false, as thinking and actually taking action are completely different. however, if they can PROVE you were PLOTTING a crime they can charge you with a misdemeanor known as loitering.
A brain-reading machine has not been invented yet.
A defendant is a person who has been charged with a criminal offense.
Absolutely. Committing ANY criminal offense is a violation of probation.
In most states DUI can be charged and tried as either a traffic offense OR a criminal offense. It will depend on HOW you were charged.
If you commit a crime, then you're breaking the law. If you call breaking the law a crime, then yes, you're committing a crime by committing a crime.Added; A criminal act is composed of two conscious acts: The Mens Reus (the criminal intent) and the Actus Reus (the criminal act). By committing the act you are completing the 2nd part of the offense necessary to convict you - therefore YES, you are engaged in committing a crime.But it's still a paradox. If you commit a crime by committing a crime, then wouldn't you be committing a crime for the committed crime for committing a crime> It goes on forever, but then final answer is YES.
Yes, if both crimes are embodied in the same offense, you could be charged with more than one offense.
Merely thinking about committing a crime is not, in and of itself, a crime. To be charged by the State with committing a criminal offense, you must have an intent to commit that crime and must engage in an actual act in the furtherance of that crime.
Only the person who is committing the crime using a robot will be charged.
Criminal Justice is the system in every country or jurisdiction of ensuring that a person who commits a crime is brought before the court and given the proper punishment for his offense. It also ensures that a person has a fair and impartial trial if he is accused of committing a crime.
Knowingly helping someone commit a criminal act is itself illegal. If you did not have any reason to believe that they were committing a crime (for example, if you legitimately thought they had been properly released) then you can offer that as a defense if you should be charged with a crime.
Yes. If further investigation of the offense discloses probable cause that you were involved in the offense you certainly can be charged at that time.
Yes, they are the same thing.
Indictment is the process where a person is formally charged with committing a crime. This is a common law concept, and is used throughout the world.