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DUI Defenses

If a party is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), driving while intoxicated (DWI) or operating under the influence (OUI), there are numerous defenses he can raise prior to trial by way of a motion to suppress evidence or to...

DEFENSE OF A THIRD PERSON

Torts:Intentional Torts: Defenses:Defense of Self & Others

A defendant is entitled to use force or deadly force against another person in order to protect a third person from the other person. The...

GAMBLING

A person commits the offense of gambling when he or she makes a bet on the result of a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in the game or contest; when he or she makes a bet on the result of a political nomination, appointment,...

Customs Fraud and Evasion Practices

Double Invoicing

Double invoicing is a procedure in which an importer and foreign exporter agree to divide the per-unit cost between two invoices and present only one invoice at entry. The second invoice for...

MISTAKE OF FACT AS A DEFENSE

The defense of mistake of fact is used when a defendant is accused of committing a particular crime and the defendant admits that he or she committed another crime, which other crime is different from the particular crime and is not a...