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States' 'Caylee' legislation sputtering
Only one, New Jersey, has put a new law on its books, said Rich Williams, a policy associate with the National Conference of State Legislature's Criminal Justice Program. In South Dakota, a bill was approved overwhelmingly by the state Senate that
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:56A
Gordon Wood "ecstatic" with acquittal
His solicitor Michael Bowe spoke to him in prison on the phone minutes after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal overturned his conviction and then acquitted him on Friday. "I've just spoken to Gordon and obviously he's just overwhelmed after having spent
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:37A
Gordon Wood "ecstatic" with acquittal
His solicitor Michael Bowe spoke to him in prison on the phone minutes after the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal overturned his conviction and then acquitted him on Friday. "I've just spoken to Gordon and obviously he's just overwhelmed after having spent
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:37A
'Reprehensible' Financial Market Conduct Isn't All Criminal, Holder Says
'Civil Sanctions' The Justice Department “will not hesitate to bring prosecutions” where there's evidence of criminal wrongdoing, Holder said. “When we don't, we will continue to use other tools available to us, such as civil sanctions, to hold people
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:27A
Pantomime cases against Israelis make a mockery of international justice
That is a shame, for international justice is an essential tool in combating terrible crimes. Jews in particular have strong historic reason to welcome it and to support its most recent achievement, the creation of the International Criminal Court at
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:20A
Crime and punishment: Time for more reasoned debate
When I first heard this at law school, I assumed it was soft touch, left-leaning, propaganda — until I became involved in the criminal justice system and saw it myself. This should not be an issue about the political right or left, or the socially
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:19A
Pistol Patel escapes law
These sections are part of chapter-4 of Indian Penal Code which deals with general exceptions. Once we file the case, we may not arrest the accused nor file a charge sheet. Based on the merits in the case and circumstances, the case will be closed with
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:14A
Pistol Patel escapes law
These sections are part of chapter-4 of Indian Penal Code which deals with general exceptions. Once we file the case, we may not arrest the accused nor file a charge sheet. Based on the merits in the case and circumstances, the case will be closed with
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:14A
Law firm moves HQ here
The firm, which had been based in Milwaukee, prides itself on thinking outside of the usual parameters in high-profile criminal defense, criminal tax law and investment fraud recovery cases. The 11-year-old law firm has an acquittal rate of about 95
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:05A
Poll: Should laws on underage sex be the same for boys and girls?
A PROVISION UNDER Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 says that a girl under the age of 17 years will not be found guilty of an offence “by reason only of her engaging in an act of sexual intercourse”. A boy under the age of 17 can
Updated: 02/24/2012 06:00A
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