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BCI Asked to Investigate Trumbull Children Services
The Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office is asking the state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation to conduct an independent investigation of circumstances surrounding alleged sexual assaults of an infant at the Children Services agency.
Updated: 10/20/2011 09:44P
Scartelli Olszewski Law Firm Secures $750000 Settlement for Client in Wrongful …
A member of the Million Dollar Advocates forum, he currently focuses his practice on medical malpractice, criminal defense and personal injury matters. Scartelli is one of a handful of women trial lawyers in Northeast Pennsylvania who is a Board
Updated: 10/20/2011 08:34P
Law Enforcement Blotter 10/20
According to the report, an investigation led to the arrest of 19-year-old Gregory Lee Williamson for Criminal Mischief $50-$500 and Assault by Touch Family Member. *11:33am-Brownwood Police were called to the 1000 block of Fisk Avenue regarding a hit
Updated: 10/20/2011 08:17P
Criminal justice education offered in new Middlesex County community program
Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan said this formal outreach and educational program will explain how complaints get filed, how they are processed once filed, and the role of law enforcement and the courts in handling complaints.
Updated: 10/20/2011 08:08P
Community views sought on laws for child offenders
The Young Offenders Act and the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act should be amalgamated. “The consultation paper gives the community the facts about youth offending and the law so that it can make up its own mind about the issues raised,” says Mr
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:22P
Draft drug law stresses treatment, not punishment
The draft law also asks for drug use to be less obvious on criminal records. “A lot of drug users, because of their criminal records, don't have access to jobs, university. It's a vicious circle,” Chedid said. Before presenting the draft law to
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:20P
Bill to Domesticate Treaties on Piracy, Waterways Robbery Underway
He said although the Nigerian maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Navy, have put in their best to control the menace, the enabling law for prosecution of offenders was not effective, as Nigeria's Criminal Code was inadequate to
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:20P
Alabama Immigration Law Robs Citizens of Their Own Future: View
On Oct. 14, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked elements of the state's new immigration law, enjoining it from forcing schools to determine their students' legal status or requiring police to file criminal charges against immigrants who lack
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:19P
VIEW: Beyond reasonable doubt — II —Hina Hafeezullah Ishaq
In October 1990, the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) in a judgement discussed the blasphemy law in detail, with the assistance of several juriconsults. The honourable court also elaborated on the concept of 'mens rea', 'criminal intent' and 'motive of
Updated: 10/20/2011 07:11P
Lawyer assails Surrey mayor Dianne Watts on George W. Bush and international law
“As you know, we can't take George Bush to the International Criminal Court, except for offences committed on the territory of states that are party to the International Criminal Court—such as extraordinary rendition in Europe—because the United States
Updated: 10/20/2011 06:51P
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