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IN lawmakers to look at marijuana laws
The Post-Tribune of Merrillville reports that the General Assembly's criminal law and sentencing policy study committee will examine different angles of the marijuana issue. The committee's first meeting is next week, though it's not clear whether
Updated: 07/04/2011 05:26P
Palm City mom pushes for arrest of parents who are able but don't pay child
When Cromwell first contacted state prosecutors, she said she was told no criminal law existed under which her former spouse could be prosecuted for intentionally not paying court-ordered support. "I didn't know what to do," she recalled.
Updated: 07/04/2011 04:42P
Ganging up against the warriors of right
Just as eight of the flotilla's ships were readying to set sail, the Israeli Law Center published ads portraying the US ship the “Audacity of Hope” as being unseaworthy and warning American passengers that they may be in violation of US criminal law.
Updated: 07/04/2011 03:32P
Major diesel spill leads to jail for fuel launderers
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to evade excise duty, breaching section 170(2) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and section 1(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977. He also admitted polluting controlled waters, in violation of section 85(1) of
Updated: 07/04/2011 03:09P
Jameson Timba relates gruesome ordeal at the hands of Mugabe's police
Timba: No, in fact just before we went to the High Court, they then produced a piece of paper which they said they were charging me under Section 33 of the Criminal Code for insulting the president and/or undermining his authority by having called him
Updated: 07/04/2011 03:09P
Lawmakers weigh legalizing marijuana
The Post-Tribune of Merrillville reports that the General Assembly's criminal law and sentencing policy study committee will examine different angles of the marijuana issue. The committee's first meeting is next week, though it's not clear whether
Updated: 07/04/2011 03:07P
Police arrest young men preying on girls in Nelson
The age of consent is set out in the Canadian Criminal Code at 16 years of age. Nelson Police sees this behavior by these males as nothing short of predatory. The Criminal Code also reflects the seriousness of this offence as it sets out minimum
Updated: 07/04/2011 02:55P
WEB EXTRA: Indiana lawmakers to study legalizing marijuana
Tallian said she hopes to arrange for people to speak at the meeting when the marijuana study is on the agenda. "I've got testimony from all different groups," she said. "They keep calling me wondering when it's going to be.
Updated: 07/04/2011 02:33P
Puea Thai's Choice
Other items in the deal could include a pledge by Puea Thai not to push for the reform of the lese-majeste law, Article 112 of the Thai criminal code. In the past few years, this law has been increasingly exploited as a political tool.
Updated: 07/04/2011 02:18P
Court to rule on validity of nudity laws
“The purpose of the criminal law is to protect us from harm, not to protect the sensibilities of the most prudish among us,” Nader Hasan, one of Coldin's lawyers, said in an interview. Hasan will argue it should not automatically be a criminal offence
Updated: 07/04/2011 02:01P
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