Latest Criminal Law News
Summary Judgments for March 9
to Obama administration lawyers defending the law. Mary Brown, a 56-year-old woman who joined the case to assert her right to refuse health insurance, declared bankruptcy last fall with $4500 in unpaid medical bills, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Updated: 03/09/2012 07:20A
Underage Drinking and the Law
A letter from the Chief of the Wilton Police Department delineates how the law addresses underage drinking. File phone: A beer bottle lies in a parking lot. With recent events published regarding underage drinking and warmer weather just around the
Updated: 03/09/2012 07:02A
Review must find fix for justice system
BC Premier Christy Clark, in response to complaints, launched a review last month to determine how her government can make the justice system more efficient. According to her, it's not just about funnelling more money. "What we've discovered is just
Updated: 03/09/2012 06:53A
The worrisome state of Indonesian corruption
Although the total sentence for his crimes amounts to 28 years, Gayus will very likely serve only 16 years in prison, as the Criminal Code regulates that a defendant charged with several different corruption charges will only have to serve the longest
Updated: 03/09/2012 06:48A
Law enforcement officials frustrated with Occupy signs; difference of opinion
Officials with the Eureka Police Department and Humboldt County Sheriff's Office have been directing occupiers to keep their signs off the fence for months, citing California Penal Code. However, they recently ran into some legal snags.
Updated: 03/09/2012 06:48A
Indonesia AGO to Quiz Dhana's Superior
However, Adi refused to mention whether the questioning will be aimed at the Directorate General of Taxes or Dhana's automobile showroom, PT Mitra Modern Mobilindo. If proven to commit money laundering, the AGO will seal PT Bangun Persada Semesta
Updated: 03/09/2012 06:15A
Challenger to drunk-driving law must be given lawyer: judge
A Vancouver Island woman who was refused legal aid must be provided with a lawyer so she can challenge the federal criminal drunk-driving law, the BC Court of Appeal has ruled. Justice Ed Chiasson says retired nurse Deborah Ann Jay-cox met both
Updated: 03/09/2012 05:59A
Police commissioners: Labour must seize the opportunity with both hands
The UK has a tough criminal justice response and yet one of the highest rates of drug use in Europe. There are no positives to criminalising already disadvantaged young people for little purpose; charges for cannabis possession make up the bulk of the
Updated: 03/09/2012 05:52A
Lang Sheng: there's no 'secret detention' in China
The commission's Vice Director Lang Sheng answers questions concerning the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law. [Photo by Chen Boyuan] Lang Sheng, vice director of the Law Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee,
Updated: 03/09/2012 05:30A
New Amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law Stir Debate
Criminal Procedure Law than had originally been planned. The changes to the law were announced Thursday at the National People's Congress, China's parliamentary body. The proposed changes include a new provision for notifying the families of people
Updated: 03/09/2012 05:21A
Primary Categories