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Former Assistant DA Deflects Blame In Morton Case
That agency is also investigating allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the Morton case. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals exonerated Morton last month. DNA evidence revealed that another man was likely responsible for his wife's 1986 murder.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:51P
DSWD-CAR not in favor of lowering age of criminal responsibility of children
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) rejected proposals to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 years old to nine, saying that children in conflict with the law (CICL) are also victims of circumstances.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:31P
Nine convicted for two roast duck scams
By Cao Yin BEIJING - Nine people, involved in two separate gangs producing and selling unsafe food in the capital, received jail terms ranging from one to six years on Tuesday. Wang Wenhe, 43, and his wife, Fang Jinnu, were found guilty in the people's
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:27P
Feds seek to block South Carolina's new immigration law
By David Dykes | Staff writer The US Justice Department is seeking an injunction from a federal judge to block implementation of South Carolina's new immigration law, and 16 Latin American and Caribbean governments expressed support for the
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:02P
Opposing view: GPS tracking doesn't need a warrant
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court confronted the question of whether a cocaine trafficker could reasonably expect his movements to be private as he drove around the city selling drugs — or whether police, without first obtaining a
Updated: 11/08/2011 08:40P
Supreme Court justice: Warrantless GPS tracking 'sounds like 1984?
Several justices reportedly expressed concern over the government's argument, but Justice Stephen Breyer seemed particularly unnerved, bringing George Orwell into the legal debate. The Hill reports that Breyer told US Deputy Solicitor General Michael
Updated: 11/08/2011 08:21P
Point / Counterpoint: Arizona immigration law
SB 1070, Arizona's 2010 immigration law, is unconstitutional and invites racist sentiments. US Code section 1252C clearly explains that the only times states can arrest illegal immigrants is when they have been convicted of a crime within US borders.
Updated: 11/08/2011 08:05P
Expert: Child 'exports' a disgrace
Geoffrey Shannon, a child law expert and Government-appointed child rapporteur, made his comments at a conference jointly organised by Barnardos and the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development to mark the 10th anniversary of the
Updated: 11/08/2011 07:44P
Bhanwari tapes weak evidence in court: Legal experts
A recorded conversation, otherwise, is a very weak evidence," said advocate Ved Bishnoi, who practices criminal law at the Rajasthan High Court. Moreover, before admitting the electro-magnetic tapes as evidences the court must be satisfied "beyond
Updated: 11/08/2011 07:32P
Paterson teacher suspended for Facebook post should be fired, judge rules
The Paterson teacher who called her first-grade students “future criminals” in a Facebook post should lose her tenured job, an administrative law judge has ruled. In a decision made public Tuesday, Judge Ellen Bass said Jennifer
Updated: 11/08/2011 07:02P
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