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====Bounty hunters==== | ====Bounty hunters==== | ||
===Prosecution and trial=== | ===Prosecution and trial=== | ||
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Prosecutors in [[Urcea]] will often, if the evidence presents itself, add additional charges to an individual being prosecuted that have to do with otherwise decriminalized activities considered to be immoral by the state, including {{wp|sodomy}} and {{wp|fornication}}. This practice, informally known as "no-no tack-ons", is the primary source of nearly all convictions on a number of crimes against morality, as many of them - such as the [[LGBT rights around the world|aforementioned sodomy]] - never being an offense that would be prosecuted alone. In many cases, these tack-on offenses are ones to which those accused of other crimes will plead guilty to as part of a {{wp|plea bargain}}. This practice has been criticized by many groups across the political spectrum - ranging from the former [[Julian Party (Urcea)|Julian Party]] to LGBT activist groups - as hypocritical and a lack of a serious enthusiasm for the actual moral laws of the country. | |||
===Victims rights=== | ===Victims rights=== | ||
===Appeals=== | ===Appeals=== | ||