• Introduction
  • How The Criminal Process Begins
  • Differences From The Civil Courts
  • Searches And Seizures
  • Grand Juries
  • Indictment
  • Arrest, Interrogation and Bail
  • Plea Bargains
  • Defenses and Exceptions
  • Evidence
  • Trial
  • Specific Offenses
  • Abduction
  • Arson
  • Assault and Battery
  • Attempted Crimes
  • Bigamy
  • Blackmail or Extortion
  • "Bounced" or Worthless Checks
  • Bribery
  • Burglary
  • Carjacking
  • Conspiracy
  • Computer Crimes
  • Criminal Trespass
  • Disorderly Conduct
  • Driving While Intoxicated
  • Drug or Narcotic Crimes
  • Drunkeness
  • Embezzlement
  • Endangering a Child
  • Failure to Render Aid
  • Forgery
  • Gambling
  • Harassment
  • Homicide
  • Incest
  • Identity Theft
  • Juvenile Crimes
  • Kidnapping
  • Larceny or Theft
  • Libel
  • Obscenity
  • Perjury
  • Prostitution
  • Rape
  • Receipt of Stolen Goods
  • Robbery
  • Stalking
  • Terroristic Threats
  • Weapons Possession
  • Sentencing
  • Parole
  • Retaining a Criminal Defense Attorney
  • Your Criminal Case

    • Abduction

    Similar to kidnapping, abduction is the unlawful taking of a child or adult by fraud, persuasion or violence. Some state laws add the taking for "immoral purposes" as part of the legal definition of abduction.

    The crucial element in the crime of abduction is the presence of "restraint." The victim must be restrained for an abduction to occur. Restraint is the act of forcefully restricting a person's movements, without consent, by moving the person from one place to another or confining the person. Kidnapping usually requires an abduction.

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