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Detective Cpl. Jeff Hornyak is investigating the criminal recklessness. Anyone with information can call him at 881-7514. A Gary man who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to criminal recklessness was sentenced to 18 months, with credit for time served
Updated: 02/15/2012 05:17P
Supreme Court sends mixed signals on 'do the crime, do the time' sentencing
That's enough jurisprudence to feed the fears of critics of the Conservative government's "tough-on-crime" policies — and also to bolster the arguments of those who say Parliament sets the law of the land, not the courts.
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:58P
Blank Rome LLP | Not a Paper Tiger: Current Trends in Health Care Fraud
In fact, earlier this year, the United States Attorney's Office in Philadelphia brought charges against four (4) Synthes executives under the Park doctrine, which holds a corporate executive strictly liable for violations of criminal law if the
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:55P
Gun control scholar to speak at WCU on March 5
He will focus on disputes over the frequency of defensive gun use by crime victims and whether resistance with a gun helps or hurts the victim. In addition, he will cover how to develop safer, more effective gun control laws in the United States.
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:51P
Bill targets animal rights activists' videos, photos on farms
While the committee passed the bill out favorably on Tuesday, opposition remains from animal rights and criminal justice circles. Such undercover photography is needed to bring animal abuse on factory farms to public attention, said Lindsay Rajt,
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:46P
Grand jury declines indictment in officer-involved shooting
According to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office, the grand jury determined that the shooting was justified under the criminal law. Brad L. Morgan died after being shot at a parking structure at 318 SW Morrison Street.
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:40P
10th Amendment applies to criminal justice, too
Less remarked upon, but equally troubling, is the federal government's increased jurisdiction over routine matters of criminal law. In the 1970s, the federal government made state drug crimes also punishable under federal law.
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:33P
10th Amendment applies to criminal justice, too
Less remarked upon, but equally troubling, is the federal government's increased jurisdiction over routine matters of criminal law. In the 1970s, the federal government made state drug crimes also punishable under federal law.
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:33P
Criminal Courts building to be named for pioneering black judge
Leighton wasn't immediately available for comment, but one of his star law school students Tim Evans, chief judge of the Cook County circuit court system, said it's a well-deserved honor that should be given while Leighton, who turns 100 this year,
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:26P
Aparna Viswanathan: The curious case of Vinay Rai
he should have first invoked the 'take down' provision in Indian cyber law on objectionable content. That even the government is ignoring this mechanism and instead advocating prior restraint is especially worrisome. On Dec.23, 2011, in a criminal
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:15P
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