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80 Law Commission Reports Pending With Ministries
The 198th report of the Law Commission on Witness identity protection and witness protection programmes is pending with the Ministry of Home Affairs since 2006. As criminal law and criminal procedure are on the Concurrent List of the 7th Schedule to
Updated: 09/29/2011 12:13P
Law enforcement: Thursday
Justin David Cullen, 23, 1448 Tamera Drive, failure to appear (four counts possession of methamphetamines, five counts second-degree failure to appear, failure to appear on a criminal citation), held in lieu of $70000 bail. Selina Carmen Noriega, 22,
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:41A
ICE won't comment on arrests
More than 2900 convicted criminal aliens and fugitives were nabbed in all 50 states by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), it was announced Wednesday. The arrests were the results of a seven-day national "Cross Check" operation.
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:26A
Miami Criminal Law Professor Accused of Prostitution-Related Offense — Again
We found it interesting that a criminal procedure professor was charged with, well, violating the criminal law. We bestowed Lawyer of the Day honors upon Professor Jones. This did not sit well with Professor Jones, who sued us in November 2009.
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:18A
Database gaps hinder Texas criminal background checks
While that is a slight improvement from a 2006 audit, it still means that the Department of Public Safety Computerized Criminal History System is not a reliable source for complete information, the audit found. State law requires courts and prosecutors
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:11A
Rubenser book on “forgotten” law enforcement offices released
Rubenser, an associate professor of criminal justice, and Priddy, an adjunct instructor, spent about two years writing the book after several years of defining the concept. They spent hundreds of hours interviewing law enforcement officers from
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:08A
Trial tests whether 'ecocide' could join genocide as global crime
All are recognised by the UN as crimes against peace and prosecuted through the international criminal court. But should the bosses of polluting companies and the leaders of environmentally-unfriendly states join those responsible for mass murder in
Updated: 09/29/2011 11:06A
2900 convicted criminal aliens, fugitives arrested in enforcement operation
WASHINGTON (MMD Newswire) September 29, 2011 -- As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today
Updated: 09/29/2011 10:30A
Attorneys talk eyewitness procedure in Huntsville
Thompson, Director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the Law Center, along with about 50 of her colleagues, worked on drafting a new eyewitness procedure policy that will help reduce wrongful convictions. In January 2012 a new law will be passed
Updated: 09/29/2011 10:29A
Trial exposes culture of snitches
Williams's statements against Dale also were never fully tested in court. Their veracity was not the subject of Johnson's trial but enough evidence was given to raise questions about their content and the source's credibility.
Updated: 09/29/2011 10:25A
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