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Police draw fire over affidavits
as set down under the Evidence Act. Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen McIntyre told a County Court pre-trial hearing last week that the ''only practice I've ever seen in Victoria Police'' has been to sign a name and have it witnessed.
Updated: 10/05/2011 08:59A
Oak Park's Ford hosts forum on his proposal to fine and treat drug abusers
Ford's bill, which is currently languishing in the Rules committee of the Illinois House of Representatives, would make the possession of one ounce of marijuana or less a petty offense like a traffic ticket instead of a violation of criminal law.
Updated: 10/05/2011 08:51A
RA National Assembly Continues the Work of the Regular Sittings
Then the parliament continued debating the package of draft laws “On Amending the RA Law On Constitutional Court,” “On Amending the RA Civil Proceedings Code” and “On Amending the RA Criminal Proceedings Code.” The deputies debated the RA draft law “On
Updated: 10/05/2011 08:21A
Law broadly defines crimes
“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 08:05A
Man arrested after scuffle with officers
CADIZ --The Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation continues to look into how a Coshocton man was shot during a scuffle with law enforcement officers. Bryon Lee Lowery, 23, of Coshocton, was arrested after police received a call this past
Updated: 10/05/2011 08:03A
Bachman, Santorum talk abortion during Tuesday campaign stops
Santorum said it is his hope that, should abortion be made illegal, there would be criminal penalties for all doctors and nurses involved in such procedures. “If abortion is against the law … to abort a child and take a human life … then it should have
Updated: 10/05/2011 07:51A
Bachmann, Santorum talk abortion during Tuesday campaign stops
Santorum said it is his hope that, should abortion be made illegal, there would be criminal penalties for all doctors and nurses involved in such procedures. “If abortion is against the law … to abort a child and take a human life … then it should have
Updated: 10/05/2011 07:51A
Attorney Sues BP for Damage to Practice
NEW ORLEANS (CN) - A Biloxi criminal defense lawyer sued BP, Transocean and the other oil-spill defendants in Federal Court, saying his business was hurt by the oil spill, and his claim for relief to BP's Gulf Coast Claims Facility
Updated: 10/05/2011 07:35A
Palestine and Israel: A rights-based approach
Calling for negotiations instead of statehood for Palestine "holds justice hostage to the political will of Israel". Some governments have objected to the Palestinian leadership's bid to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN on the basis that only
Updated: 10/05/2011 07:13A
Criminal background checks for faculty sex offense
Criminal background checks regarding sex offenses will be released for all faculty members of education officials, in efforts to better protect the nations adolescent children, officials said Wednesday. According to the Education Ministry,
Updated: 10/05/2011 07:08A
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