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Carloway review: Corroboration has 'no place' in legal system
Lord Carloway said the current rule which means there must be two sources of incriminating evidence, is “archaic”, has “no place in a modern legal system” and may even act as an impediment to justice. He said judges and juries should be able to assess
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:59A
Bill treats people like criminals
Justice Minister Ross Landry argues, "This legislation will ensure that criminals cannot hide their past through a legal name change." As it stands, a past criminal record is not directly attached to a new legal name; the government wants to remedy
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:59A
Officers training at the SC Criminal Justice Academy dummy to see what happens ...
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 07:53A
Flight from justice
The Supreme Court voted along clearly partisan lines: eight justices, all GMA appointees, voted to allow the Arroyos to travel; five who contravened are either Aquino appointees or have had a political falling out with GMA.
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:53A
Criminal Justice Students Learning From A Dummy
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 07:52A
Is There a Supreme Conflict of Interest in the Legal Battle Over 'Obamacare'?
BERNIE GRIMM, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Kagan no, Thomas yes. And that's because Thomas has a financial interest because when his wife reportedly made a lot of money doing this. So when your wife puts bread on the table and you're about to decide a
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:34A
EX PARTE BAILEY
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court these applications for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967).
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:28A
EX PARTE POOLE
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967).
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:28A
EX PARTE GOODE
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex.Crim.App. 1967).
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:28A
EX PARTE SKOW
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967).
Updated: 11/17/2011 07:28A