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Burglar shooting could fall under new homeowners law
The Criminal (Defence and Dwelling) Act 2011 allows people to use reasonable force to protect not just themselves and others from assault in their home, but also to protect their dwelling. It is not clear whether or not the law covers an adjoining
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:35P
Charles Taylor and the Delayed Special Court for Sierra Leone Judgment
JURIST Columnist Charles Jalloh of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says that the Special Court for Sierra Leone must set a date to release its ruling on the war crimes charges against former Liberian president Charles Taylor so that it can
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:19P
Gun Control Advocates "Running Out of Ammo"
For decades now, gun control advocates have been trying to convince people that the nation needs stricter gun laws, that more guns means more crime. Well, an op-ed on Forbes.com says it is time to put that "myth" to rest. A Gallup poll indicates that
Updated: 02/23/2012 08:05P
Is taking DNA a reasonable search? US judges uphold California law.
A 2004 California law permits DNA samples taken from adults arrested for felonies to be stored in a national database. Challengers said that violates Fourth Amendment privacy protections. By Warren Richey, Staff writer / February 23, 2012 A federal
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:42P
Law Enforcement Blotter 2/23
According to the report, the complainant stated that his brother assaulted him last Thursday and he wanted a criminal trespass warning issued to his brother. The brother was located and issued the criminal trespass warning. *10:19pm-Brownwood Police
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:41P
SPECIAL REPORT: Agency's police chiefs lack law enforcement experience
None of the past three police chiefs at the Office of Protective Services have worked for another law enforcement agency. And two of the force's four police commanders have no experience working on criminal investigations at other police or sheriff's
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:40P
Court Backs DNA Testing of Arrestees in California
By JOE PALAZZOLO And ASHBY JONES A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a California law requiring law-enforcement officers to take DNA samples from people arrested in connection with serious crimes, even if they are never charged or convicted,
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:29P
Boy loses challenge to underage sex laws
The five-judge court yesterday rejected an appeal arising from a 15-year-old boy being charged under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 with having sex with a 14-year-old girl in Donegal in August 2006. He had claimed the new laws enacted in
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:29P
Ruling gives DPP discretion on teen sex prosecutions
The issue of sex between teenagers is a difficult one, with divergent views on just how heavily the criminal law should intervene to prevent it. There is clearly a difference between sex involving two young people in their mid-teens where both have
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:29P
Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham Outlines His Plans To Make Communities Safer
On the ninth floor of the Criminal Justice Center, Bill Oldham is a veteran of law enforcement who's climbed the ranks in the city and county to now be seated in the job of Shelby County's top crime fighter. Oldham said, "People understand the most
Updated: 02/23/2012 07:23P
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