, or intimidating a flight crew member or a flight attendant of an aircraft, interferes with the performance of the duties of the flight crew member or the flight attendant or lessens the ability of the flight crew member or the flight attendant to perform his or her duties.
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| Criminal Violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 |
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| The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) is an Act that regulates the generation, regulation, storage, disposal, and transportation of hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as specific chemicals contained on EPA lists. Hazardous waste also includes waste that is ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic. The Act requires that hazardous waste be treated, stored, and disposed of only at facilities that have an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waste permit. More... |
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| Severance of Offenses and Defendants |
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| If any of the defendants would be prejudiced by a joinder of defendants or offenses then the defendants may file a motion for severance. A motion for severance may be filed with respect to the defendants and/or the offenses charged in the indictments. It is within the trial court's discretion to grant or deny the motion for severance. More... |
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| MURDER |
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| A person commits the offense of murder when he or she intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual or when he or she intends to cause serious bodily injury to an individual and commits an act that causes the death of the individual. More... |
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| SEARCH & SEIZURE - INVESTIGATIVE STOPs |
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| If a police officer has a reasonable basis for believing that a person is involved in criminal activity or is about to be involved in criminal activity, the officer has a right to make an investigative stop of that person. Another name for an investigative stop is a "Terry Stop," which name is taken from the United States Supreme Court case of Terry v. Ohio. The officer may make the stop even though he or she does not have probable cause for an arrest. The purpose of the stop is to investigate criminal activity and not to make an arrest.More... |
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