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DPP stand justified: Bendigo solicitor
Mr Noble said the OPP had made a clear and considered decision about withdrawing criminal charges that were made regarding the fires in Bendigo. “They have withdrawn the charges, firstly because a Supreme Court jury, comprising ordinary members of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:17P
Brooklyn US Attorney's Office Names New Criminal Division Chief
Miller, a Yale Law School graduate who has worked in the office for years, had previously led its violent crimes and terrorism division, was deputy chief of the office's criminal unit, and oversaw a number of high-profile terrorism investigations and
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:11P
Murray could be free within months
/Robyn Beck/Pool (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW ENTERTAINMENT) A photograph of Michael Jackson's bedroom is projected as Defense attorney Ed Chernoff cross examines LAPD Det. Scott Smith during Dr. Conrad Murray's trial in the death of pop
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:01P
Victims may be buried under concrete
The warrant reveals law enforcement is investigating Calvin Hayes, a suspected criminal confidant of Lock, who lived at one of Lock's properties where the bodies of two executed drug dealers were found under concrete slabs in 2005.
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:44A
Rush Limbaugh and Dick Morris begin sliming Herman Cain's accuser, but not
In Texas and other red states, formerly law-and-order GOP lawmakers are taking the lead in reforming criminal justice systems. That shift is the result of two curves sloping in opposite directions — a dramatic fall in crime rates and exploding state
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:43A
Gov't toughens punishment for DUI
The China Post news staff and CNA--The Legislative Yuan passed an amendment bill yesterday to introduce a one to seven year jail term for driving under the influence (DUI) that results in the death of another person. The law amendment also stipulates a
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:39A
Dow alleges Ponzi scheme against the elderly
The state's Criminal Justice Director, Stephen J. Taylor, went even further, calling Michael Kwasnik a "cheat" and a "thief" who betrayed his oath as an attorney to uphold the law. Dow's office said the defendants in the civil suit defrauded dozens of
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:21A
W&L Law Professor Cited in US Sentencing Commission Report
The work of Washington and Lee criminal law scholar Erik Luna is cited extensively in a new report issued by the US Sentencing Commission. Titled "Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System," the report
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:21A
Durbin Calls on Federal and Local Law Enforcement Officials to Develop Action
Prompted by a Chicago Tribune investigation, US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on federal and local law enforcement officials to develop an action plan to apprehend international fugitives wanted for committing serious crimes in Illinois.
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:20A
Rottenstein Law Group Encouraged by Report of Reduction in Kickbacks Paid by
The orthopedic device makers in 2007 agreed to pay $311 million to settle US Department of Justice claims that they paid kickbacks to surgeons in exchange for exclusively using their products, Bloomberg noted. “Prosecutors deferred criminal charges
Updated: 11/08/2011 11:12A
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