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We must jail more burglars if our justice system is to provide an adequate
Burglaries can be difficult to solve, crimes which often have no eyewitnesses. In my experience, the police seemed to focus their efforts on encouraging me to fit extra locks or a burglar alarm. In the unlikely event that a burglar is actually caught,
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:56A
Auditor general seeks criminal probe of Pocono Mountain Charter School
District Attorney E. David Christine said he has not seen the report, but if Wagner passes along information to show a crime has occurred, the district attorney's office will take a serious look. Wagner's office does not have law enforcement power.
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:48A
Spain judge known for human rights cases convicted of exceeding authority in
By DANIEL WOOLLS | AP | 23 minutes ago in The Spanish judge celebrated for pursuing international human rights cases was convicted of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe Thursday and barred from the bench for 11 years,
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:40A
Famed Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
That law came two years after the death of Gen. Francisco Franco, the victor in the war, as Spain moved to restore democracy and rebuild. The atrocities trial concluded on Wednesday but the verdict is expected to take weeks. Garzon has been suspended
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:08A
WikiLeaks cables: Philippine bank secrecy laws under fire
"Both Philippine and US criminal law enforcement efforts may be negatively affected by this decision," the embassy cable said. The Supreme Court decision rejected the opening of the bank accounts and said that except in cases of terrorism, kidnapping,
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:38A
HRW to Iraq: End executions, death penalty
"The government needs to declare an immediate moratorium on all executions and begin an overhaul of its flawed criminal justice system." An Iraqi Justice Ministry official confirmed to Human Rights Watch that authorities executed 14 prisoners Wednesday
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:32A
HIV advocacy groups call for investigation into handling of Michigan criminal case
By Todd Heywood The results of a weeks-long investigation of a criminal case in Grand Rapids, Mich., involving the state's HIV disclosure law has resulted in state advocacy groups and public health experts calling for state health officials to
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:18A
Henry County law enforcement forms task force
The Henry County Sheriff's Department, Geneseo, Colona, and Kewanee Police Departments, and the Illinois State Police have signed an intergovernmental agreement to conduct comprehensive, independent criminal investigations in response to officer
Updated: 02/09/2012 08:52A
Mouth for the souse
by CHRIS BARRY Bio: This funky, loquacious “west end” resident has only been practicing criminal law a mere 41 years, but don't let his relative inexperience fool you. Should you get busted for impaired driving someday, a quick call to Leonard may well
Updated: 02/09/2012 08:27A
Spanish court convicts judge Baltasar Garzon
"The amnesty law refers to crimes of a political nature, in no way can it be said that crimes against humanity of the kind that were alleged could have any political nature," Garzon told the court on the opening day of his testimony in Madrid.
Updated: 02/09/2012 08:27A
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