{"id":351991,"date":"2016-04-04T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/criminal\/criminal-charges.html"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T18:44:02","slug":"criminal-charges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-charges.html","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Criminal Charges\n <\/h1>\n \n Criminal law in America today is statute-based. The federal government and each of the state governments create and amend criminal or penal codes. \n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Use the links in the list of common crimes below to read about specific topics, or keep reading this page to learn about the basics of criminal charges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Homicide\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n