Criminal Law is the name given to the branch of law that governs an individual’s relationship to the state. It includes the definitions of criminal offences, which are usually established by Congress or state legislatures.
The term “criminal law” also encompasses the rights of an accused and the criminal process, including arrest, pleas, discovery, pre-trial hearings, trials, evidence, motions, and post-trial remedies. The main purpose of criminal law is to set forth the punishment for criminal offences.
To prove any crime, no matter how serious, the prosecutor must prove that the accused committed a criminal act with intent beyond a reasonable doubt.
Crimes are classified as misdemeanours, less serious offences that are normally punishable by a fine like some traffic violations, petty theft, or possession of a small amount of marijuana.
And felonies-more serious offences that warrant imprisonments of one or more years, such as rape, theft, assault with intent, assault with a deadly weapon, or homicide/murder. Hlapane Attorneys Inc can assist clients in the application for bail, defence and investigation