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Judge denies Texas death row inmate's request for DNA tests, less than week
Skinner's attorneys say they plan to appeal the decision to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. “The stakes in this case are too high to allow Mr. Skinner to be executed before he has a fair chance to make his case that the trial court made a grave
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:54P
Judge denies DNA tests before Texas execution
Skinner's attorneys say they plan to appeal the decision to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. "The stakes in this case are too high to allow Mr. Skinner to be executed before he has a fair chance to make his case that the trial court made a grave
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:53P
AR justice urges review of criminal code
LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - An Arkansas Supreme Court justice is calling for a review of the state's criminal code after the court overturned a man's 25-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon because of two conflicting laws.
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:43P
Ark. justice urges review of criminal code
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas Supreme Court justice is calling for a review of the state's criminal code after the court overturned a man's 25-year sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon because of 2 conflicting laws.
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:28P
Utica College Economic Crime Conference Targets Cybercrime
Bondi's expertise centers on laws related to economic crime. Primarily, Bondi represents companies, financial institutions, and individuals at trial and on appeal in a wide range of complex criminal and civil matters associated with economic crime.
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:27P
Antonio Cassese
It was seen as a test of the robustness of the international justice system. A likeable, modest man whose preferred method of transportation was a bicycle, Cassese took on the job with high hopes but found himself frustrated by Serbia's refusal to
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:26P
YouTube beating is hard to look at, but not necessarily criminal
Robert Bell, of Childhelp Inc., who has a law enforcement background, said the video “definitely can be admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding.” But definitions of child abuse vary widely, he said. “We really couldn't provide any type of
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:16P
Travellers need better briefing on legal rights: lawyer
Potts, director of Potts Lawyers, said the NSW teenager's strife was a wakeup call to all travellers that when they fly overseas, they leave behind their rights under Australian law. “Not just holidaymakers, Australians doing business in certain
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:14P
Borough Police Dept. to Receive Grant for Body Armor Vests
According to Criminal Justice Director Stephen Taylor, a total of $3586827 is being provided to state, county and local law enforcement and corrections agencies from the state's Body Armor Replacement Fund, which was established by legislation in 1998
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:06P
Kalamazoo voters to decide marijuana enforcement ordinance
But City Attorney Clyde Robinson says Kalamazoo officers are only enforcing state marijuana laws. He points to a case in Ypsilanti in the 1970's. It had an ordinance that made possession of small amounts of marijuana a civil, rather than a criminal
Updated: 11/03/2011 01:02P
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