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Why is careless driving not a crime?
In all of these fatal collisions with pedestrians — which occurred in the last two years in the GTA — drivers were charged with careless driving, a violation of the Highway Traffic Act, not a criminal offence. The drivers all escaped a criminal record
Updated: 07/08/2011 06:12P
HC to decide change in status of offence
The police had registered the FIR on the strength of a notification issued on October 4, 1962, under section 10 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932. It empowered the state governments to convert 10 specific offences, including 506-II into
Updated: 07/08/2011 05:02P
No Helmet Leads to Drug Charges
The officer also discovered a prohibited, fully charged tazer in a cell phone like case, on his belt. The accused is facing charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the weapons section of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 07/08/2011 04:47P
Former Kazakh Banker Gets Light Sentence After Return
Tepsaeva said Seisembaev was originally charged with Article 182 of the criminal code of "causing damage to property by deception or breach of trust." She said the Almaty court acquitted Seisembaev of this charge. Tepsaeva added that her client is not
Updated: 07/08/2011 04:45P
Disadvantaged sections of the community must benefit from mechanisms of law
The conventional approach of the criminal law has, of course, been to prescribe the maximum penalty and leave it to the discretion of the judge to decide what the appropriate penalty should be in the circumstances of specific cases.
Updated: 07/08/2011 04:39P
Couple arrested, face multiple charges for allegedly defrauding 21 investors
Ronald Conn was charged with 119 counts under the provincial Securities Act and 15 counts under the federal Criminal Code. His wife Ella Conn was charged with five counts under the provincial law and one count under the Criminal Code.
Updated: 07/08/2011 03:52P
Conns face multiple charges, accused of fraud
Ronald Conn was charged with 119 counts under the provincial Securities Act and 15 counts under the federal Criminal Code. His wife Ella Conn was charged with five counts under the provincial law and one count under the Criminal Code.
Updated: 07/08/2011 03:27P
Yingluck denies she urged change to lese majeste law
Pheu Thai's likely prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra insisted yesterday that she had never floated the idea of amending Section 112 of the Criminal Code which deals with lese majeste legislation. Ms Yingluck said she had no expertise in
Updated: 07/08/2011 02:49P
Experts at odds over sentences for cop killers
And, while one professor believes a federal majority government could easily change the Criminal Code to boost penalties in the criminal death of an officer, even if a lesser charge were laid, others believe there would be no marked increase in
Updated: 07/08/2011 02:24P
YOUR EYE ON WEST TEXAS
"I congratulate the men and women of the 2011 Texas Department of Public Safety recruitment class. This group of highly-educated and professionally-prepared individuals has endured special training which will prepare them to serve one of the finest
Updated: 07/08/2011 02:24P
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