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2. Jacobson v. United States - Wikipedia

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   Jacobson v. United States, 503 U.S. 540 (1992), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court regarding the criminal procedure topic of entrapment.A narrowly divided court overturned the conviction of a Nebraska man for receiving child sexual abuse material through the mail, ruling that postal inspectors had implanted a desire to do so through repeated written entreaties.

3. Thousands of inmates could be denied a chance at shorter ...

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   March 15, 2024 at 2:21 PM. Erin Schaff. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to potentially thousands of federal prison inmates by ruling against a convicted drug dealer seeking ...

4. Billy Hayes (writer) - Wikipedia

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   William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, and film director. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish.

5. Presentence investigation report - Wikipedia

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   Presentence investigation report. A presentence investigation report ( PSIR) is a legal document that presents the findings of an investigation into the "legal and social background" of a person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should influence the severity or leniency of a ...

6. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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   Generally, a statement from a court that a writ is allowed (i.e. granted); most commonly, a grant of leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, in reference to which the word is used equivalently to certiorari (q.v.) elsewhere. / ˌ æ l l oʊ k eɪ t ʊr / alter ego: another I A second identity living within a person. / ˌ ɒ l t ...

7. Character evidence - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, character evidence may be offered at trial to: 1. prove character, if character is a substantive issue in the litigation. admissibility of character evidence to prove character is not affected by the case's civil or criminal nature. 2. prove, through circumstantial evidence, an aspect of an individual's conduct.