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Organised crime agency shuts down 'RnBXclusive.com' - warning on pirate site
The site's home page has been replaced by a message saying, 'If you have downloaded music using this website you may have committed a criminal offence which carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and an unlimited fine under UK law.
Updated: 02/15/2012 12:04P
Stanford Who's Who Rules In Favor Of Paul Edwin Foster
Paul is as a Solicitor with BTF Lawyers, which is a law firm in Epping, New South Wales that provides a variety of legal services in the areas of civil and criminal law. He possesses expertise in all aspects of litigation, criminal law,
Updated: 02/15/2012 11:52A
State law mandates 'Good time'
They want to know, “how can it be that someone who behaved badly enough to commit a crime is rewarded with good time?” As with most aspects of sentencing, good time is mandated by state law. The sentencing judge cannot disallow it.
Updated: 02/15/2012 11:37A
CBC moves closer to naming forensic lab
By Tri-City Herald staff Columbia Basin College's board of trustees moved closer to formally naming the college's criminal justice forensic lab after former criminal justice instructor Jim Ownby. Ownby died in November and served with law enforcement
Updated: 02/15/2012 11:20A
How to Punish the Innocent at Maximum Cost
This ruling is but the latest contribution to the mounting evidence that mandatory minimum penalties are a failed criminal law policy that indeed may be unconstitutional. Regrettably, the Conservative government insists on adding new penalties,
Updated: 02/15/2012 11:19A
RICO Statutes: Good Enough for the Mob, Good Enough for #OccupyWallStreet
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as RICO, is a US federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal enterprise.
Updated: 02/15/2012 11:11A
Gambia: Breaking News: Gambia Jails Former Social Security Boss On Corruption
Lawyer Camara cited a section reminding the judge about his discretion of tempering justice with mercy to the convict adding that his lordship must not seek to sensor section 6 of the Economic Crimes Act. “ I read section 29 cited of the Criminal code
Updated: 02/15/2012 10:57A
Officials support expansion of DNA databank
New York State has yet to realize the full potential of the DNA Databank because state law only permits DNA to be collected from 48% of offenders convicted of a Penal Law crime. Currently, anyone convicted of a felony or one of 36 misdemeanors under
Updated: 02/15/2012 10:20A
YFN-SL ends symposium on justice
He furthered that he was indicted with five counts of crimes against humanity, murder, rape, sexual slavery, mutilating and beating, and one count of serious violations of international humanitarian law on the recruitment and use of child soldiers.
Updated: 02/15/2012 09:59A
House Holds Historic Vote on Long Gun Bill
15, 2012 /CNW/ - Later today, the House of Commons will hold Third Reading on Bill C-19, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and Firearms Act (Ending the Long Gun Registry Act). "We are pleased that this day has come," said Mike Reader,
Updated: 02/15/2012 09:42A
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