true or false defendents in criminal cases have the right to remain silent and cannot be compelled to testify against themselves
Public intoxication is a minor misdemeanor but a crime nonetheless. If it occurred after your 18th birthday it WILL show up on your record.
In most places anyone under the age of 12 is considered incapable of forming the intent to commit a crime.
DEFENSE
Yes. You must be in a bar, club, or private residence if you are intoxicated.
Insanity defense and self defense
The defense to prosecution for the crime of theft is typically claiming that the accused had a legal right to the property or did not intend to permanently deprive the owner of it.
no
yes it is
A criminal defense attorney is the guy that is appointed to defend someone that is being accused of a crime. A criminal defense attorney is very important. They are the people that are appointed to make sure that people accused of a crime are given a fair trial.
Not unless he is convicted of a crime, which is extremely unlikely. Self-defense is not a crime.
A crime committed under threat or menace can sometimes be defended using the duress defense. Duress is sometimes called coercion.
If it is being used as a defense against the crime it is known as an ALIBI.