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South East European conference evaluates regional needs in justice, home
A two-day conference to evaluate regional needs in justice, home affairs and security cooperation ended in Belgrade today, establishing mechanisms to foster South East European cooperation on criminal investigations and protection of fundamental rights
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:22A
TELLEZ v. STATE
After the close of evidence, the trial court found Tellez guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and sentenced him to ten years' confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The trial court also revoked
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:18A
PEOPLE v. McFADDEN
The verdict was not repugnant, and the court properly denied defendant's application to resubmit the case to the jury. This case involves an attempted carjacking, followed a few minutes later by a completed carjacking. Four days later, the police
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:14A
Military Policing Will Not Cleanse Law Enforcement
This gives the military legal authority to stop, search and arrest individuals suspected of engaging in criminal activity. Previously, the military could only serve as an auxiliary force to the police during routine patrols and targeted
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:13A
PEOPLE v. GREEN
Defendant was charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of Penal Code section 12021, subdivision (a)(1), 1 and one count of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle in violation of section 12025, subdivision (a)(1),
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:10A
PEOPLE v. ROBINSON
Defendant was charged in count 1 with making felony criminal threats to his brother Craig Robinson (Craig), in violation of Penal Code section 422, 1 and misdemeanor resisting, obstructing, or delaying a peace officer (count 2), in violation of section
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:10A
Tories reject consideration of mental illness in crime bill
(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick) OTTAWA — 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
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:10A
Here come the women
Advice and information officer, Liberty Legal casework intern, Fair Trials International Hearings case management officer, General Dental Council Our fantastic graphic shows what happens to the two million people who passed through the criminal justice
Updated: 12/02/2011 07:08A
Mutharika defends repressive law
Mutharika says it is not his government that is changing this law. The work on the bill started in 1994 when British legal experts were asked to assist Malawi to reform the criminal justice system. Following the recommendations of these experts,
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:57A
“Modi's Juris” Turned 91: A Tribute (24th Edition, 2011, Lexis Nexis)
India follows adversarial system inherited from British for dispensation of Criminal Justice. In this system it is the duty of the prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. Unlike the inquisitorial system,
Updated: 12/02/2011 06:26A
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