| Presenting and Objecting to Evidence |
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| In order for a court to consider evidence presented in a case, the evidence must be properly presented to the court for admission. Presentation of evidence may be undertaken in a variety of ways.More... |
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| DEFENSE EVIDENCE AT SENTENCING HEARINGS |
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| Either the prosecution or the defense is entitled to introduce evidence at a defendant's sentencing hearing. If the defense introduces evidence, it usually takes the form of reputation and character evidence or mitigation evidence.More... |
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| UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A WEAPON |
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| In some states, a person commits the offense of unlawful carrying of a weapon if he or she intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun, an illegal knife, or a club on his or her person. More... |
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| AGGRAVATED ROBBERY |
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| A person commits the offense of aggravated robbery when he or she during the course of a theft, which theft is committed with the intent to obtain or maintain control of property, intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person, uses or exhibits a deadly weapon, or causes bodily injury or threatens to cause injury to an elderly or a disabled person.
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| Factual Stipulations in Criminal Trials |
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| A stipulation is an agreement between adverse parties as to the definition or identification of a statement or pieces of evidence that are material to the case. Trial judges typically accept stipulations of fact presented by parties. However, it is within the trial judge's discretion to reject the stipulated fact if fact sought to be admitted is not relevant or constitutes a legal conclusion. When the trial court accepts a stipulated fact, the party that had the burden of proof with respect to the stipulated fact is relieved from presenting a foundation to establish that fact during the defendant's trial. More... |
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