Case Summaries

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Domestic Violence
Stalking
1.Attorney Fees
2.Attorneys
3.Backlash
4.Civil Protection Orders
5.Civil Protection Orders -- Duration
6.Civil Protection Orders: Enforcement
7.Civil Protection Orders: Magistrates
8.Cohabitation
9.Constitutional Issues
10.Criminal
11.Criminal: Defendant's Right of Confrontation
12.Criminal: Domestic Violence Double Jeopardy Issues
13.Criminal: Domestic Violence Expungement
14.Criminal: Domestic Violence Guilty Pleas
15.Criminal: Domestic Violence Prosecution without Victim
16.Criminal: Domestic Violence Sentencing
17.Criminal: Recanting Complainant
18.Criminal: Temporary Protection Orders
19.Custody Issues
20.Divorce Issues
21.Domestic Violence Shelters - Confidentiality
22.Judges
23.Juveniles
24.Law Enforcement Response
25.Parental Discipline
26.Same Sex Couples
27.Tort
28.Victim of Crimes Fund
29.Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
30.Visitation Issues
31.Weapons
1.Belief of Impending Physical Harm
2.Civil Protection Orders
3.Civil Protection Orders: Enforcement
4.Constitutional Issues
5.Criminal: Double Jeopardy
6.Criminal: Stalking Sentencing
7.Definition of "Closely Related in Time"
8.Definition of "Knowingly Causing"
9.Effect on Unemployment Compensation
10.Insanity Defense
11.Jurisdiction
12.Mental Distress Requirements
13.Other Acts Evidence
14.Pattern of Conduct
15.Stalking Civil Protection Orders
16.Stalking Protection Orders
17.Standard
18.Surrendering Firearms
19.Tort Liability