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[tag=IN] [tag=DT] [lemma=criminal] □?
[tag=IN] [tag=DT] [lemma=criminal] [□]
The combination of drug , fraud , and immigration filings accounted for 60 percent of all criminal cases and for 65 percent of all criminal defendants . The District Court shall have original jurisdiction of all criminal cases ; of all causes in behalf of the State to recover penalties , forfeitures and escheats ; and of all suits and cases in which the State may be interested ; of all cases of divorce ; of all suits to recover damages for slander or defamation of character ; of all suits for the trial of title to land ; of all suits for the enforcement of liens ; and of all suits , complaints , and pleas whatever , without regard to any distinction between law and equity , when the matter in controversy shall be valued at , or amount to one hundred dollars , exclusive of interest ; and the said Courts , and the Judges thereof , shall have power to issue the writ of habeas corpus , and all other writs necessary to enforce their own jurisdiction , and to give them a general superintendence and control over inferior tribunals . The common belief was that the juvenile court was excessively lenient in all types of cases because of its concern for the welfare of the minor , while the criminal courts were probably forced to be lenient because they did not have unrestricted access to juvenile records . ) While the criminal caseload in these areas has increased , the civil jurisdiction of the federal courts has broadened and the number of bankruptcy filings also has risen substantially . These policies are often described as “ pro-charging ” and “ pro-prosecution ” policies ; nonetheless , they are , in fact , the applicable standards for all criminal conduct . While the Criminal Disclosure form is required only for the individual hired , the department may want to ask all those interviewed for the position to submit this form in case the first choice applicant does not accept the offer . On one occasion I said , by way of admonition : " I know that in your attachment for this person you have no bad object , and that this friendship rests not on any criminal design ; yet , under this interpretation , it accords not with the dignity of the learned to expose yourself to calumny , and put up with the rudeness of the rabble . Under most legal systems , if criminal proceedings are undertaken , it prevents any civil action for the recovery of funds until after the criminal case has been heard . In the trial of all criminal cases , the jury trying the same shall find and assess the amount of punishment to be inflicted , or fine to be imposed , except in cases where the punishment or fine shall be specifically imposed by law ; provided , that in all cases where by law it may be provided that capital punishment may be inflicted ; the jury shall have the right , in their discretion , to substitute imprisonment to hard labor for life . Drug offenses account for approximately 40 percent of all criminal cases in the federal system , and over 150,000 drug offenders have been sentenced under the guidelines since 1989 . One of the objectives of this capital project , Canadian Police Information Centre Renewal ( CPIC-R ) , is to replace and augment the capacity of the existing 30 year old CPIC system and to provide a national gateway for all criminal justice partners to access essential crime and offender data . The Cuban legal system 's serious procedural failings and lack of judicial independence , which violated the rights of all criminal defendants , were especially problematic with regard to capital offenses .