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		<title>What are the elements of the entrapment defense in Mississippi?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Entrapment occurs when law enforcement induces or encourages you to commit a crime that you would not normally have been &#8220;predisposed&#8221; to commit.  In other words, they unethically &#8220;lead&#8221; you to do it.  Mississippi recognizes entrapment as a complete defense to a crime, if certain conditions are met.  Entrapment has two elements: government inducement of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/15/mississippi-entrapment-defense/</link>
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		<title>Is spice illegal in Mississippi?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not statewide as of the date of this post, but you need to keep up with it.  It has already been banned in certain Mississippi towns.   What is spice? Last year I was involved in the court-martial of a servicemember who was charged with smoking &#8220;spice,&#8221; and I have to admit that I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/14/spice-illegal-in-mississippi/</link>
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		<title>Should I Appeal my Criminal Case?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you try your case, and lose it, you absolutely should appeal.  If there were enough issues that forced you to try the case, then there are more than likely going to be issues to be raised on your behalf in an appeal.  You may not have the same lawyer represent you on your appeal that you had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/13/mississippi-criminal-appeals-lawyeshould-i-appeal-my-case/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi Crime of the Week &#8211; Profanity or Drunkenness in Public</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Any person that profanely swears or curses, uses vulgar or indecent language, or is drunk in a public place, in the presence of two or more people, shall be fined not more than $100.00, or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both.  Miss. Code Ann. § 97-29-47.   This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/12/mississippi-profanity-drunkenness-in-public-place/</link>
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		<title>Does the prosecutor have to turn over evidence that helps my case?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, absolutely. If you are accused of a crime, the prosecutor is required by law to provide you with all &#8220;exculpatory&#8221; evidence that is known to them.  Exculpatory evidence is evidence that tends to prove that you are not guilty.  The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that mandates this is Brady v. Maryland, and any evidence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/11/exculpatory-helpful-evidence-brady-material-mississippi/</link>
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		<title>Federal Crime of the Week &#8211; Money Laundering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Money laundering is the act of hiding or disguising the source or destination of illegally-obtained funds so that they are difficult to trace.  Money is laundered so that the profits of theft, drug sales, or other illegal activity will appear to come from a legitimate source.   While money laundering is often thought of as more related [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/11/federal-money-laundering/</link>
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		<title>What makes white collar crime different?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[White-collar crime is a &#8220;brand&#8221; of crime covering a variety of activities that usually involve cheating someone out of something.  I&#8217;ve covered it previously here.  The main deference between &#8221;white-collar&#8221; crimes, like tax evasion, mortgage fraud, FEMA fraud, etc., and &#8220;blue-collar&#8221; crimes, like robbery, homicide, etc., is the means by which the offense is committed.  Blue-collar crimes typically involve physical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/10/mississippi-white-collar-crime-lawyer/</link>
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		<title>Does Mississippi have a Boot Camp program?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Parris Island, South Carolina.  The United States Marine Corps.  1987.  Third Battalion, India Company, Platoon 3056. I joined the Marine Corps on a whim.  The recruiter told me he &#8220;only had one space left,&#8221; and I believed him.  When I got on the bus to Marine Corps boot camp I found out that recruiter had filled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/08/mississippi-boot-camp-program/</link>
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		<title>What is Nonadjudication?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are dozens of ways to resolve a criminal case in Mississippi, and &#8220;nonadjudication&#8221; is one of the best, short of being found &#8220;Not Guilty.&#8221;  If you meet the criteria necessary for nonadjudiction, and if you are patient and stay out of trouble, the end result will be that the conviction stays off your record.  &#8220;Nonadjudication&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/07/mississippi-criminal-nonadjudication/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi Crime of the Week &#8211; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been my experience that the crime of &#8220;drug paraphernalia&#8221; catches most people off guard.  The definition of drug paraphernalia casts a very wide net, and most people possess items that could be classified as drug paraphernalia and don&#8217;t know it.  The key is what you plan to do with it. The Drug Enforcement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mississippicriminaldefenseblog.com/2010/07/07/mississippi-drug-paraphernalia-laws/</link>
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