But how those cases are treated, and whether they result in prosecutions, can vary widely.
The admissibility of expert testimony to challenge the accuracy of a prosecution witness varies across the country.
At present, 27 US states and the District of Columbia have laws barring nonconsensual (ie, revenge) porn, but penalties vary and prosecutions are rare.
The accords vary, sometimes allowing local prosecutions under certain circumstances, like when a crime is committed that has nothing to do with military activity.
The laws that contribute to HIV-related prosecutions and the numbers of persons being prosecuted for HIV-related offenses vary widely across our study sites (Table 1).
Although the laws vary in their details, generally they would allow parents to avoid prosecution for child abandonment if they left their babies in a safe place.
Magistrates have discretion over the fines they impose, and the orders they make to compensate victims or impose contributions towards prosecution costs, but the £150 court charge is a rigid and universal penalty, which they are not allowed to vary.
Countries vary, cities vary, neighbourhoods vary.
