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Federal Prosecutors In Oklahoma Say Millions Collected In Cases
$11 million was collected from criminal cases and another $23 million from civil cases. Beyond that, Coats says his office collected more than $3 million in forfeitures, much of which was distributed to state and local law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:15A
National betting law push
Three of Australia's top bookmakers last night declared their unqualified support for a major move to clamp down on sports corruption by having consistent criminal laws across the states. In England, three Pakistan cricketers copped a stern penalty
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:14A
Investigation reveals widely uneven treatment and oversight of adolescents
For thousands of teens accused of crimes, punishment precedes any conviction in court. While awaiting trial and ostensibly presumed innocent, they can be held for months or even years in county jails for — and
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:53A
SWAING v. STATE
Appellant entered a plea of guilty, and on January 4, 2011, the trial court sentenced appellant to five years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), but suspended his sentence and placed him on community supervision for seven years.
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:29A
ELMORE v. STATE
After receiving evidence pertaining to guilt and punishment, the trial court found appellant guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assessed his punishment at confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:29A
RHOADES v. BLADES
L. LaMont Anderson, Deputy Attorney General, Chief, Criminal Law Division Capital Litigation Unit, Boise, Idaho for Respondent Randy Blades. We consider Paul Ezra Rhoades's Motion for a Stay of Execution Pending United States Supreme Court Decision in
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:25A
Masked marauders could soon be outlawed by bill
"This is exactly the kind of thing we need to see, this kind of law will create a deterrence effect," said Blake Richards, the Conservative backbencher who drafted the bill. He said police support a change to the Criminal Code.
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:23A
School hires law firm
Penn State's trustees have hired a large Pittsburgh-based law firm to represent them in relation to the child sex-abuse scandal for which three current and former university employees face criminal charges. Reed Smith spokeswoman Jamie Moss said
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:10A
Quebec: Gov't tough on democracy, not tough on crime
Quebec has been involved in several policy skirmishes with the Harper Conservatives, especially on the subject of criminal justice. Quebec says it can't understand why, with some of the lowest crime rates in the country, its own lenient approach would
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:09A
Legal experts expect civil suits to grow in PSU scandal
Lawyers for people who say former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky victimized them have been surfacing and speaking out in recent days, raising the likelihood the criminal charges currently pending against him will eventually be followed by civil
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:04A
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