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Admissible Evidence, or a Backdoor Ploy? Justices Ask
The defendant, Sandy Williams, was arrested on an unrelated charge and provided a DNA sample to the state police laboratory. A forensic scientist there analyzed it and later testified about Mr. Williams's DNA profile at his trial on the sexual assault
Updated: 12/06/2011 11:07P
Senate passes bill to widen DNA use
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A bill sponsored by the Senate majority leader to expand law enforcement's use of DNA in criminal investigations sailed through the Senate on Tuesday without debate. It was approved by a 42-6 vote. The bill by Sen.
Updated: 12/06/2011 11:01P
Pa. Senate passes bill to widen DNA use
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A bill sponsored by the Senate majority leader to expand law enforcement's use of DNA in criminal investigations sailed through the Senate on Tuesday without debate. It was approved by a 42-6 vote. The bill by Sen.
Updated: 12/06/2011 11:01P
Jury service may offer Mayor Mitch Landrieu insight into NOPD operations
By Frank Donze, The Times-Picayune In what may be a first for a New Orleans mayor, Mitch Landrieu had a front-row seat -- literally -- to watch the criminal-justice system at work Tuesday, a perch that allowed him to witness the tragic and mundane
Updated: 12/06/2011 11:01P
Scathing report blasts county government
But while the grand jury found that there was some substance to some of the other allegations, the grand jurors also found that laws were too broad and vague for criminal charges, or that the violations were simply lapses in county procedures and
Updated: 12/06/2011 10:18P
Sask. court ponders forfeiture of truck in $60 drug deal
REGINA - Should a Regina man be forced to forfeit a $7500 truck if it was used in a $60 drug deal? The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal is wrestling with that issue as it mulls over the first legal
Updated: 12/06/2011 10:18P
Crime Keeps Grip on Garbage
Investigators found instances of rigged contracts funneled to criminals through family members, and people with convictions and mob connections doing business openly—despite a state law requiring background checks and financial disclosures. "…
Updated: 12/06/2011 10:06P
Thais test taboos as war on royal slurs heats up
Military personnel sing as thousands of people gather outside the Grand Palace to celebrate the birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok December 5, 2011. By Martin Petty and Natnicha Chuwiruch BANGKOK (Reuters) - From a windowless
Updated: 12/06/2011 10:03P
Ricky Martin Blasts Move to Amend Puerto Rico Hate-Crimes Law
SAN JUAN – Singer Ricky Martin showed his disapproval of a move by Puerto Rico's Senate to amend the island's hate-crime law to eliminate protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. “I'm very sad about the turn the discussion on
Updated: 12/06/2011 10:02P
Stanislaus County approves legal action against ex-Patterson city attorney
County Counsel John Doering said his office thinks George Logan broke the law and should be prosecuted in criminal court, and that the district attorney's office refused. County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously agreed to let grand jurors spend up to
Updated: 12/06/2011 09:52P
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