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APNewsBreak: Mich. court takes medical pot appeals
DETROIT (AP) ” The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases about medical marijuana, the first appeals accepted by the state's highest court since voters approved the limited use of pot in 2008. In a case from Shiawassee
Updated: 06/23/2011 10:45A
Two Remanded For Stealing Aregbesola's Phone
The suspect was alleged of pretending to be the governor and ordered the victim to make the payment which the suspect withdrew immediately; contrary to section 419 of the state criminal law. Furthermore, the charge sheet revealed that the suspects also
Updated: 06/23/2011 10:34A
Hermit 'hacker', 19, remanded in custody for further questioning after
Police have been given a further three days to question Ryan Cleary, who appeared in court for the first time, looking deathly pale with stubble and messy dark hair. The 19-year-old, who was wearing a messy white T-shirt, has now returned to Charing
Updated: 06/23/2011 10:33A
Gang crackdown back to the drawing board
''I would suggest that the existing provisions of criminal law are quite sufficient to deal with any perceived threats from organised crime gangs.'' Dr Andrew Lynch from the University of NSW said the High Court often approached issues of civil
Updated: 06/23/2011 10:12A
New DPP tipped to keep a low profile
THE state's chief criminal law advocate, Lloyd Babb, SC, is set to be appointed as the next director of public prosecutions. The Herald understands that Mr Babb, the nominee of the Attorney-General, Greg Smith, was approved yesterday.
Updated: 06/23/2011 10:12A
Journalists gather outside the home of Ryan Cleary, a British teenager
By Reuters LONDON - A suspected British computer hacker was being held on Thursday for questioning about cyber attacks against a British law enforcement agency and two music industry bodies. Ryan Cleary, 19, was charged on Wednesday with five offences
Updated: 06/23/2011 09:58A
UK teen detained over cyber hacking
/Paul Hackett LONDON - A suspected British computer hacker was being held on Thursday for questioning about cyber attacks against a British law enforcement agency and two music industry bodies. Ryan Cleary, 19, was charged on Wednesday with five
Updated: 06/23/2011 09:58A
Justice For Child Victims
At our meeting, she indicated that those involved in possessing, creating and distributing child pornography are often charged under Canada's Criminal Code but they manage to avoid civil prosecution because the children in the graphic photos are either
Updated: 06/23/2011 09:02A
Cyberhacking: Ryan Cleary held in Britain
Ryan Cleary, 19, was charged on Wednesday with five offences under the Criminal Law Act and Computer Misuse Act after he was arrested as part of a joint investigation between London police and the US FBI into recent attacks on high-profile websites.
Updated: 06/23/2011 08:54A
Alleged Hacker Remanded In Custody
Ryan Cleary, 19, from Wickford, is charged with five offences under the Computer Misuse Act and Criminal Law Act. The charges specifically relate to Monday's DDoS attack against the Serious and Organised Crime Agency's website and similar attacks on
Updated: 06/23/2011 08:53A
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