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Here Comes the Jared Loughner Competency Hearing
This concept has since been codified into federal law. Section 4241(a) of the criminal code states: At any time after the commencement of a prosecution for an offense and prior to the sentencing of the defendant... the defendant or the attorney for the
Updated: 05/24/2011 03:44P
'Improper' application of lese majeste law debated
The National Human Rights Commission's sub-committee on civil and political rights has pledged to study whether the content of Article 112 of the Criminal Code and its application is constitutional. Dr Niran Pitakwatchara, sub-committee chairman,
Updated: 05/24/2011 03:36P
Fewer executions under death penalty reforms
China has been reforming its death penalty system since an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law in 2007 made the Supreme People's Court the only authority to have final approval of all death sentences. The supreme court overturned about 15 percent
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:31P
Boy charged with attempted murder
He also faced a second charge under the 1995 Criminal Law (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act. The teenager made no plea or declaration at the hearing, the Crown Office confirmed. He was committed for further examination and released on bail.
Updated: 05/24/2011 02:06P
Man may face 4-5 months in jail over drunk driving case in Xiamen
Mr. Guo will take responsibility for the car accident and face jail for four to five months in accordance with his cooperative attitude after the car accident, the report said. “I will never drive again. I dare not tell my children that I will be
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:33P
Courts Urged to be Prudent in Use of Death Penalty
The Chinese legislature amended the Criminal Law in February to reduce the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55, for the first time since the Criminal Law took effect in 1979. The amendment is considered another move by China to limit the
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:00P
14-year-old boy charged with attempted murder
He also faced a second charge under the 1995 Criminal Law (Consolidation)(Scotland) Act. The teenager made no plea or declaration at the hearing, the Crown Office confirmed. He was committed for further examination and released on bail.
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:40P
Lang Tombong and Sarjo Fofana to Spend Twenty Years in Jail
Justice Joseph Enwa Ikpala of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul on Monday 23rd of May 2011, convicted and sentenced the former Navy Commander, Sarjo Fofana and the Chief of Defence
Updated: 05/24/2011 12:13P
Law on defamation can be discussed at autumn session of Azerbaijani Parliament
The draft law was prepared in 2005 with the support of OSCE Office in Baku. According to international organizations, articles 147 and 148, envisaging criminal responsibility for libel and insult, should be excluded from the Criminal Code.
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:17A
Governor Sean Parnell selects top Juneau defense attorney Louis Menendez for
Menendez earned his law degree from the University of California's Hastings College of Law, and his Master of Laws in criminal law and justice from New York University. “Mr. Menendez brings a variety of experience to the Superior Court,” Parnell stated
Updated: 05/24/2011 11:13A
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