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MARTINEZ v. STATE
After accepting appellant's guilty plea, the trial court sentenced him to confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of six years. We dismiss the appeal. Appellant's court-appointed counsel has
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:33P
Local defense attorney and others arrested in connection with scheme to
Abraham Moses Fisch, 52, a criminal defense attorney in Houston, has been arrested on charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering and failure to file tax returns, United States Attorney Kenneth
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:33P
International Criminal Court dealing 'indirectly' with Gaddafi's son
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL Court is in indirect negotiations with a son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi about his possible surrender for trial, the chief prosecutor has said today. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told The Associated Press that talks were
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:30P
PEOPLE v. CARPENTER
Defendant was charged with three counts of assault in the second degree in connection with an incident at the Washington County Jail when he allegedly trapped a nurse's hand in the food tray door and then punched Walter Lascar, a sergeant at the jail,
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:27P
PEOPLE v. REYNOSO
In 1999, defendant, a resident alien who had legally entered the United States, pleaded guilty to the crimes of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (five counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:27P
PEOPLE v. DIALLO
As to the merits of the award, a trial court "may require restitution or reparation as part of the sentence imposed upon a person convicted of any offense" (Penal Law § 60.27 [1]). An offense is defined as including "the offense for which a defendant
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:27P
DOUGLAS, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
My reading of § 12-301 (like the State's) is that, in a criminal law context, it grants a right of direct appeal from a final judgment of conviction and sentencing, whether as the result of an initial trial or a court-ordered re-trial.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:26P
Libya: Global NGO urges Libyan interim authorities to join ICC
It can come out of the gates ensuring a new path toward justice and accountability as it begins its rebuilding.' It also noted that, 'ratifying now sends a powerful message that the old way is over and the new way will give respect to hopes and dreams.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:20P
Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam Salutes Antonio Cassese
He was a great scholar of Public International Law who devoted much of his work to the revival of international criminal law in modern times. His contribution to this area is of great significance to the present conditions of Tamils in the island of
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:20P
Judges tackle the rise in election spending
And they heard recordings of television and radio ads from judicial elections past, including ones that sharply criticized an Illinois Supreme Court justice for decisions he'd made on criminal matters, painting him as soft on crime.
Updated: 10/28/2011 12:13P
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