The DNA Fingerprinting Process
DNA fingerprinting is a powerful technology that has taken the criminal justice system by storm, providing what has been claimed to be a “tool of stunning precision, able to link the blood, semen, or hair left at the scene of a crime to a suspect’s DNA.” The trial of O.J. Simpson brought the technology [...]
[Continue reading]Assault and Battery Charges
Assault is both a crime and a tort, and, therefore, may result in either criminal or civil liability. Battery is a criminal offense and is oftentimes coupled with criminal assault; and as such, the two acts are considered to be two elements of the same crime. In essence, an assault involves the threat or attempt [...]
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