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Bill could abolish pardons of nonviolent criminals in Louisiana
Badon also told the Times-Picayunehis proposals are also concerned with bettering the criminal justice system, by showing victims of crime that no one person, in this case the governor, can set aside punishment meted out by a judge and jury.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:53P
Tories fire back at Rae over warning shots
The heated to-and-fro comes as the Conservative government is proposing to simplify and expand the Criminal Code sections that cover citizen's arrest, self defence and defence of property. During an appearance Tuesday at the House of Commons justice
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:50P
Tory minister says Rae can't recognize victims in dispute over warning shots
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says Liberals fail to stand up for victims of crime because they don't think people should be able to fire warning shots at thugs and thieves. Nicholson raised some eyebrows this week when he agreed that firing
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:45P
Security guard firms welcome new citizen's arrest law but want more powers
But Tom Stamatakis, president of the Canadian Police Association, warned MPs against any Criminal Code changes that give private security greater power. Stamatakis said he's sympathetic to businesses that suffer shoplifting, but “we must take care not
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:30P
Firing warning shots OK in some cases, minister says
Under the proposed law, the authority to make a citizen's arrest would only apply if a police officer is not available to do the job. But the bill would also reform "self-defence" and "defence-of-property" provisions in the Criminal Code.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:29P
Crime ties are a serious issue
As tribal chairman, Ramos personally benefits by receiving millions of dollars in casino profits - but he doesn't pay any state or local taxes on this massive income. He pays no property taxes on his mansion which is located on the reservation.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:23P
Human rights group calls for Iraq to end executions
"The government needs to declare an immediate moratorium on all executions and begin an overhaul of its flawed criminal justice system." The organization said it was particularly concerned that Iraqi courts use coerced confessions as evidence.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:21P
Steptoe & Johnson | E-Commerce Law Week, Issue 693
As we reported last month when working versions of the rules were leaked, the proposed framework comprises two new instruments – the General Data Protection Regulation and the Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive – designed to address
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:08P
HC asks cops to stay away from 'fettered' complainants
A division bench of Justice Sharad Bobde and Justice Ramesh Dhanuka was hearing a public interest litigation by NGO Criminal Justice Initiative on the rampant public handcuffing and fettering of persons in violation of the Supreme Court's direction.
Updated: 02/09/2012 05:05P
Maine Chief Justice Moves to Change Bail Policy in Domestic Violence Cases
The chief justice of the Maine Supreme Court says the court system must take more steps against domestic violence. And today she announced a new policy that will require bail commissioners to review an accused offender's criminal history before setting
Updated: 02/09/2012 04:58P
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