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No. You cannot be charged with a crime for which no law existed prior to your committing it. Those kinds of laws are known as Ex Post Facto laws and are prohibited by the US Constitution.
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Can a pardon be issued before the crime is charged?
No.
Can you be bonded if you were convicted of a crime but were never arrested?
That is not possible, you must be arrested, charged and have a trial before you can be convicted of a crime.
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You would be charged as an accessory before or after the crime.
Meaning of be charged with a crime?
you are charged with a crime after you have been arrested on suspicion of said crime.
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Can a robot be charged with a crime?
Only the person who is committing the crime using a robot will be charged.
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Yes a person can be charged with a crime
Can you be charged with a crime and work with children?
it depends on the crime
What happened to the man who shot Lamar Smith in public?
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What is the word that means a person charged with a crime?
A person charged with a crime is the accused or the defendant.
What means you cannot be charged with a crime that was legal before a law was made sort of after the fact?
Ex Post Facto.
