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Verdict in Katsav's rape appeal due within hours
Although the Tel Aviv District Court sentenced Katsav to seven years in prison, Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger agreed in May to a request by Katsav's defense lawyers to postpone his punishment until after his appeal process.
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:31P
"CSI Effect" effecting real criminal cases
Why didn't we swab for DNA?" Porter said the so-called "CSI Effect" has had an impact on how police collect evidence and how prosecutors select jurors. "If they watch them and believe them then you might have somebody who goes on your jury with
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:26P
Gascon Wins SF DA Race
David Onek, a criminal justice scholar, came in second place with 35 percent. Gascn's campaign spokeswoman, Maggie Muir, said Gascn won't be making a statement regarding the results until Thursday afternoon. At an election party Tuesday night,
Updated: 11/09/2011 11:07P
Legal Questions: Did Joe Paterno Break the Law?
rather than as a possible defendant; if authorities thought his actions clearly violated the law, he would have already been charged, just like Curley and former Penn State senior vice president of business and finance Gary Schultz.
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:54P
Gascn ahead in district attorney race
Criminal justice expert and former Police Commissioner David Onek and longtime Alameda County prosecutor Sharmin Bock were running close for second place, though, and one of them could overtake Gascn. Due to San Francisco's ranked choice voting system
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:53P
Volney: DNA will stand up in court
JUSTICE MINISTER Herbert Volney, in piloting new legislation to use DNA evidence, said it was meant to make criminal prosecution less difficult, protect witnesses, punish the guilty and let the innocent
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:51P
Criminal Case Glut Impedes Civil Suits
"We need the resources to do both" civil and criminal law, says W. Royal Furgeson, a senior federal judge in Dallas. If decisions on contracts, mergers and intellectual-property rights "can't be reached through quick and prompt justice, things unravel
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:36P
Follow Up: Should Marijuana be Put on the Ballot?
"It's gonna happen, but will take some time," says Dr. Pat Gartin, professor of criminology and criminal justice at Missouri State university. Petitions are pushing to make the controlled substance legal for people 21 and older.
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:35P
Crime spree leads to jail
run from the law. Beau Tyson Robbins, 22, and his girlfriend, who is yet to be sentenced, spent a month causing havoc from Toowoomba to the Sunshine Coast. Magistrate John Parker described it as "an incredibly intense spree of criminal activity".
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:25P
Crown prosecutor charged with assault
23 incident in North Vancouver, announced the BC's Criminal Justice Branch Wednesday. The branch assigned an independent special prosecutor to the case, citing potential conflict of interest concerns. “Given Mr. Johns' position as an employee of the
Updated: 11/09/2011 10:20P
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