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The biology of evil: Could psychopaths be the victims of bad wiring?
Impulsive, manipulative and lacking remorse, criminal psychopaths typically face longer and harsher sentences in the justice system. But a growing body of research shows that their aberrant
Updated: 12/03/2011 05:16A
Polygamy ruling muddies marriage law
So any second, third, fourth simultaneous marriage is, by default, a common-law relationship. Logic takes us that far. Canada's Criminal Code makes it illegal for anyone to be in "any kind of conjugal union with more than one person at the same time,
Updated: 12/03/2011 05:16A
Former court service suspected of scheme with fake certificates
Steven Brox, the former owner of the counseling service, United States Justice Associates, and criminal defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield were told in letters from the district attorney's office this week that they were targets of the investigation,
Updated: 12/03/2011 05:08A
Prosecutor questions state agency's agreement with accused child molester
“It is clearly a criminal matter and should have been reported to law enforcement.” Officials with the Child and Family Services Division of the state Department of Public Health and Human Services, the agency that initially handled the sexual abuse
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:49A
Ariz. legislators targeted latest synthetic drugs
AP PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona legislators are gearing up to update state criminal laws to combat the latest efforts by distributors of so-called designer drugs. Republican Sen. Linda Gray of Glendale says she and Republican Rep. Karen Fann of Prescott are
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:48A
Lawyers' walkout to disrupt criminal courts next week
Major disruption is expected at the criminal courts next week, as lawyers stage a walkout over fees. A report in the Irish Independent states that criminal law barristers and solicitors are holding a one-day strike next Thursday from 10.30am.
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:12A
Ariz. legislators target latest synthetic drugs as distributors make changes
AP PHOENIX — Arizona legislators are gearing up to update state criminal laws to combat the latest efforts by distributors of so-called designer drugs. Republican Sen. Linda Gray of Glendale says she and Republican Rep. Karen Fann of Prescott are
Updated: 12/03/2011 04:05A
Are psychopaths' minds badly wired?
Impulsive, manipulative and lacking remorse, criminal psychopaths typically face longer and harsher sentences in the justice system. But a growing body of research shows that their aberrant
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:37A
Prosecutors Claim Judge Has Bias Against Law Enforcement Officers
"The law does not require that." Many of the cases where prosecutors are seeking to remove Jones involve small quantities of drugs resulting from what officers say were voluntary searches. Some of these investigations sprang from traffic stops for
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:37A
The advantage of being Blago
Blagojevich is especially lucky that he is not my recent client, a drug-addicted man who grew up on the South Side and pleaded guilty to selling two ounces of drugs to a government informant for $200. I represented this man, and the same US attorney's
Updated: 12/03/2011 03:32A
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