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UNIBAM restates its case following report of attempt rape in Succotz
The release goes on to assert that the changes UNIBAM is seeking to have made to Section 53 of the Criminal Code will quote "increase the privacy and dignity rights of all Belizeans, including minors. This is because any form of sexual activity with
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:43A
Lawyer insists police charge sheet not a public document
Dr Debono said the “leak” was in breach of two legal provisions: article 518 of the Criminal Code and article 39 (4) (c) (ii) of the Constitution. The first deals with court documents and their accessibility only to parties to the case, their lawyers
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:29A
Doubts about the crisis in Libya
Since 1995, even before the actual founding of the ICC, the European Parliament has had a special budget line dedicated to helping international criminal justice and the ICC. No fewer than 40 million have been dedicated to this end.
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:22A
Are penalties for pot too high?
"Are we trying to punish people or are we trying to prevent something?" In 2006, it cost the Indiana criminal justice system $148.8 million to combat marijuana, according to a study by Jon Gettman, a professor at Shepherd University in West Virginia.
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:07A
Panel urged to reform state marijuana law
Nonetheless, state lawmakers are studying whether to legalize marijuana in Indiana or reduce criminal penalties on small amounts of the drug. Members of Indiana's Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy Study Committee heard from a number of interested
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:03A
Another liberty in peril...posse comitatus violations are another chip away at
The problem is that it is indicative of one of the most serious of all offenses of government…the use of the military to enforce civilian criminal law. When you read the story you might think it is just another story about "crime stoppers.
Updated: 07/29/2011 02:01A
Strauss-Kahn Shows Justice for Accused/Accuser Uses Same Rules
“They did everything they were supposed to do,” said Shargel, a criminal defense lawyer in New York for more than 30 years who also teaches criminal law at Brooklyn Law School. “This DSK case is like the perfect storm. The DA's office felt it had its
Updated: 07/29/2011 12:36A
Strauss-Kahn Prosecutor Shows Justice for Accused/Accuser Uses Same Rules
“They did everything they were supposed to do,” said Shargel, a criminal defense lawyer in New York for more than 30 years who also teaches criminal law at Brooklyn Law School. “This DSK case is like the perfect storm. The DA's office felt it had its
Updated: 07/29/2011 12:08A
Federal judge rules Florida drug law unconstitutional
"It has one of the largest potential effects on criminal law in the past decade," said St. Petersburg lawyer Jeff Brown. "Were talking hundreds of thousands of drug cases." It was unclear Thursday how prosecutors may respond to defense motions that
Updated: 07/28/2011 11:16P
Federal judge says Florida's drug law is unconstitutional
"It has one of the largest potential affects on criminal law in the past decade," said St. Petersburg lawyer Jeff Brown. "Were talking hundreds of thousands of drug cases." It was unclear Thursday how prosecutors may respond to defense motions that
Updated: 07/28/2011 10:31P
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