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New York Bar Association backs sealing criminal records
By Staten Island Advance ALBANY, NY -- The New York State Bar Association is backing a proposed change in state law that would allow judges to seal the criminal records of some people convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to help them
Updated: 01/28/2012 10:13A
Crafty thieves the law can't convict
Photo: Paballo Thekiso The police are powerless in the face of a mushrooming silent crime that was only thrust into the spotlight this week when a suspected gangleader opened fire on the police to avoid arrest. The shootout outside Bryanston Parallel
Updated: 01/28/2012 09:50A
Crafty thieves the law can't convict
Photo: Paballo Thekiso The police are powerless in the face of a mushrooming silent crime that was only thrust into the spotlight this week when a suspected gangleader opened fire on the police to avoid arrest. The shootout outside Bryanston Parallel
Updated: 01/28/2012 09:48A
China refutes criticism over human rights situation
The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), denied HRW criticism that "police dominate criminal justice system, which relies disproportionately on defendants' confessions." "Weak courts and tight limits on the
Updated: 01/28/2012 09:03A
New York bar association backs sealing of criminal records for some convicted
AP ALBANY, NY — The New York State Bar Association is backing a proposed change in state law that would allow judges to seal the criminal records of some people convicted of misdemeanors and low-level felonies to help them recover from those mistakes.
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:59A
Bedford lawyer's lottery cash-in attemp sparks criminal probe
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa attorney general issued a joint statement saying they had opened an investigation. Shaw submitted the winning ticket less than two hours before it expired, saying through a Des Moines law firm
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:16A
Prison plan always on the cards
But even he must have been surprised by the tenuousness of the recent attacks on him for supposedly going soft on crime. The NSW Attorney-General was in the sights of the tabloid press and talkback radio last week for asking the Law Reform Commission
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:09A
Kids getting away with serious crimes including rape and arson
But because the suspects are aged under 10, the law states they do not know right from wrong and cannot be charged with any crime. Frustrated police officers have dubbed the rising perpetrators "The Untouchables". The alarming figures have only come to
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:00A
Kids getting away with serious crimes including rape and arson
But because the suspects are aged under 10, the law states they do not know right from wrong and cannot be charged with any crime. Frustrated police officers have dubbed the rising perpetrators "The Untouchables". The alarming figures have only come to
Updated: 01/28/2012 08:00A
State pays thousands on ex-CEO's legal fees
By Dion Lefler Former Kansas Bioscience Authority CEO Tom Thornton knew he was under criminal investigation and asked the agency for personal legal representation at least two weeks before he electronically shredded documents on his laptop computer,
Updated: 01/28/2012 07:42A
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