Criminal law ka

An overarching concept in American criminal law is that people may not be punished for committing merely immoral or unethical acts.
They can only be punished if that act has been announced beforehand as a crime.
In the United States, the adversarial system is used.

Brief overview of Kansas criminal statutes addressing the orchestration of pyramid and Ponzi schemes, in which early investors are paid with funds contributed by new investors.
The basics of Kansas' relatively strict marijuana laws, which punish a first offense for simple possession with up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.

Criminal law, as distinguished from civil law, is a system of laws concerned with crimes and the punishment of individuals who commit crimes.
Thus, where in a civil case two parties dispute their rights, a criminal prosecution involves the government deciding whether to punish an individual for either an act or an omission.