Because a hate crime is when you attack someone because of their religion and homelessness is not a religion.
If a homeless person is charged with a crime, they may have a public defender to try their case. Another option is if a lawyer agreed to work pro bono, or free, because they really believe in the cause or the case.
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Yes, a person can be prosecuted for a crime committed in another country if the crime is considered illegal in both the country where it was committed and the country where the person is being prosecuted. This is known as extraterritorial jurisdiction.
All states arrest homeless people that have committed a crime. Typical crimes committed by the homeless include, vagrancy, panhandling, criminal trespassing, and theft. However, being homeless in itself is not a crime in any state.
The crime committed when someone threatens another person with a gun is typically considered assault with a deadly weapon.
no, if someone who is homeless steals food, it is a crime, but it is not a hate crime because they aren't doing it because they hate the person they are stealing from, they are doing it because they are starving
When someone encourages or helps another person to commit an illegal act or crime, it is called "aiding and abetting." And, yes, you can be prosecuted for it.
yes
A felon.
One person verbally misrepresents another person on purpose.
Yes, it is still trespassing on another person's property