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A steady drop in crime, changes to New York's harsh Rockefeller drug laws and
"New York's Rockefeller drug laws were some of the toughest in the country," said Megan C. Kurlychek, a professor at SUNY Albany's school of criminal justice. "Relaxing those mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses has had a significant impact.
Updated: 10/16/2011 02:45A
Career criminal says his addiction to methamphetamine ruined his life
The two were on the outs at the time his mother's home burned on FM 1475. That's when things went from bad to worse, the career criminal said. Although he pleaded guilty to arson, Durham said it was actually his brother who caused the blaze — the same
Updated: 10/16/2011 02:37A
New York drug-law reforms, drop in crime reduce prison populaton
"New York's Rockefeller drug laws were some of the toughest in the country," said Megan C. Kurlychek, a professor at SUNY Albany's school of criminal justice. "Relaxing those mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses has had a significant impact.
Updated: 10/16/2011 02:35A
The Rule of Law Is Broken
When a renowned scholar of criminal law and procedure says the criminal-justice system is in ruin, the indictment should stick. The title of William J. Stuntz's The Collapse of American Criminal Justice (Belknap/Harvard University
Updated: 10/16/2011 02:21A
Foreign criminals: the legal loopholes that let them stay
There is no discretion for the Home Office under the law: in section 32 it says clearly that "the deportation of a foreign criminal is conducive to the public good". A. Caseworkers in the Home Office's Criminal Casework Directorate (CCD) assess whether
Updated: 10/16/2011 02:16A
humanitarian law competition
the moot court competition has become a prestigious event for students of law and other related disciplines across Africa. The event is traditionally held in Arusha, Tanzania, where students get a chance to visit the International Criminal Tribunal
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:46A
Egypt amends law to tackle discrimination
By IANS, Cairo : The Egyptian Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) ratified Saturday an amendment to the criminal law to tackle discrimination among the Egyptians as tension between the Muslims and the Copt Christians grows.
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:45A
Ethics case unlikely to affect Kline's teaching
A state professional ethics panel recommended last week that Kline's Kansas law license be indefinitely suspended because of his conduct during criminal investigations of abortion providers. Kline has denied any wrongdoing, but others said he allowed
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:28A
Attorney joins DeckLaw firm
A Siouxland native, Noll is licensed to practice law in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska. She has extensive experience in debtor/creditor law, domestic relations and criminal law. Noll is a 1999 graduate of Akron-Westfield High School.
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:09A
Mike Argento: Poetic justice in the Smith/Helfrich case
By this Toni Smith business, I mean, of course, the York City councilwoman's close encounter with the criminal justice system over her allegedly flexible approach to adhering to election laws in what appears to be the first enforcement of election laws
Updated: 10/16/2011 01:08A
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