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Fla. Supreme Court says state, not counties, must pay for legal offices that
They cited their 2008 ruling that upheld the law on other grounds. In that case, the justices ruled Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Offices are not the same as public defenders. Instead, they are more like the private court-appointed
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:35P
Universal Channel UK To Air 'Harry's Law,' 'Law & Order: Los Angeles'
Harry's Law, produced by Bonanza Productions in association with David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros Television, is a legal drama about a former lawyer who forms her own criminal law practice in an abandoned shoe shop. Season two has just begun
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:19P
Law enforcement Thursday
Sasha Marie Woods, 35, Chiloquin, first-degree theft, criminal driving license suspended or revoked, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, held in lieu of $30000 bail. Christina Louz Aguilar, 31, Culver, Ore., DUII, reckless driving,
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:08P
New Belgian criminal code for employment and social security law
Before the entry into force of the Code, federal employment and social security criminal law was extremely fragmented and lacked coherent criminal and administrative sanctions. The Code strives to create, from the various and sundry rules of employment
Updated: 09/22/2011 11:36A
Law Enforcement Corruption Crackdown in Metro East
The felony criminal complaints filed Wednesday allege a gamut of wrongdoing - with one officer accused of getting sexual favors from a woman during a traffic stop and another accused of stealing bullet-resistant vests. Three of the officers work for
Updated: 09/22/2011 11:36A
Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized By Local Law Enforcement
Between September 12th and 16th, 2011, the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) in partnership with the Cornwall Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), RCMP's Integrated Criminal Intelligence Section (ICIS), the Ontario Provincial Police
Updated: 09/22/2011 11:34A
Thousands of Marihuana Plants Seized By Local Law Enforcement
Between September 12th and 16th, 2011, the Cornwall Regional Task Force (CRTF) in partnership with the Cornwall Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), RCMP's Integrated Criminal Intelligence Section (ICIS), the Ontario Provincial Police
Updated: 09/22/2011 11:23A
Channel Surfing: 'Law & Order: SVU'
But for one night at least, the only surviving “Law & Order” series in America, now in the hands of the show runner Warren Leight (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Lights Out”), was at the top of its game. The episode “Scorched Earth,” ripped from the
Updated: 09/22/2011 10:54A
Prostitution Past Erased for Sex-Trafficking Victim
On Wednesday, a woman was able to have her criminal record of prostitution in New York expunged because she was a victim of human sex trafficking, the first US citizen to do so under a new law.
Updated: 09/22/2011 10:51A
Prosecution clings to its Sonatrach case
When the case was wrapped up, the magistrate rather oddly decided that charges of corruption, money laundering and the irregular awarding of contracts didn't fall within the remit of criminal law. If the decision is confirmed, persons who were jailed
Updated: 09/22/2011 10:49A
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