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Criminal case evidence 'should not need corroboration'
As part of a review of the criminal justice system in Scotland, High Court judge Lord Carloway found the corroboration rule to be 'archaic'. By Mike Farrell The legal requirement for evidence to be corroborated in Scots criminal cases could be
Updated: 11/17/2011 05:28A
Canada redefining murder?
The team of researchers was appointed by the Royal Society of Canada to study end-of-life care, and they are calling for the nation's Criminal Code to be amended. Their report proposes a system in which patients may request assisted suicide when a
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:54A
Chiwenga in soup over new wife Mary
According to the law, any person married under Chapter 5:11 who gets married to another partner without termination of the first marriage could be charged with bigamy as defined in Section 104 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:49A
SC Law Officers Using Dummy to Learn About Crashes
Officers doing training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on Thursday are using a 150-pound dummy to see what happens to the human body during a motorcycle crash. Students in the course are learning how to calculate collision speeds and
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:34A
Teachers accused of crime are given lifelong anonymity
By PA Media Lawyer Proposals to give lifelong anonymity to teachers accused of committing criminal offences against children at their schools have become law after the Education Act 2011 received Royal Assent. It means that teachers have become the
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:24A
'Dead' laws clog Criminal Code
The Conservative government's omnibus criminal-law bill before Parliament, the Safe Streets and Communities Act, contains measures from nine different bills that were never passed due to last spring's federal election. It bundles a lot of legislation,
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:17A
FOX Carolina 21SC law officers using dummy to learn about crashes
Officers doing training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on Thursday are using a 150-pound dummy to see what happens to the human body during a motorcycle crash. Students in the course are learning how to calculate collision speeds and
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:14A
10:59 Turkish political parties agree to amend over match-fixing laws
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) have all agreed on a bill that proposes an amendment to the
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:12A
Expunction - Moving on From Past Crimes in Texas
Most people have no idea that they are under no legal obligation to help the police investigate their case, but they unwittingly incriminate themselves by trusting officers (or other detectives) to act in the accused's best interests.
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:09A
South Carolina law enforcement to use 150-pound dummy to learn about
AP Officers doing training at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy on Thursday are using a 150-pound dummy to see what happens to the human body during a motorcycle crash. Students in the course are learning how to calculate collision speeds and
Updated: 11/17/2011 04:09A
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