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Supreme Court mulls effect of jury vetting
If Canada's top court rules against the practice, the murder trials could be thrown out and new trials orders, says a criminal law expert. James Stribopoulos, a professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, said Tuesday that jury
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:54A
As Gangs Move To New York Suburbs, So Does Crime
Law enforcement agents raid a home where the occupants are suspected of selling drugs last month in Middletown, NY For three months, court papers say, authorities tracked them using wiretaps and cameras set up on telephone poles and trees.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:45A
Attorney of the Year: Chuck Ramsay
Every year, Minnesota Lawyer takes the time to honor a select number of professionals (only 25) whose leadership, success, and dedication to clients have proven their worth within the legal branch of the professional field in which they serve.
Updated: 03/14/2012 03:45A
California Could Strike Gold with Reform of Three Strikes Law
California's controversial three strikes law, which punishes certain third-time felony offenders with a mandatory 25-year to life sentence, costs taxpayers billions in unnecessary expenses every year, says San Diego criminal attorney David P. Shapiro.
Updated: 03/14/2012 02:12A
LAW AND ORDER
A subsequent investigation resulted in Rhoads' arrest for DUI alcohol and driving on a suspended license. Note: In accordance with California Government Code Section 6254(f), law enforcement press releases are submitted to media outlets by the law
Updated: 03/14/2012 01:06A
Human rights underlined in criminal procedure law revision
AFTER the last revision 16 years ago, China amended the Criminal Procedure Law and highlighted human rights protection, eight years after the principle was explicitly written in the Constitution. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament
Updated: 03/13/2012 11:34P
China votes in favour of criminal law changes
Critics say the amendments to China's Criminal Procedure Law would legalise secret detentions for people considered a threat to the Communist Party such as political dissidents, dozens of whom were detained last year. Secret detentions in locations
Updated: 03/13/2012 11:32P
There are no winners in Dharun Ravi case: Gay activist
In a press statement the group asserted: 'Recognizing that homophobia is a concern that goes well beyond these two people and that our criminal justice system is historically biased against people of color, the group is using this occasion to draw
Updated: 03/13/2012 11:23P
A look at hate crimes in Chicago
Nationally, people in the LGBT community are more likely to be hate crime victims than any other minority group, based on an analysis by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights organization based in Alabama.
Updated: 03/13/2012 11:18P
West Texans Breaking the Law to Get Water 3/13/12
Carruth says water theft falls under criminal mischief in The Texas Penal Code and can be considered at least a Class A Misdemeanor or even up to a felony, depending on the amount taken. "We didn't realize how vital or precious it was to us,” Carruth
Updated: 03/13/2012 11:12P
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