Latest Criminal Law News
Crime doesn't pay, but it's sometimes hilarious.
This monthly column seeks to offer some clever commentary on a group of people we love to hate: dumb criminals. The names have been removed to protect the truly pathetic, but these are actual crime cases from area law enforcement agencies peppered with
Updated: 12/30/2011 02:06P
Crime graph soared in State in 2011
Similarly, over 700 cases of criminal breach of trust, 1123 cases of cheating and 45 cases of counterfeiting were registered during the same period. Besides, 31752 cases under various sections of Indian Penal Code were registered with different police
Updated: 12/30/2011 02:01P
Lese majeste change urged
In a letter sent to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday, TRC chairman Kanit na Nakorn said abolishing Article 112 of the Criminal Code, or the lese majeste law, as called for by some people would not be appropriate to Thai society.
Updated: 12/30/2011 01:48P
China says its most wanted man admits crimes - Windsor Star
The investigation team carried out the probe “fairly and in accordance with the law”, it said. Lai may face life imprisonment, state media has reported. But some legal experts and human rights activists have said it was unlikely Lai could receive a
Updated: 12/30/2011 01:46P
China says its most wanted man admits crimes
The investigation team carried out the probe "fairly and in accordance with the law," it said. Lai may face life imprisonment, state media has reported. But some legal experts and human rights activists have said it was unlikely Lai could receive a
Updated: 12/30/2011 09:10A
Jury system makes a strong case
Depoe concedes there are times he wonders if jurors fully understand the law. He notes that something like self-defence law is complex and even seasoned lawyers refer frequently to the Criminal Code when discussing it. Defence lawyer Davison says there
Updated: 12/30/2011 09:02A
Feds target BP oil engineers for Gulf spill criminal charges
If criminal charges are brought against employees of BP, it will set off a legal process that separate from next year's civil trial. Anthony Sabino, an attorney who specializes in oil and gas law and who teaches at St. John's University in New York
Updated: 12/29/2011 10:45P
Feds target BP oil engineers for Gulf spill criminal charges
If criminal charges are brought against employees of BP, it will set off a legal process that separate from next year's civil trial. Anthony Sabino, an attorney who specializes in oil and gas law and who teaches at St. John's University in New York
Updated: 12/29/2011 10:45P
Lessons in DNA and Mercy
When Mr. Cuomo became governor last year, he arrived with as strong a set of credentials in criminal justice as any New York governor since Thomas E. Dewey, who served from 1943 to 1954. He also arrived with knowledge that no governor before him could
Updated: 12/29/2011 09:36P
Criminal Procedural Law amendment likely
BEIJING - China's top legislature will vote on the draft decisions on amending the Criminal Procedural Law and the Law on Occupational Illness Prevention and Control at the end of its bimonthly session on Saturday. The decision was made at a meeting of
Updated: 12/29/2011 06:04P
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