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Police: Geriatric probed for sexual assault, molest, not rape
Lawyer Salim Bashir, who specialises in criminal law, told The Malaysian Insider the police had acted well within their rights when they decided to let the man go. “The police have absolute discretion in granting police bail.
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:42P
Social factors in crime perpetration
The foremost being that I get a very rare opportunity of paying gratitude to the cream of this country's professionals who have done yeoman service to strengthen and shape the criminal justice system. Your foundation is unique in many aspects.
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:33P
Bill Inspired by Caylee Anthony Clears Panel
(AP) — A bill inspired by the Caylee Anthony case is advancing in the Florida Legislature, just don't call it “Caylee's Law.” The Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Thursday approved the measure that would make it a felony to give police false
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:30P
Bill Inspired by Caylee Anthony Clears Panel
(AP) — A bill inspired by the Caylee Anthony case is advancing in the Florida Legislature, just don't call it “Caylee's Law.” The Senate Criminal Justice Committee on Thursday approved the measure that would make it a felony to give police false
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:30P
Sunday Times drops Huhne emails legal challenge
The judges, Lord Justice Toulson and Mr Justice Cranston, ordered that details of the case remain confidential pending their ruling on the case The emails are between Vicky Pryce, Huhne's former wife, and Isabel Oakeshott, the Sunday Times political
Updated: 01/20/2012 02:22P
We Read the Megaupload Indictment Papers So You Don't Have To
By Patrick McGuire In less than 24 hours, Megaupload has gone from the world's largest broadcaster of pirated material to the most interesting criminal case in US digital law. Megaupload's seizure came just a few hours after the news broke that its CEO
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:58P
Men found guilty of handing out anti-homosexuality leaflets
The leaflet continues: "The only dispute amongst the classical authorities was the method employed in carrying out the penal code." It goes on to offer burning, being flung from a high point such as a mountain or building, or being stoned to death as
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:48P
Local Justice: Decisions in Municipal Court
The Municipal Court handled two criminal cases arising in Berkeley Heights and two criminal cases arising in New Providence. By Steve Pasternak In State v. Guimei Yu, of Berkeley Heights, the State charged defendant with prostitution.
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:45P
Megaupload assembles criminal defense
In an interview with CNET, Ira Rothken, an attorney well known in the tech sector for defending Web sites accused of copyright violations, said that his clients are assembling a team of crack copyright, criminal and technology attorneys to defend them
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:43P
Lawyer in last-ditch effort to keep accused Rwandan war criminal in Canada
In the face of Canadian case law that Ottawa is not bound to follow UN processes, Mr. Roy told a hearing Friday that precedents are emerging in international law that expand the reach of UN treaties into domestic law. After exhausting his appeals in
Updated: 01/20/2012 01:21P
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