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Legal experts shocked by Jerry Sandusky TV interview about Penn State child
"I would knock my client over the head with a two-by-four before I would let them do it, but it cuts both ways," said criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos, who represented OJ Simpson and other celebrity defendants. "If prosecutors use it,
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:58P
Penn State suspect's lawyer vows 'different story'
The Department of Justice said it would assist the state's criminal case and a separate Education Department probe into possible violations of the Clery Act, the federal law that requires colleges to report campus-related crimes.
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:49P
Forensic mental health conference: The Rising Punitiveness
Mental health within the criminal justice system will be the focus of the joint conference, 'Crime and Punishment: The Rising Punitiveness', of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists' Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry and The
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:46P
Bank manager, wife docked over alleged stealing of N209m
According to the fourth count, the accused were alleged to have stolen N209.6m, property of Ecobank of Nigeria Plc and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 390 of the Criminal Code. They were first arraigned before an Igbosere
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:46P
In wake of Penn State, Md. may examine strengthening child abuse reporting law
But the state has no power to prosecute when the law is not followed. That puts Maryland out of step with the majority of states, most of which classify failure to report abuse as a criminal misdemeanor. Arizona, Florida and Minnesota treat failure to
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:38P
After Penn State, Md. may examine strengthening child abuse reporting law
"The penalties are not severe enough," Chuck Buckler, director of student services for the Maryland State Department of Education, said of Maryland's law. "We're talking about a very serious thing that can be damaging to children for their entire lives
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:37P
Experts: Sandusky's admissions could be used by prosecutors
I enjoy young people, I love to be around them, but, no, I'm not sexually attracted to young boys." Sandusky apparently decided to talk to Costas by phone Monday at the last minute, with the blessing of his attorney, Joseph Amendola, who was in the
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:21P
Lawyer slams impaired driving law
Sun File BC's anti-drunk driving legislation is a farce that pads provincial coffers while letting impaired motorists escape criminal prosecution, a veteran Vancouver lawyer says. And Paul Doroshenko told the Sun Albertans may be in for the same laws,
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:17P
Jerry Sandusky may be haunted by his own words at his trial (FULL INTERVIEW)
Experts in criminal law and crisis management questioned Sandusky's decision to give a TV interview in which he said there was no abuse and that any activities in a campus shower with a boy were just horseplay, not molestation.
Updated: 11/15/2011 08:14P
Latham & Watkins LLP | Update on the New Iraqi Commission for Public Integrity
Iraqi law considers bribery, embezzlement, abuse of public office, unjust gain, and the financing of any such activities, as forms of corruption. All such acts are criminal offences with specific penalties imposed under the Iraqi Penal Code (1969),
Updated: 11/15/2011 07:52P
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