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Dying declaration exception to hearsay rule still viable in Wisconsin
“We disagree with Beauchamp that scientific advances have changed criminal law such that there is always sufficient evidence without admitting the inculpatory words of a dying victim to fairly try a defendant accused of murder,” Justice Crooks wrote.
Updated: 05/16/2011 04:51P
In Warrantless Search Case, Top Court Rules For Police
They arrested a man they hadn't been pursuing, but whom they caught with illegal drugs. The justices say the police didn't deliberately violate anyone's rights, so the fruit of their search is admissible in court.
Updated: 05/16/2011 04:33P
Suicide punishable under UAE law
The law prohibits a person from trying to put an end to his or her life. A person who attempts to commit suicide but fails to do so for any reason will be prosecuted," Ahli told Gulf News. Being an accomplice to suicide is also a criminal act in the
Updated: 05/16/2011 04:14P
Leader of Lviv nationalists charged with stirring up unrest during
The case was opened under Article 293 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (mass disturbance of public order). The Criminal Code envisages punishment by a fine of up to 50 non-taxable minimum incomes, or up to six months of arrest.
Updated: 05/16/2011 03:39P
Case for a comprehensive sports law
What exactly is 'sports law?' Interestingly, Mukul Mudgal — who has written this illuminating book about it — refers to it as a “misnomer,” a likely allusion to the fact that the interface between sporting activity and law includes a mix of criminal,
Updated: 05/16/2011 03:20P
Draft law to absolve corrupt investors from criminal liability
The Egyptian government is currently preparing a new law that would absolve investors from any criminal liability with regard to the illegal acquisition of state assets during the time of former President Hosni Mubarak, according to the Egyptian prime
Updated: 05/16/2011 02:03P
MDC-N condemns arrest of journalist
The Weekly Agenda scribe was arrested on last Tuesday in Hwange and charged under Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. He is alleged to have published falsehoods. MDC-N Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Edwin Ndlovu said it was
Updated: 05/16/2011 02:02P
Pope Benedict orders action on sex abuse
The letter is intended to help every diocese draw up its own guidelines, based on a global approach, but in line with local criminal law. These must be sent to the Vatican for review within a year. "Sex abuse of minors is not just a canonical delict
Updated: 05/16/2011 01:30P
Pope orders action on sex abuse
The letter is intended to help every diocese draw up its own guidelines, based on a global approach, but in line with local criminal law. These must be sent to the Vatican for review within a year. "Sex abuse of minors is not just a canonical delict
Updated: 05/16/2011 01:09P
Swiss and British laywer to join generals´ defence teams
Mettraux is a member of the International Criminal Law Bureau, a law firm that provided Ivan Cermak's defence lawyers Seven Kay and Gillian Higgins. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) acquitted Cermak.
Updated: 05/16/2011 01:08P
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