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Prosecutors Are Getting In-House Lawyers' Attention
The appeals court rejected most of Graham's specific claims of trial errors, but it found that Droney committed two general errors. First, he incorrectly admitted a prejudicial chart that showed AIG's plunging stock price; and he gave an improper jury
Updated: 09/30/2011 06:18P
Florida eases penalties for teen 'sexting'
Under the new law, a first offense is non-criminal and is punishable by up to eight hours of community service or a $60 fine. The second offense is a misdemeanor and the third becomes a felony, carrying a maximum five-year prison sentence.
Updated: 09/30/2011 06:13P
Tougher Training for SC's Newest Police Officers
South Carolina's newest police officers are hitting the streets with more knowledge of law and physical defense than ever before. The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy graduated its first class of rookies to undergo a 12-week training session,
Updated: 09/30/2011 06:12P
Law Enforcement Blotter 9/30
Officers met with an intoxicated person, identified as 42-year-old Chad William Beasley who had a criminal trespass warning for that property. Beasley was arrested on charges of Criminal Trespass. *9:59am-Brownwood Police were dispatched to the
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:53P
Students and Staff Explore Criminal Justice
The program offers classes in Punishment and Corrections, Criminology, Criminal Law, and the American Judicial Process, as well as several others that are detailed in LSC's course description catalog. George Hacking, director of public safety at LSC,
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:48P
Open Letter to the President on Laws Criminalizing Same-Sex Sexual Conduct
Two men, Jonas, aged 19, and Frankie, 25, were arrested in Yaounde on 25 July 2011. They remain in custody at Kondengui Central Prison. Four men were arrested in August 2011. One man, Joseph Magloire Ombwa, aged 46, was arrested at his home;
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:41P
Realignment law targets horse meat peddlers
Horse meat just became dicier contraband than many narcotics in the new criminal world that dawned in the state Saturday. Put simply, a parole violation sends a low-level drug convict to county jail, while a person convicted for
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:11P
US Justice Department says police broke no laws in Crescent City Connection
"Under the applicable federal criminal civil rights laws, prosecutors must establish, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a law enforcement officer willfully deprived an individual of a constitutional right, meaning that the officer acted with the
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:08P
USDOJ: Florida Man Sentenced for Filing False Liens Against Federal Law
According to the documents filed in the court proceeding, Leitner was previously a defendant in a criminal trial, United States v. Hirmer, et. al ., in the Northern District of Florida in March 2010. During that jury trial and after the jury returned
Updated: 09/30/2011 05:06P
Corporal punishment laws "a bit of a Pandora's box"
There have been numerous efforts to repeal section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which allows physical punishment of children between the ages of two and 12. There is also a lot of confusion over what kind of physical punishment is legal,
Updated: 09/30/2011 04:54P
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