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Pair face car-theft charges under new law carrying tougher penalties
Two people in different parts of BC are the first to be arrested under a new section of the Criminal Code dealing with car theft. Bill S-9 went into effect April 29 and, soon after, a man in Kelowna was arrested for allegedly stealing a bait car.
Updated: 05/08/2011 03:56A
Robbery, mob ties fuel David Hosp's 'Among Thieves'
The lead character, Scott Finn, is a practicing criminal defense lawyer who in his formative years behaved more like a criminal than like a lawyer. Finn goes to see a repeat client, one Devon Malley, most recently jailed on a burglary charge.
Updated: 05/08/2011 03:32A
Darfur tribunal sentences suspected kidnappers, carjackers to prison
The two defendants, whose names were kept anonymous, had been sentenced to serve a prison term of ten years after being convicted under Article 157 of the criminal law on robbery and theft, the radio reported. Another suspect, who is a minor,
Updated: 05/08/2011 03:15A
McINTOSH: Not all sex offenders in database
"Approximately 20 percent of registered sex offenders are not in the Internet database," Conrad said. And although people may be aghast at this notion, the law theoretically holds accountable those offenders who have unlawful sex with a minor ---- yet
Updated: 05/08/2011 03:10A
Targeted Killing
I assume this wasn't intended as an analogy with self-defence as that term is understood in criminal law, for we do not allow the shooting of people in their beds on the grounds that they have been dangerous in the past or may be in the future.
Updated: 05/08/2011 01:40A
Singapore's Presentation at UN Human Rights Council
They cited Singapore's remarkable achievements in raising the standards of education, healthcare, and development for Singaporeans despite its relatively short history, and in ensuring the peaceful existence of a multiracial and multireligious society.
Updated: 05/07/2011 11:58P
891 cases settled in Lok Nyayalaya
basic acts and laws like the criminal and civil procedure code, Indian penal Code, Consumer Protection Act, Domestic Violence Act, Hindu Marriage and Succession Act, Special Marriage Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Stamp Act, Dory Law and so on.
Updated: 05/07/2011 10:11P
Turkey needs judicial overhaul to boost press freedom
He cited the Counterterrorism Law (TMK) and two articles of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), Articles 216 and 301, as the major obstacles to freedom of the press, noting that more than 50 journalists, most of whom are not well known by the public,
Updated: 05/07/2011 07:04P
Morepan Lab CMD to face trial in forgery case
The CBI had charged Suri and others of committing offences under Indian Penal Code sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating) and 471 (using forged papers as genuine).
Updated: 05/07/2011 05:57P
Last wish: Cremate me when I die– Octogenarian Adeniran
In his younger days practicing as a lawyer, he was considered the best in West Africa when it comes to criminal law. Called to the English Bar on February 7, 1956 and now 87, one would expect that his wit would have diminished,
Updated: 05/07/2011 04:58P
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