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FindLaw's Consumer Law section offers information about each state's laws on gun sales between private parties.
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FindLaw explains the differences between assault and battery, including intent and act requirements. Learn about aggravated offenses and available legal defenses.
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FindLaw's Criminal Law section summarizes the common penalties and criminal sentences resulting from assault and battery convictions.
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FindLaw's Criminal Law section describes common defenses to assault and battery charges, such as self-defense and consent.
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FindLaw's State Laws section describes Alabama's laws and criminal penalties regarding domestic violence.
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Cocaine remains illegal at both state and federal levels. North Dakota carries stiff penalties for possessing, using, selling, and trafficking cocaine. Learn more about North Dakota cocaine laws at FindLaw.com.
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Heroin use and possession remain illegal at both state and federal levels. Learn about the penalties and programs associated with heroin, opiates, and opioids under Massachusetts law at FindLaw.com.
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Harassment usually means touching or threatening someone with the intent to alarm them. FindLaw explains Alabama's laws and criminal penalties regarding harassment.
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This FindLaw article describes Alabama's civil statute of limitations laws, which require you to file your claim within a certain period of time.
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FindLaw describes the history of West Virginia's use of capital punishment, which it abolished in 1965.