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Legislators back juvenile law amendments
CEBU, Philippines — The Cebu provincial board is supporting calls for Congress to revisit the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act especially the provision on the minimum age of criminal responsibility. The Board passed a resolution sponsored by Board
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:23A
Criminal court, Sept. 22
Joseph Franz, 24, of Andreas; two counts of simple assault and one each of criminal trespass and resisting arrest; time served to 22 months in prison with immediate parole, $50 CJEA payment and submission of a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities.
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:05A
Deputy DA to run for Yolo judge seat
As a criminal prosecutor, Parish said he has criminal law experience current Department 15 Judge Daniel Maguire doesn't have. Parish will face Maguire in the June 2012 election. The District Attorney's Office hired Parish in 2002 who has been a part of
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:43A
The road ahead
Evelyn Serrano of the Coalition for the International Criminal Court asked me to confirm my attendance in this year's Assembly of State Parties of the ICC. I've attended many such assemblies in the past as a delegate of civil society, but never as a
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:30A
Top Cuomo aide Cohen takes private law post
top aide to Cuomo in his four years as state attorney general. Cohen will be a partner in the Zuckerman Spaeder (spay-der) firm in Manhattan. Cohen will be involved in crisis management, government investigations and white collar criminal defense.
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:15A
Bill Hudak Asserts John Tierney Had to Know About His Family's $44 Million Tax
Bill Hudak, candidate for US Congress in the Massachusetts 6th Congressional District, commented today on the Trial Brief for the upcoming October 17, 2011, illegal gambling, racketeering, money laundering, and tax fraud criminal trial of Daniel
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:10A
Prosecutor to challenge sitting judge in Yolo County
He graduated from Harvard Law School and worked as a civil litigator before joining the governor's staff. Parish, a 40-year-old Woodland resident, said Maguire lacks experience handling criminal cases, which make up the vast majority of the court's
Updated: 09/22/2011 03:04A
Anwar backs hudud laws in Kelantan
Among others, hudud law prescribes stoning, whipping and amputation as punishment for criminal offences. Nik Aziz, in a Facebook posting, said that the letter from Mahathir to the Kelantan mentri besar was still valid unless the current federal
Updated: 09/22/2011 02:48A
Criminal lawyer lands home in Beaumont
Ms. Dierlam is a lawyer who has practiced family law, personal injury and criminal law at Sanders, Bruin, Coll & Worley, PA in Roswell, NM She received her JD from the University of Texas School of Law and earned her BS from Texas A & M University.
Updated: 09/22/2011 02:48A
Indian states call for abolishing law which makes suicide attempt crime
Responding to a query by the Union home ministry, the states recently sent their comments supporting a recommendation of the Law Commission of India, which advocated repealing Section 309 of Indian criminal code which makes suicide attempt a criminal
Updated: 09/22/2011 02:19A
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