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Ruling on impaired law may ripple out
"Only the Supreme Court of Canada can set a binding precedent for the entire country," said Perrin, who specializes in criminal law. "That said, the fact that there is a Supreme Court of British Columbia decision on provincial drinking and driving laws
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:28A
Office wants to suspend Kratz's law license
He has since set up a private practice that handles criminal defense, drunken driving, divorce and injury cases, according to the firm's website. Kratz didn't respond to an email or phone message left Wednesday at his office, and his attorney,
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:27A
Punishment for killing a fetus among new laws in NC
The law is named for Ethen, the unborn child of Jenna Nielsen, a Wake County woman who was eight months pregnant when she was stabbed to death on June 14, 2007. The fetal protection law is among 35, mostly criminal laws, approved earlier this year that
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:23A
Tougher impaired driving laws ready to roll
"A very important part of the law in BC was struck down," said D'Arcy Depoe of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association. "In my view, all constitutional arguments raised in British Columbia will be raised here, plus additional ones.
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:22A
Drunk-driving ruling could have effects nationwide
"Only the Supreme Court of Canada can set a binding precedent for the entire country," said Perrin, who specializes in criminal law. "That said, the fact that there is a Supreme Court of British Columbia decision on provincial drinking and driving laws
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:05A
Gbagbo faces spate of charges
"Ivorian victims will see justice for massive crimes," he added. Gbagbo will make his first appearance before ICC judges on Monday, where the charges against him, and his rights, will be read out. The court, which issued a sealed war-rant for his
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:00A
Drunk-driving ruling finds a good balance
There is a tremendous amount of wisdom in BC Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson's ruling that strikes down parts of BC's controversial roadside suspension law designed to combat impaired driving. In a lengthy and well-reasoned decision,
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:00A
Part of suspension law struck down
But BC Supreme Court Justice Jon Sigurdson also found that the 90-day driving ban and penalties and costs of up to $4000 were unreasonable for drivers who register a "fail" reading of over 0.08 on the roadside screening devices.
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:00A
Drunk driving bill gets provincial green light
The main thrust of BC's law, like Alberta's bill, is to impose tough administrative penalties for drivers with blood alcohol levels between 0.05 and 0.08 per cent, the point where the Criminal Code kicks in. The court upheld those aspects of the law.
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:58A
BC top court ruling paves the road for Alberta drunk driving legislation
If there are really so many drunks cruising Alberta streets, where is the immediate action, using the existing Criminal Code to catch and jail those over .08? It's a good law, if you bother to use it. The problem is Alberta doesn't, not really.
Updated: 12/01/2011 04:44A
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