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Justice impaired is justice denied to those taking BC drunk-driving test
The Approved Screening Device used by police at roadsides is not an “approved instrument” in the Criminal Code – it can provide no evidence in a prosecution. Its accuracy could be affected by residual mouth alcohol from recent consumption – of alcohol
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:30P
Crime bill doesn't consider mental illness
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson ignored questions Thursday about how a massive new crime bill will deal with Canadians living with mental illness, including young offenders who find themselves being sentenced as adults. The Conservatives voted down this
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:26P
Justice impaired is justice denied to those taking drunk driving test
The Approved Screening Device used by police at roadsides is not an “approved instrument” in the Criminal Code – it can provide no evidence in a prosecution. Its accuracy could be affected by residual mouth alcohol from recent consumption – of alcohol
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:23P
Crime bill draws dissent
Our first priority in government is to protect our citizens and that's what people want to see.” But there are elements causing consternation among members of the Canadian Bar Association, and Michael Welsh is lending his name to the opposition.
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:22P
Seattle asks Wash. high court to review gun ban
The city insists that state law merely prohibits municipalities from adopting their own criminal laws regarding firearms. In this case, the city's lawyers insist, there are no criminal penalties for violating the gun ban, though people who refuse to
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:15P
Case pits victim privacy against open records
Its first promise is that crime victims will be "treated with fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice process." It falls to the Supreme Court justices to determine if that includes recognizing privacy as one of their rights, and whether it
Updated: 12/01/2011 06:06P
Alberta pushing on with drunk-driving bill
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 05:52P
Investigating Allegations of Recall Petition Fraud
MADISON, WI – The Government Accountability Board and the Wisconsin Department of Justice are working together with district attorneys around the state to investigate allegations of recall petition fraud and acts of aggression by or against people
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:41P
Conn case pits victim privacy against open records
Its first promise is that crime victims will be "treated with fairness and respect throughout the criminal justice process." It falls to the Supreme Court justices to determine if that includes recognizing privacy as one of their rights, and whether it
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:36P
UK government spoiling for a fight with Iran
It was an unprecedented attempt to cut off Iran's entire banking industry from the UK financial sector. The sanctions are aimed at “preventing the Iranian regime from acquiring nuclear weapons”, said British Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance
Updated: 12/01/2011 05:24P
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