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CHELSEA: Chelsea man among 15 killed statewide in traffic crashes during holidays
More than 165 law enforcement agencies in 26 counties conducted drunk driving enforcement between Dec. 16 and Jan. 2. Extra patrols funded by the Office of Highway Safety Planning through federal traffic safety funds. Staff Writer Ben Baird can be
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:48P
Attorney-General to review Stephen Lawrence sentences amid claims they were
'In addition I must sentence you in accordance with the practice in force before the coming into force of Schedule 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 which now governs sentencing for more modern murders... 'It may be, therefore, that the resultant
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:48P
Senate panel backs tougher penalties for sex-trafficking
The Senate's criminal code committee voted 9-0 in support of the bill that supporters say would make it easier to prosecute sex trafficking cases involving victims younger than 16 and broaden the law for cases with older victims.
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:44P
Browsing Foreign Web Sites is Not A Crime in Belarus
It is obvious for lawyers that the Administrative Code is not making any activities a crime, because it is not a Criminal Code. Essentially the Administrative Code requires that businesses registered in Belarus which sell goods or render services using
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:26P
The Digital Iron Curtain which Does Not Exist
Many state organizations block access not only to pornographic web sites, but also to certain opposition web sites which they deem harmful. As with the previous myth about prohibition of browsing foreign web sites, these restrictions are not new.
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:26P
Accused Rwandan war criminal set for deportation
They will be really closely watched,” said Fannie Lafontaine, a scholar in international law at Laval University in Quebec City, where Mr. Mugesera, 59, once lectured. Mr. Mugesera's lawyer, Guy Bertrand, maintains his client of 17 years faces death if
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:25P
Attorney-General to review Stephen Lawrence sentences amid claims they may
'In addition I must sentence you in accordance with the practice in force before the coming into force of Schedule 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 which now governs sentencing for more modern murders... 'It may be, therefore, that the resultant
Updated: 01/05/2012 08:17P
Nigerian women busted for human trafficking to be prosecuted in Nigeria
Sources close to the CID Unit of the Ghana Police Service told Adom News that, though the suspects could have been tried here in Ghana, punishment for human trafficking in Nigeria is higher compared to what Ghana's Criminal Code recommends.
Updated: 01/05/2012 07:49P
Research and Markets: Legal Services Industry in France Is Expected To
The legal services market includes practitioners of law operating in every sector of the legal spectrum. These include commercial, criminal, legal aid, insolvency, labor/industrial, family and taxation law. The market's value is calculated as the total
Updated: 01/05/2012 07:44P
Escambia County sheriff addresses teen crime
Children are not brought up to respect law, respect their elders, to respect society." Morgan said. Morgan believes that the media contributes to youth crime. "You glamorize (criminal activity) on television and movies, images of drug usage,
Updated: 01/05/2012 07:24P
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