The following may delay and/or reduce a refund: A tax return that has errors A taxpayer and/or spouse, if filing a joint return, who has any outstanding unpaid assessments,
Overall, for all areas of the law, federal civil trials have declined 60 percent since the mid-1980s. In 2002, less than 2 percent of those cases ended in a trial â down from 12 percent in 1962 and 20 percent in the 1920s. Less than 5 percent of criminal cases go to trial; most result in plea bargains.
According to statistics compiled by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), alcohol is a factor in 19% to 37% of violent crimes.1 The DOJ also reports that 32% of inmates in state prison, and 26% of inmates in federal prison, say they committed their crimes under the influence of illegal drugs.2.