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Justice minister defends mandatory minimum sentences
Nicholson said the law, which includes mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences, is “very targeted.” “We develop our criminal law legislation looking at the experiences from around the world, from Britain and other countries,” Nicholson said at a
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:51P
Fusion Center in Nashville draws trends on crime
Fusion centers like the one in Tennessee were created after 9/11 to address gaps in communication about potential criminal and terrorist activity between law enforcement agencies on the local, state and national level. Agents who oversee the center say
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:37P
Supreme Court hears military honors case, ponders political lies
'You won't buy it cheaper anywhere,'“ said Justice Antonin Scalia. “So maybe we allow a certain amount of puffing in political speech as well. Nobody believes all that stuff, right?” The exchange came midway through Wednesday's argument over whether
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:32P
Lethal injection drugs harder and harder to find
Crime and politics go hand in hand in California. From traffic court to the 9th Circuit, and everything in between. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation oversees about 166000 prisoners and 111000 parolees.
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:16P
Dixon Osburn Statement on Khan Deal
Tribunals remain risky gambles of justice that have fewer criminal laws with which to prosecute criminal suspects and no precedent upon which to guide them. Pleas are often the best resort for prosecutors. As we wind down the war in Afghanistan,
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:14P
Major courts overhaul proposed
Last year, former justice minister Simon Power was forced to wind back plans to restrict jury trials in criminal cases after an outcry from lawyers and opposition MPs. President of the Commission Sir Grant Hammond said the aim of the review is to
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:11P
Law Commission proposes courts shake-up
Last year, former justice minister Simon Power was forced to wind back plans to restrict jury trials in criminal cases after an outcry from lawyers and opposition MPs. President of the Commission Sir Grant Hammond said the aim of the review is to
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:08P
Pa. municipalities may be forced to rescind 'missing gun' reporting laws
Pennsylvania also does not require a purchase permit for all handgun sales, does not allow criminal penalties for buying a gun for someone who can't, and does not permit inspections of gun dealers, the website says. Pennsylvania ranks No.
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:00P
70-year-old law used during G20 to be revamped to limit scope
“The common law and the Criminal Code covers the rest, so we are going to limit this coverage.” Critics say the law was used to justify mass arrests of hundreds of G20 protesters, and claim the province intentionally let people believe it gave police
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:47P
Proposed bill targets protesting at military funerals
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously passed a proposed bill Wednesday, sending it to the Senate floor. Senate Bill 632 would make it a misdemeanor to picket or engage in other protest activities within 500 feet of a funeral,
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:39P
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