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Probe: No grounds for criminal charges
Attorney and former prosecutor Henry F. Schuelke III, who conducted the probe, did not find technical grounds to file criminal contempt charges against the Justice Department attorneys who handled the case. But his report was silent on whether the
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:06A
Can AUM Shinrikyo cult founder Asahara be executed?
The Code of Criminal Procedure requires the justice minister to order the execution of a death-row inmate within six month after the ruling is confirmed. However, the law also stipulates that if the inmate's accomplices are standing trial or if the
Updated: 11/22/2011 04:01A
LDP Legal: Liverpool solicitor warns of dire consequences of legal aid cuts
The Government is proposing to cut the annual legal aid budget by £350m, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of the criminal justice system. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has said he wants to end “compensation culture” by preventing expensive litigation
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:41A
Area briefing
The recruit officers received academic and practical training on various topics, including ethics, criminal law, defensive tactics, firearms, principles of investigation, community policing and crisis intervention training during the 13-week academy.
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:28A
State law also requires anyone to report elder abuse
20 Tennessean importantly notes that all Tennesseans have a legal obligation to report child abuse to authorities or face criminal penalties. I would like to remind readers that Tennesseans are also required by law to report suspected abuse,
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:13A
Octogenarian allegedly rapes tenant
Chimutari appeared before, Kadoma magistrate Takawira Mugabe facing rape charges as defined in Section 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act Chapter 9:23. The court heard that on October 2, the accused entered the 23-year-old woman's
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:10A
Mooneyham: nothing new in death row debate
“If you do not address this issue quickly, the criminal justice system will be saddled with litigation that will crush an already under-funded and overburdened system,” Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle, president of the North Carolina
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:07A
A fork in the road from Bountiful
But while Bountiful, with its images of young women dressed like extras from Little House on the Prairie, drew major attention to polygamy and kicked off the resulting legal odyssey more than five years ago, the BC court's ruling, which is likely just
Updated: 11/22/2011 03:04A
Ex-cop drug criminal 'not mentally ill'
Tim Game SC, for the crown, said Standen had used his position as a very senior law enforcement officer to further the objectives of the plot and maximise the chances of its success. "Considering that the offender's position and duties were focused on
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:50A
USDOJ: Statement of US Attorney General Holder on the Passing of Former US
“Although Mr Keeney will be sorely missed, his legacy will live on – in the Justice Department building that bears his name, in the standard of excellence that he established in the department's Criminal Division, in the work of countless attorneys
Updated: 11/22/2011 02:09A
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