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California's prison law prompts questions
"These crimes include a variety of offenses that would strike many civilians as far from trivial," Public Policy Institute of California researcher Dean Misczynski wrote in a recent analysis of the new law. A list of 500 criminal code sections to be
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:14A
Online law firm in Bar fight
Based in California, the company was co-founded by Robert Shapiro, one of OJ Simpson's criminal defense attorneys, in 2001. The company reported serving half a million people by 2009, and that figure has more than doubled since.
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:09A
Criminal justice task force makes tax proposal
On Tuesday, the Greene County Criminal Justice Funding Task Force, made up of officials in the local criminal justice system, formally recommended that county commissioners put the 1/8-cent tax on the April ballot. The formal recommendation, which was
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:05A
How one criminal case hit K Street
But all was not as it appeared with the organization, according to law-enforcement officials. The Justice Department called the NABH “a legitimate-looking vehicle” that was essentially controlled by Lawrence Duran, a Miami businessman who pleaded
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:04A
Crimes broadly defined as shift to local control goes into effect
"These crimes include a variety of offenses that would strike many civilians as far from trivial," Public Policy Institute of California researcher Dean Misczynski wrote in a recent analysis of the new law. A list of 500 criminal code sections to be
Updated: 10/05/2011 04:02A
Lawyer Announces Online Consumer Initiative
We want the visitors that land on our site to be informed of the law first, and then make the decision if we are the best family law or criminal defense lawyer to handle their case." Mulligan and Associates has begun working with industry experts who
Updated: 10/05/2011 03:30A
Philippines - Secretary Del Rosario Hosts Luncheon for Phl ICC Candidate Dr
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario hosted a luncheon in honor of Professor Dr. Miriam Defensor Santiago, the Philippine candidate as judge for the International Criminal Court (ICC) today at the Diamond Hotel. Also present are members of
Updated: 10/05/2011 03:00A
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My client is looking to recruit anexperiencedmatrimonial and criminal solicitorwith 3 years + PQE to take on a legal multidiscipline role. You will be responsible for advising on all aspects of matrimonial and criminal law. Candidates will ideally have
Updated: 10/05/2011 02:55A
The gun safety double standard
The storage laws were added to the Criminal Code because the federal government believed guns were so dangerous that although law-abiding citizens would be permitted to own then, the authorities had to do all they could to keep them from falling into
Updated: 10/05/2011 02:52A
The problem with swearing: the question over police affidavits
"This is a breach of one of the most fundamental tenets of the criminal law." The implications of this are being worked on by the Attorney-General's office, the Victorian Police and members of the Bar alike; Greg Lyon says on the face of it there are
Updated: 10/05/2011 02:51A
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