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Prosecutor: Give crime victims voice in death sentence cases
Ohio juries and judges also should be allowed to consider a multitude of factors about a homicide carrying the possibility of a death sentence, not just specific elements laid out in state law, Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters said.
Updated: 01/13/2012 06:31A
AG must name & shame criminal NDC Minister
Ghanaians must act to save this country from the rot being presided over by the law professor. A clear case of leadership crisis is brewing in this country and luckily for the electorate, barely 11 months from now, Ghana can be rescued.
Updated: 01/13/2012 06:16A
Poll: Do you agree with the new homeowners self-defence law?
A NEW LAW allowing homeowners to defend themselves in their home has come into effect today. The Criminal Law (Defence and Dwelling) Act 2011 allows for a person to use reasonable force in defending their home in order to protect themselves and their
Updated: 01/13/2012 06:03A
Judges get say on plea deals
Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, whose office was prosecuting one of the men whose cases was tackled by the SJC, argued that the ruling will dramatically change the criminal justice landscape. “It will definitely change the way we do business
Updated: 01/13/2012 04:52A
'I broke the law'
THE man who heads policing in the South Hams does not know if any of his colleagues have a criminal record – but admits he could have if his conviction for running a red light on a bicycle at the age of 15 is anything to go by.
Updated: 01/13/2012 04:45A
Time to take drug growers' power theft seriously
This is a Criminal Code offence that raises the question as to where responsibility lies when utility companies know power is being stolen and either fail to act or disguise it as general line loss. Gangs could be stealing power right beside you by
Updated: 01/13/2012 04:33A
New reasonable force law comes into effect
A new law which allows a homeowner to use reasonable force in defending themselves from an intruder comes into force today. The new Criminal Law - Defence and Dwelling - Act 2011 permits the use of reasonable force to protect people inside the home,
Updated: 01/13/2012 04:27A
New reasonable force law comes into effect
A new law which allows a homeowner to use reasonable force in defending themselves from an intruder comes into force today. The new Criminal Law - Defence and Dwelling - Act 2011 permits the use of reasonable force to protect people inside the home,
Updated: 01/13/2012 04:27A
Former minister found guilty over 1981 martial law
Czes?aw Kiszczak, Poland's interior minister between 1981 and 1990, was handed a two-year suspended jail term for his role in imposing martial law in Poland on December 13, 1981. The communist leaders responsible were part of a criminal enterprise,
Updated: 01/13/2012 03:50A
New law 'not a licence to kill', says minister
The Criminal Law (Defence and Dwelling) Act 2011 comes after intense debate over the use of force in self-defence following the death of John Ward in Co Mayo. He died after being shot while trespassing on the property of farmer Padraig Nally in October
Updated: 01/13/2012 03:44A
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