legal maxims in criminal law

"Here are the leftovers for you, hurry up and finish them!" Marcel glanced at the plates filled with scattered rice, chicken bones with a little meat still attached, and vegetable soup with only the soup left. "Eat on the floor, as usual." Marcel looked down and looked at his wife, Shirley. "You have the nerve to tell me to finish your brothers' leftovers?" asked Marcel in a protesting tone, as he frowned reluctantly at the plates. The oppression Marcel experienced made him want to end his life by downing his parents' formula. However, instead of dying, he was transformed into a powerful being! Will his wife's family apologize?

{Warning: R-18, Dark Romance} "Because I want to sleep with you." --- Forced to marry a mysterious billionaire she has never met, Irene thought her suffering was finally over. But her husband is nowhere to be found, and his charming yet possessive "cousin" has made his dirty intentions unmistakably clear. Trapped in a web of lies and secrets, Irene must uncover the truth about the man she married—and the one who refuses to let her go. But the truth could cost her everything, including her freedom. Will she be able to risk it all?

Jagger has a double life, a life bound to the law and another where he breaks every law known to man as he does his job as The Enforcer for the New York City Mafia. Jagger has been engulfed in sorrow since he lost the woman he loved and their baby when she got caught up in the dark side of his life.  Jagger sank into depression, drugs, and alcohol while trying to fight off his demons and get revenge for what happened to the woman he loved and their baby. The man that killed them is a ghost, a ghost Jagger can’t seem to find. Jagger rebuilt his life, becoming the most reputable criminal lawyer in New York City, and now he needs to face the man he stole his woman from in court. His past seems to come back to haunt him when he meets the only woman who has made him forget about his past and wants to be with someone again.  Calliope Flores is a law student who is suing one of her professors for sexual harassment. Her life has turned upside down, as she has to deal with what happened and relive it every second of every day. When she meets the lawyer representing her professor, her disgust for him mixes with lust, desire, and a mind-blowing sexual attraction.  Callie tries to fight off her desire while cultivating the anger that fuels her body. Getting mixed up with a big-time lawyer from the opposite side seems like a mistake Callie is willing to make if it will make her feel alive again.  This is the third and last book of The Legacies series. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but it is recommended to read the other books first for better comprehension. 

My mother-in-law competed with me over everything. When she found out I was trying to get pregnant, she went as far as to use a folk remedy to get pregnant as well. It was a molar pregnancy, but she still flaunted it in front of me. I told her that it was a medical condition that needed immediate treatment or it could develop into a tumor and endanger her life. Nonetheless, she insisted that she was carrying a few gorgeous babies. I convinced my family to forcefully take her to the hospital, but my mother-in-law never forgave me. She pushed me off a balcony out of hatred, killing me. When I opened my eyes again, I found out I had been reborn on the day she first announced her pregnancy.

Have you met identical twins that are so identical you can hardly tell them apart?  Well?... Imagine getting married to one twin, but due to a string of events beyond your control, you end up in bed with your husband's twin.  Ariana Gray just wanted a night of passion with her husband, hoping to salvage her marriage, which was on the brink of collapse, but she ended up sleeping with her husband's twin.  Ariana thought since the bastard took advantage of her ignorance and had his way with her, they could just pretend it never happened and return to how everything was previously, but what happens when her brother-in-law decides that once isn't enough?  What happens when the jerk blackmails her that he would tell her husband she was the one who seduced him? Would Ariana accept this sinful offer, or would she risk it all and tell her husband the truth? What happens when she becomes pregnant? Who is the father of her baby? ***  Kaden Hunt was the cursed twin of the Hunt family. After a monk told his grandfather, who was very superstitious, that one of the twins would destroy all his legacy and make him bankrupt and that he, Kayden, was the bad seed, he was treated like scum by his family and was always hidden from the outside world.  What happens when Kayden finally gets a chance to leave the shadows? What happens when he becomes the main character of the story? Would he make them pay or would he return back to them a hundredfold of everything they did to him?

