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10-26-11 Teen Driver Safety Week
According to 2010 crash data, young drivers in Indiana were generally more likely to have lost control and been distracted while in a collision than older drivers. Teen drivers were also more likely to engage in risky driving behaviors,
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:11P
Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer Launches Website to Serve Wake County
Wake County criminal defense attorney David A. Coolidge Although we focus an extensive amount of our practice on providing aggressive representation in DUI / DWI cases, we are skilled and experienced in a wide variety of criminal defense areas.
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:07P
Mohyliov supports decriminalization of certain economic offenses
Amendments from the opposition to the presidential draft law on the decriminalization of Article 365 of the Criminal Code have been already introduced in the Verkhovna Rada Profile Committee, the leader of the Front for Change party, Arseniy Yatseniuk,
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:03P
PEOPLE v. CREDLE
Criminal Procedure Law § 190.75 (3) provides that once charges submitted to a grand jury have been dismissed, "[they] may not again be submitted to a grand jury unless the court in its discretion authorizes or directs the people to resubmit such
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:01P
Police Power Grab Assembly Bill 237 - Read Wisconsin Carry Letter to the State
Bies, Assembly rules committee, Assembly Criminal Justice Committee, et al, On October 5th of this year a letter was submitted by Asst. Police Chief Dean J. Collins who is championing a request for the legislature to change state law with regard to
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:00P
Suicide pact charges 'barbaric'
"I find it difficult to blame you in a criminal sense for the decision you made. It makes more sense, given your background, to think of you as a victim, rather than an offender." Justice Williams said that after meeting the young woman,
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:00P
Porn case vs call center junked
The team seized and confiscated 10 units of desktop computers. Prosecutor Gaye Canete-Magdagasang, in her resolution dated October 7, however, said: "There is, however, no showing or no evidence at hand or no proper description that would strengthen
Updated: 10/26/2011 12:00P
What all-out justice?
President Aquino went on national TV to announce a no all-out war, but all-out justice policy to deal with the Al Barka massacre of 19 Special Forces soldiers and subsequent MILF attacks. He pledged to go after the “criminal elements” responsible for
Updated: 10/26/2011 11:55A
Barrister 'sent sexy texts to client's girlfriend during case'
Sir John Thomas, sitting with Mr Justice Silber and Mr Justice Kenneth Parker, said text messages exchanged between Pettigrew's girlfriend and Mr Headlam had caused the criminal to question his barrister's handling of the case.
Updated: 10/26/2011 11:54A
Protecting illegal immigrants to catch criminals
Since Congress created a program called Secure Communities in 2007, local police and prosecutors have been playing an ever-larger role in enforcing federal immigration law. Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have been arrested and deported,
Updated: 10/26/2011 11:52A
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