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JUDGE WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE A TYRANT LET US ALL DOWN
As MP Priti Patel put it: “This is an appalling example of the criminal justice system failing to punish law-breakers.” If Mr Hall wishes to continue to preside over criminal cases he needs to understand at once that a judge must never worry about
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:19P
iCrime: California Targets Cybercrime, Identity Theft
Harris said during a news conference in San Jose on Tuesday that the state's eCrime Unit, which began operating in August and consists of 20 attorneys and investigators, will use innovative law enforcement strategies against tech savvy criminals who
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:16P
Editorial: 17 Year Olds in Prison?
We have since its inception in 1996 opposed the Wisconsin law that automatically places 17-year-old offenders in the adult criminal justice system. A recent story by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism offers further
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:13P
Holyrood hears misgivings over the abolition of corroboration
He warned: “This could easily have the effect of causing, rather than preventing, miscarriages of justice for the complainers, as well as for the accused.” Bill McVicar, convener of the criminal law committee at the Law Society of Scotland,
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:13P
Crime and punishment in Scotland: Reported rapes at five-year high, but
Scottish Lib Dem MSP Alison McInnes said the decline in rape convictions should “raise questions over whether the criminal justice system serves everyone equally well”. “Rape blights the lives of victims and their families, yet these low conviction
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:13P
Criminal defense attorney arrested for drunken driving
A Stillwater criminal defense attorney whose expertise includes DWI and DUI defense was arrested early last Friday for drinking and driving. Samuel Edward Surface, attorney at Surface Law in downtown Stillwater,
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:09P
28 in alleged Camden drug network charged with first-degree racketeering
The indictment, obtained by the Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau, stems from a joint investigation called Operation Jumpstart conducted by the State Police, Camden County prosecutor's office, the Gloucester County
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:09P
EU criminal suspects to receive "letter of rights"
Britain and Ireland have confirmed their willingness to participate in the planned law while Denmark still prefers to remain its opt-out. There are over eight million criminal proceedings in the EU every year. In some member states, suspects only
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:07P
Jury's out on push for court overhaul
During a speech at the University of NSW law faculty, the judge suggested an alternative to juries in criminal trials could be introducing one or two assessors to sit alongside a judge, or the use of a panel of judges, as is currently the system at
Updated: 12/13/2011 07:06P
Facebook changing crime-solving tactics
But is social networking changing the face of law enforcement? Director of Criminal Science at Indiana Tech Dr. Steven Hundersmarck said it definitely is. “Investigators have to be electronically savvy now,” Hundersmarck said.
Updated: 12/13/2011 06:48P
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