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Tougher impaired driving laws ready to hit the road
Tory cabinet ministers said Wednesday they were unconcerned by the decision from BC Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson, who ruled the year-old BC law went too far by infringing on the protections provided to drivers showing a blood-alcohol level above
Updated: 12/01/2011 12:09A
A Tale of Two States and Three Survivors: The Legal Obstacles Relating to
Such a window would permit those who suffered abuse but whose SOLs had already expired to bring civil claims despite the expiration (though, due to a Supreme Court constitutional-law precedent—Stogner v. California—on criminal law and retroactivity,
Updated: 12/01/2011 12:06A
Panel revokes state trooper's certification
An appeals panel of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy has concluded Sawyer likely assaulted his wife at their Oakland home in March 2009 and so the panel revoked his certification. A charge of domestic assault lodged against Sawyer in connection with
Updated: 12/01/2011 12:04A
Court ruling halts police-issued driving bans
BC Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson has declared part of the province's tough new impaired driving law as unconstitutional for turning police into a roadside judge, jury and executioner. Police departments across BC will stop issuing immediate
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:52P
Saudi anti-terror law 'legalises repression': Amnesty
Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy, has no written criminal code, which is instead based on an uncodified form of Islamic Sharia law as interpreted by the country's judges. Calling on Saudi authorities to immediately release all prisoners of conscience
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:42P
President receives Prosecutor General
On Wednesday, the Kazakh President received Kazakh Prosecutor General Askhat Daulbayev who informed the President about the state of law and order in the country, as well as the state of investigation into topical criminal cases related to terrorism,
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:34P
Libs should have seen court challenge coming on drunk-driving laws: NDP
Solicitor-General Shirley Bond says the regulations will be fixed, and in the meantime criminal code sanctions still apply to drivers who fail a breathalyzer. "There are still very serious consequences in place." But NDP critic Kathy Corrigan says the
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:30P
New DWI law named after Gaston teen takes effect Dec. 1
The fetal protection law is among 35 mostly criminal laws approved earlier this year that will take effect Thursday. Other new laws include one that allows authorities to seize cars followed in serious police chases and sell them after a conviction and
Updated: 11/30/2011 11:20P
Does crime rise during hard economic times?
Criminal Justice professor, Dr. Jeff Walker says high-profile murders coupled with a bad economy helps feed the perception, but for the most part people are safe from murder. Crime of opportunity on the other hand like theft is up.
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:57P
Legal Aid Lawyers Rally
Laywer Graham Kay says criminal-law lawyers may start withdrawing services as duty counsel early next year as part of the protest. He says for 20 years, legal aid has faced serious cutbacks, to the point where those needing help just aren't getting it.
Updated: 11/30/2011 10:44P
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