Sansa Vale gave Killian Wolfe everything—her body, love, devotion, inheritance, even her dignity. She endured his humiliations and endless affairs. But when she lost her unborn child and caught him in bed with her best friend on their anniversary night, she broke—and walked away. Fleeing across the ocean, she crashed into the arms of a stranger: older, powerful, mysterious. Winston Wolfe made her feel something she thought she’d lost—desire. Then he vanished, leaving her with a shattered heart and a secret she never meant to keep. When Killian fakes her death to get rid of her, she plays along. Now she’s back—not as the meek wife, but as an heiress ready to reclaim her throne and burn him to the ground. Until she discovers the truth—Winston is Killian’s adoptive father. Caught in a wicked game of power, lust, and betrayal, Sansa must choose: revenge, or the man who made her feel alive again. Love is war. And this time, Sansa’s holding the leash.

Si Caroline Shenton ay ang matagal na at hindi matinag tinag na presensiya sa tabi ni Evan Jordan. Sa malawak na lungsod ng Angelbay, siya ang ikatlong anak at pinakaiingatan na kayamanan ng misteryosong Jordan family, isang hindi mahawakan at sagradong ganda. Pero, sa loob-loob niya, alam ni Caroline na kapalit lang siya, taga punan para sa tunay niyang pag-ibig. Sa araw na nahanap ni Evan ang tunay niyang pag-ibig, malupit niyang itinapon si Caroline na parang laspag na sapatos. Sapagkat nasiraan siya ng loob at dismayado, naging malamig siya, at kasama ang sanggol hindi pa niya ipinapanganak, pinili niyang magsimula ng bagong buhay sa malayong lugar. Lingid sa kanyang kaalaman, nabaliw si Evan, hindi alintana na ang kanyang isang dekada ng hinahanap, na tunay niyang pag-ibig, ay matagal na palang nasa tabi niya…

"Sarili kong ina, karibal ko." Nang makilala ni Anika si Daryl, hindi napigilan ng dalaga ang humanga sa guwapo pero arogante at dominanteng binata—the sexiest and youngest son of the Altagrasia family. Hindi rin maikakaila na attracted ito sa kaniya. Subalit may problema. Si Daryl Altagrasia ay ang anak ng lalaking pinakasalan ng mommy niya. In short, he's her stepbrother. Buong akala niya, iyon lang ang magiging hadlang sa pagtingin niya para dito, pero isang sikreto ang natuklasan niya na gumimbal sa kaniyang sistema. Daryl is the secret lover of her mother.

Alphadite always believe that she is the best. She was born with the notion planted in her head that she will become someone great. But some things didn't go the way she expected it to be. In an image of a timid and quiet classmate named Kai, she tasted defeat. She hated him for being so perfect and undefeated. Her frustrations grew larger each day until she did the most terrible thing he could do to him. Kai became a victim of Alpha's frustrations in a form of bullying until he could no longer take his suffering. He decided to avoid her. He escaped from the persona of his trauma and lived far away. However, as years passed, time changed the two until one fateful day, Kai returned with mystery surrounding him. Coincidence? It's not and Alpha knew that. What she didn't know is Kai's true intentions in coming back and the reason why he decided to face his own fear.

"Kung kailan ako naging sigurado, diyan pa hindi pwede." -I'n order to find the truth about her sister's case, Kiesha decided to step inside the criminal's nest. Disguised as Alga, a beautiful and naive young lady.Trouble immediately struck on her first day when she accidentally saw senyorito Fergus, making out with someone.The young man secretly got mesmerized by her overall appearance, and asked for her body in exchange of staying as his maid. Little did he know, it was an advantage for her. Being with him twenty-four seven, means getting closer to the truth and justice.More trouble comes in after Jake Moralde's death, one her prime suspect. Which made gunshots and fighting became a normal scenario for her. She got informations, evidences, and love that should never appear at the first place. Unforseen things happened, unexpected feelings occurred.Kiesha Amira Alfano, the sassy and bitch was held captive...