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Attempts to fire up abortion debate in Canada fizzle
In December, Kitchener Centre Tory MP Stephen Woodworth issued a release calling for a national discussion on Section 223 of the Criminal Code, which states a child in the womb is not human until it fully emerges from its mother.
Updated: 01/07/2012 07:01A
Appeals court will hear part of Curt Johnson case
**FILE PHOTO** Curt Johnson is shown during a motion hearing in the case in Racine County Circuit Court, Thursday, November 10, 2011. / File photo Mark Hertzberg mhertzberg@journaltimes.com RACINE — In a rare act, the Second District Court of Appeals
Updated: 01/07/2012 06:43A
Revised Rape Definition Announced for Uniform Crime Reporting Program
Attorney General Holder announced a revised definition of rape within the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program that was recommended by the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's Advisory Policy Board.
Updated: 01/07/2012 05:59A
No Crime Wave In Ashland, Say Law Enforcement Officials
“I hear from people, 'Crime is up. There's a crime wave in Ashland County.' And I don't think that's the case,” he said. Rather, the media has increased its focus on the criminal justice system, according to McKnight. “I think that some of the criminal
Updated: 01/07/2012 05:24A
Clearing Your Texas Criminal Record Through Expunction or Orders of Non-Disclosure
When juvenile criminal records are ordered sealed, they completely disappear from the state's criminal justice records and will not be available for any purpose at any time. Some juvenile records are only accessible in limited circumstances pursuant to
Updated: 01/07/2012 04:39A
Bail ruling Tuesday for trio accused in Duhamel case
Bourque does not have a criminal record. But Belisle also noted the Criminal Code allows a judge to deny a release based on the violent nature of a crime. “A businessman caught with two containers of cocaine but who has a business, no criminal record
Updated: 01/07/2012 04:21A
Aberdeen: Attorney joins law firm
His focus is on general civil litigation; criminal, family and bankruptcy law and personal injury cases. He graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 2010. He and his wife, Abby, have two children: Joseph and Grace.
Updated: 01/07/2012 04:17A
Minister Mzila-Ndlovu faces arrest
“We are also convinced that both the convenor and the lone speaker are candidates for prosecution for contravening the Public Order and Security Act and the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act respectively and we are studying the feasibility of
Updated: 01/07/2012 03:51A
Some criminals are more equal than others
Which is odd: If it was a worthy policy to treat the white citizens of Caledonia one way, and the aboriginal protestors and blockaders another, why would he or his Attorney General not take pride in explicitly justifying such two-tier criminal-justice
Updated: 01/07/2012 03:36A
US expands definition of rape
Many states have long since adopted a more expansive definition of rapes in their criminal laws, and officials said that local police departments had been breaking down their numbers and sending only a fraction of the reported rapes to the FBI to
Updated: 01/07/2012 03:04A
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