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Crime victims told their rights are improving
Gil Elliott, whose daughter Sophie Elliott was murdered, says victims' families are ignored because under New Zealand criminal law a crime is considered to be against society, not against the victim. The Dean of Otago University's Faculty of Law
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:47P
Combating crimes through social movement
Filing of written complaints in respective police stations form part of procedural matters under law in case of criminal incidents. But this is not enough. People have the right to ask the police authority about what it is doing in checking highway
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:34P
Businesses against criminal provisions in VAT act
Some of the business leaders, however, said the existing VAT act should be amended incorporating suggestions from the business bodies instead of enacting a new law. The business leaders were addressing a meeting on proposed VAT act organised by apex
Updated: 10/29/2011 01:34P
Funeral to be held for Hells Angel killed at fellow biker's funeral
The Santa Cruz enforcer, who called himself Mr. 187, after the penal code for murder, is being buried in an invitation-only funeral. The chaotic funeral of Jeff "Jethro" Pettigrew drew close to 3000 bikers from all over the world.
Updated: 10/29/2011 12:40P
2 New Orleans judges steer clear of cases from district attorney amid flap
State law bars judges from "directly or indirectly" receiving any additional salary or benefit beyond what's in state statute, with some exceptions. Despite that, Cannizzaro wrote, "the judges of Criminal District Court have no qualms with increasing
Updated: 10/29/2011 12:09P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Argument preview: Can eyewitnesses be believed?
Milyard At 10 am next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument on a case seeking clarification of when trial courts must exclude the testimony of an eyewitness to a crime because the testimony was unreliable.
Updated: 10/29/2011 11:16A
State cuts clog criminal justice system
Deep budget cuts to courts, public defenders, district attorney's and attorney general offices are testing the criminal justice system across the country. In the most extreme cases, public defenders are questioning whether their clients are getting a
Updated: 10/29/2011 10:34A
Remington: No need to fear blowing a .05, so long as you're a guy
The Alberta hospitality industry is crying in its beer over the possibility of tougher penalties against drinking drivers who register in the blood-alcohol warning zone of .05 to .08.
Updated: 10/29/2011 10:33A
The Kids of 311: Young offenders coddled by court
(October 20, 2011) “The names of young offenders and youthful victims have been changed to protect their identity and to comply with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.” Cousins Ricky Smith and Joseph Smalls took a developmentally challenged 16-year-old
Updated: 10/29/2011 09:59A
Madison Police Help Out At University Of New Haven
Teams from as far away as Virginia and upstate New York traveled to the University of New Haven to take part in a Region Four competition hosted by the Psi Omega Chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association, and several members
Updated: 10/29/2011 08:35A
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