Latest Criminal Law News
Texas court delays execution to review changes in DNA law
Two weeks ago, a federal magistrate recommended any action on that suit be put on hold until the state courts rule in his case. Skinner's lawyers argued to his trial court that another man, a now-deceased relative of the victims, or some unknown
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:21P
Jackson doctor convicted in star's drug death
Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Pool / AP Michael Jackson's parents Joe and Katherine Jackson arrive at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 after it was announced that jurors had reached a verdict in the involuntary
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:13P
Supreme Court Says No to Duane Buck
If, as a news consumer, you tuned in only to September's news about Buck you might think that justice was done in the case -- after all, the Supreme Court halted the execution, didn't it? But if you still think that today you would be wrong.
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:10P
Biden names Jennings as State Prosecutor
After graduating from Villanova Law School in 1978 Jennings worked as a Deputy Attorney General for 16 years in the Delaware Department of Justice Criminal Division. During that time she prosecuted the full range of cases, from misdemeanors to
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:09P
Are four more victims in Lock case buried under concrete?
Lock expanded his illicit operations, as he outsmarted law enforcement and twisted the criminal justice system to his advantage, a Journal Sentinel investigation found. Lock's enterprise was dismantled by an unorthodox, secretive investigation that
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:07P
Accusation against Cain could be sex abuse: lawyers
Washington's criminal code prohibits "sexual contact" without another's permission, and it defines sexual contact to include touching a person's inner thigh. A conviction may lead to a prison term of up to 180 days and a fine of up to $1000.
Updated: 11/07/2011 07:01P
David Onek for San Francisco DA
I had the opportunity to work with David Onek when he directed the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice. I have nothing bad to say about any of the other candidates (but I wouldn't want the former police chief of San Francisco to be its DA for a host
Updated: 11/07/2011 06:57P
Michael Kwasnik, Cherry Hill attorney, charged with stealing more than $1M
We will aggressively prosecute criminals who prey on this vulnerable segment of our population.” “We charge that Kwasnik is a cheat and a thief who betrayed his oath as an attorney to uphold the law,” state Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor
Updated: 11/07/2011 06:50P
Texas court issues last-minute execution stay
CHICAGO — A Texas appeals court issued a last-minute stay of execution Monday for death row inmate Hank Skinner in order to determine if further DNA testing should be conducted on evidence from the crime scene. Skinner, who has been on death row for 16
Updated: 11/07/2011 06:50P
Controversial execution of Texas murderer put on hold after change in DNA
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said it wanted to fully review changes in state law on DNA testing before the execution, which had been scheduled for Wednesday. Skinner, who was convicted of the 1993 New Year's Eve killings of his girlfriend and
Updated: 11/07/2011 06:35P
Primary Categories