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John Edwards' attorneys ask judge to dismiss federal charges
"Criminal laws are meant to be written on the desks of members of Congress," Lowell said. "They're not supposed to be written on the desks of prosecutors." But prosecutor David Harbach responded that the law was clear, and it would be up to a jury to
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:40P
Former Abramoff Colleague Kevin Ring Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for
Evidence established that Ring and his co-conspirators engaged in this illegal conduct with current and former congressional staff members, including chiefs of staff, as well as officials at the Department of Justice and the White House.
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:38P
Guest columnist Pro | Initiative 1183 saves state money by getting state out
Initiative 1183 would take Washington state out of the liquor retail business. Guest columnist Al O'Brien urges voters to pass I-1183, saying it would save the state money, while generating more money for local law enforcement.
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:29P
State Prison Releases Worry Sacramento Law Enforcement
But he says individual cases are hard to predict and that his officers already oversee people with long criminal histories. "That's also true of our current caseload of probationers," said Meyer. While Jones said there are no proven rehab programs in
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:24P
Rockville Centre Crime Watch Oct. 27, 2011
They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law. A 21-year-old from Merrick Road was arrested on Oct. 10 and charged with criminal mischief after a police investigation on New York Avenue,
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:21P
Can restorative justice improve prison statistics for African Americans?
Restorative justice is a way of responding to crime that focuses more on people and relationships, and less on the law that has been broken. Whereas the criminal justice system typically asks, “What law has been broken?” “Who broke it?
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:16P
EFCC and the need for caution
Charles Akinsete writes on the intrigues surrounding the role of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its recent prosecution of former South-West governors, submitting that if care is not taken, the law enforcement agency may become
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:13P
Hugh McLachlan: Need for fine judgment in the things we put on trial
What is the proper role and scope of the criminal law? When and why is it justifiable for the state to prohibit the performing of particular actions and to punish those who perform them? Recently, a spokesman for the Scottish government made the
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:09P
'JOANNA YEATES WAS ROBBED OF YOUNG LIFE'
But before the six men and six women retired to consider their verdict he warned them to put aside any sympathy they may feel for Jo's parents and boyfriend Greg Reardon, 28. He told them: “The defendant is charged with murder – the most serious charge
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:05P
Small towns see crime, carousing surge amid gas drilling boom
In Bradford County, Pennsylvania's most heavily drilled county in the 3-year-old rush to tap the Marcellus Shale, the nation's largest-known natural gas reservoir, the stream of men from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and elsewhere has been accompanied by
Updated: 10/26/2011 07:01P
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