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Prison realignment: New Calif. law broadly defines "low-level" offenses
"Then you go back to vehicular manslaughter: Was it a crime in which there was an unfortunate incident with a DUI? The person made a one-time mistake?" Pazin said. "Does that mean we incarcerate that person forever?" Pazin and others also argue that
Updated: 10/04/2011 07:29P
(SD)-Rapid City Police To Hold Citizens' Police Academy
A new area of law enforcement will be the focus each week. Topics covered will include the basics of criminal law and K9. Participants will also have the opportunity to drive a patrol car through a course and work a mock crime scene.
Updated: 10/04/2011 07:18P
Change police procedures to prevent wrongful convictions, advocates tell
“This particular investigation reflects a law enforcement and criminal justice system that failed to perform its most basic function: protect the innocent and punish the guilty,” Better Government Association President Andy Shaw said.
Updated: 10/04/2011 07:04P
Ambrose: Federal law will get you even if you watch out
If you think I am kidding when I explain that tens of thousands of criminal laws are out there waiting to grab you, listen to John Baker Jr. "Congress has made every American potentially indictable for a federal crime," the law professor said to me as
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:52P
Brown Approves Commutation Law; Local Leaders Applaud
The bill, which was authored by Assemblymen Marty Block and Nathan Fletcher, requires that victims in criminal cases be notified when a defendant applies for clemency. A commutation law giving prosecutors and others with a stake in criminal cases time
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:46P
PM orders amendments in ATA
In the meeting, various proposals forwarded by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Law and experts in criminal law came under discussion. The prime minister directed that all stakeholders should be on board while proposing amendments in the Act
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:43P
KWES NewsWest 9 / Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, TX: newswest9.com | Texan freed
His attorneys say prosecutors and investigators deliberately kept evidence out of court that would have helped acquit him at trial. Michael Morton, 57, was convicted on circumstantial evidence in the August 1986 death of his wife, Christine.
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:30P
The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200
TODD HINNEN, the former acting assistant attorney general and head of the Department of Justice's national security division, is the newest partner in Perkins Coie's privacy and security practice, according to sibling publication The Blog of the Legal
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:22P
California Prison Realignment Plan Broadly Defines Crimes
Jerry Brown and others who supported the dramatic shift in California's sentencing law that took effect this week have said it will send only those convicted of nonviolent or non-serious crimes to county jails instead of state prison, a change designed
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:18P
The Effect of Immigration on Your Practice
Attorneys who focus on public benefits, family, and criminal law issues need to understand the impact of immigration law in each of these areas. The Public Interest Law Section will host an immigration seminar on Friday, Dec. 2, in Milwaukee.
Updated: 10/04/2011 06:12P
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