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Son of murdered St. John businessman hires top defence lawyer
Gary Miller, a Fredericton-area lawyer and one of the few in the small province to specialize exclusively in criminal law, confirmed that he has been hired by Dennis Oland, Mr. Oland's 43-year-old son. Mr. Miller said he was retained “awhile ago” but
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:11P
Son of murdered Saint John businessman hires top defence lawyer
Gary Miller, a Fredericton-area lawyer and one of the few in the small province to specialize exclusively in criminal law, confirmed that he has been hired by Dennis Oland, Mr. Oland's 43-year-old son. Mr. Miller said he was retained “awhile ago” but
Updated: 08/08/2011 06:11P
The Worst Thing that Anybody Can Do to You is Take Away Your Freedom
How much danger does the federal government's unprincipled, out-of-control body of criminal law pose to, say, the average American small-business person? Well, suppose you were a small-business owner, and for twelve years both US Customs and the US
Updated: 08/08/2011 04:14P
Professor calls for new prison budget policy
W. David Ball, a criminal law professor at Santa Clara University and the author of the study, says the situation isn't fair. Ball spent the past decade comparing prison usage by all of the state's 58 counties and found that 18 of them, including San
Updated: 08/08/2011 02:45P
Veronika Drago: Proof of youth
Drago, 21, has spent the past eight months working in the Youth Parliament while juggling a law degree at Monash University and a part-time job in a criminal law firm. Does she ever have time for a break? “When I'm not studying or working at the Youth
Updated: 08/08/2011 02:25P
Identity Theft-Who's To Judge The Victim?
Struggling to recover and not aided by Nebraska criminal law, she took her perpetrator to civil court. Her claim was for more than financial damages. Her suit also included emotional and psychological injury. I don't know if District Judge John
Updated: 08/08/2011 02:16P
Bible passages don't save man from assault convictions
“Freedom of religion does not trump obligations to comply with the criminal law. This is so obvious that it goes without saying,” Judge Anne Derrick said in convicting Dalton Cornelius Jones of five counts of assault and one each of uttering threats,
Updated: 08/08/2011 01:57P
Bible passages don't save Halifax father from assault convictions
“Freedom of religion does not trump obligations to comply with the criminal law. This is so obvious that it goes without saying,” Judge Anne Derrick said in convicting Dalton Cornelius Jones of five counts of assault and one each of uttering threats,
Updated: 08/08/2011 01:57P
The Economics, Ethics, and Excesses of the Games We Love
The moderator was James E. Coleman Jr., John S. Bradway Professor of the practice of law, who teaches criminal law, legal ethics, negotiation and mediation, capital punishment, and wrongful conviction. JAMES COLEMAN: If you want to know what's going on
Updated: 08/08/2011 01:51P
Western educator Mackay loved teaching law students
“Everybody loved him and he loved his students,” recalled senior London lawyer John Lisowski, who studied criminal law and evidence under him during the time Mackay was dean. “He made the subject come alive,” Lisowski said. “He wasn't dull,
Updated: 08/08/2011 12:49P
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