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Cynthia Nixon to Guest Star as Theater Director on Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Cynthia Nixon will guest star on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, according to a report on TVLine.com. Nixon is set to play a character named Amanda Reese, the director of a fictional theatrical production, Icarus.
Updated: 05/02/2011 10:31A
PEOPLE v. TULLOCH
Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him upon a nonjury verdict of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 220.06 [5]). Defendant failed to preserve for our review his contention that the
Updated: 05/02/2011 09:48A
PEOPLE v. McCARTHY
Penal Law § 60.27 defines the term victim in relevant part as "the victim of the offense" (§ 60.27 [4] [b]). The term offense includes "the offense for which a defendant was convicted, as well as any other offense that is part of the same criminal
Updated: 05/02/2011 09:43A
PEOPLE v. JOHNSON
A police officer testified at the suppression hearing that, while he was in an unmarked police vehicle stopped at a traffic light at an intersection, he observed defendant walk to the driver's door of a parked vehicle, glance left and right,
Updated: 05/02/2011 09:35A
Cynthia Nixon in Spider-Man Inspired Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The exclusive buzz has it, law is also in her future as she signs up for Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Nixon previously won a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series thanks to her guest appearance on Law & Order:
Updated: 05/02/2011 09:08A
LOPEZ v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF U.S.
On January 3, 2001, he was convicted, pursuant to a plea of guilty, of attempted criminal sale of cocaine in the third degree, in violation of NY Penal Law § 220.39. He was sentenced to five years probation. On November 2, 2009, the Department of
Updated: 05/02/2011 09:03A
Jay Mohr Channels Charlie Sheen for 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' Premiere
For its tenth and final season, which kicked off last night, 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' (Sun., 9PM ET on USA) brought back its original stars in Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe.
Updated: 05/02/2011 08:15A
The Van Anraat Case: How Dutch courts deal with complex issues of
The Van Anraat Case: How Dutch courts deal with complex issues of international criminal law. 17:30 Lecture by Simon Minks, Public Prosecutor to the Court of Appeal in The Hague. He will briefly introduce the case, speak about the difference of
Updated: 05/02/2011 06:09A
Overcriminalized America
“Overcriminalization” refers to the recent trend in Congress to use the criminal law to “fix” every publicized issue — a horrendous waste of government spending. Essentially, our representatives are criminalizing conduct that should be regulated by
Updated: 05/02/2011 04:12A
Beijing Detains Driver over Drink-Driving Offence
Beijing traffic police have now detained a drunk driver from Inner Mongolia, who now becomes the first person in the capital to face criminal charges for drunk driving. The newly amended criminal law came into effect yesterday. The amended Criminal Law
Updated: 05/02/2011 03:35A
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