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Police dogs, handlers compete
He said a tactical dog has the temperament to be sent inside a building by its handler and then take the initiative to apprehend a hiding criminal with no further instructions or help from the law enforcement officer. He said a dual dog may accomplish
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:20A
Stratman defense will cite special privilege
Prohibit Stratman's attorney from using evidence beyond dispatch radio traffic of the incident at the Holmen bar. Any information not known to Stratman at the time of the call is inadmissible. Stratman's attorney also is fighting to have the charge
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:16A
The defense's requests and arguments:
Prohibit Stratman's attorney from using evidence beyond dispatch radio traffic of the incident at the Holmen bar. Any information not known to Stratman at the time of the call is inadmissible. -- Exclude evidence that Jennings was not wearing a
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:16A
About the case
THE LAW: Homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle: Whoever causes the death of a person by the negligent operation or handling of a vehicle is guilty of a felony. CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE is defined as ordinary negligence to a high degree,
Updated: 10/22/2011 01:16A
KSWT: Local News, Weather, Sports Yuma, AZ El Centro Imperial Valley, CA
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> By TERRY COLLINS AP OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland city officials on Friday evening told hundreds of protesters camping outside City Hall in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement to
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:57A
Rape Definition Expands; Female Detainees Abused
By WeNews staff The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services voted on Oct. 18 to expand its definition of rape, reported Ms. Oct. 19. The Uniform Crime Report Subcommittee of the FBI's Criminal Justice
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:20A
Wiley Rein LLP | Dishonesty Exclusion Triggered By Criminal Convictions But
A federal district court, applying Ohio law, has held that an excess insurer potentially waived its right to rescind a policy issued to a company that purchased accounts receivable from health care providers, but the policy's dishonesty exclusion
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:12A
Swedish model offers a solution
Lisa Kelly and Katrina Pacey have falsely claimed that my sole response to the harms of prostitution is “more criminal law.” In fact, their article fundamentally misleads readers by portraying the Swedish model as merely criminalizing purchasers of sex
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:09A
Gaddafi's death lost chance: legal expert
The brutal death of Muammar Gaddafi has been a lost opportunity for justice, a Sydney international law expert says. Professor Steven Freeland, a former visiting professional at the International Criminal Court's appeals chamber, said it would have
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:05A
Govt to make changes in law to fight bribery in private sector
Stressing that the need for effective mechanisms to punish the corrupt has acquired an urgency as never before, prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday the government is considering changes in law to make private sector bribery a criminal offence.
Updated: 10/22/2011 12:01A