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Committee studies effects of changing Indiana marijuana laws
Portage Democrat Karen Tallian's push is to reduce punishments for people caught with small amounts of marijuana – meaning they wouldn't face criminal charges. Tallian argues decriminalizing the drug would save the state money on marijuana-related
Updated: 07/28/2011 06:01P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Counsel – Abandonment
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Updated: 07/28/2011 05:53P
Criminal Law: Stalking – Order of Protection
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Updated: 07/28/2011 05:30P
Experts tell Indiana panel: Ban on marijuana has failed
Lawmakers have approved medical marijuana in 16 states and the District of Columbia. They have eliminated penalties on small amounts of marijuana in 13 other states. Abrahamson said those changes have not met with negative consequences such as an
Updated: 07/28/2011 05:14P
Criminal Law: Sentence – Dangerous Felony
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Updated: 07/28/2011 05:11P
Senate Committee OKs Bipartisan Anti-Corruption Bill
The committee voted 14-4 to report the Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act, which would raise the maximum penalties and strengthen federal criminal law for criminal conduct by public officials. The bill will now go to the full Senate.
Updated: 07/28/2011 04:45P
Criminal Law: Ordinance – Penalty – Conviction
the punishment or penalty and neither penalty ordinance was admitted into evidence, properly before the trial court or included in the record, the charging informations did not comply with Rule 37.35(b)(4) and the judgment must be reversed.
Updated: 07/28/2011 04:38P
Experts tell Indiana lawmakers that marijuana prohibition has failed
"The public recognizes that our marijuana laws have done more harm than good," Daniel Abrahamson of the Drug Policy Alliance told the Indiana Legislature's Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee. Lawmakers have approved medical marijuana in
Updated: 07/28/2011 04:35P
Criminal Law: Evidence – Sufficiency – Target Shooting
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Updated: 07/28/2011 04:34P
Criminal Law: Ordinance – Evidence – Conviction
Where a driver was charged with the ordinance violations of driving under the influence of a controlled substance, driving the wrong direction on a one-way street and possession of marijuana, the convictions must be reversed because
Updated: 07/28/2011 04:34P
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