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Supreme Court's decision in Kawashima v. Holder and the hard-learned lessons
This means that if the court finds that a crime for which a foreign national was convicted is deemed to fit within one of the descriptive categories of aggravated felonies as laid out by Congress in the immigration law, no matter how long ago the
Updated: 03/20/2012 11:01A

Trayvon Martin: Florida's self-defense law could make charge in teen's
under a looser standard than the familiar “beyond a reasonable doubt” one used before juries in criminal cases. Since then, South Florida judges have dismissed charges in several murder cases in which defendants sought immunity based on the law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 11:01A

Trayvon Martin: Florida's self-defense law could make charge in teen's
under a looser standard than the familiar “beyond a reasonable doubt” one used before juries in criminal cases. Since then, South Florida judges have dismissed charges in several murder cases in which defendants sought immunity based on the law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 11:01A

Trayvon Martin case: Florida's self-defense law could make charge in unarmed
under a looser standard than the familiar “beyond a reasonable doubt” one used before juries in criminal cases. Since then, South Florida judges have dismissed charges in several murder cases in which defendants sought immunity based on the law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:58A

Trayvon Martin case: Florida's self-defense law could make charge in teen's
under a looser standard than the familiar “beyond a reasonable doubt” one used before juries in criminal cases. Since then, South Florida judges have dismissed charges in several murder cases in which defendants sought immunity based on the law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:58A

Trayvon Martin case: Florida's self-defense law could make charge in teen's
under a looser standard than the familiar “beyond a reasonable doubt” one used before juries in criminal cases. Since then, South Florida judges have dismissed charges in several murder cases in which defendants sought immunity based on the law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:58A

New elder abuse legislation provides stiffer sentences for those who target
Local MP Barry Devolin said elder abuse is already a crime under the law, but the new legislation is "another step in the right direction" in protecting the elderly. New sentencing guidelines would direct judges to take into account whether or not a
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:37A

New elder abuse legislation provides stiffer sentences for those who target
Local MP Barry Devolin said elder abuse is already a crime under the law, but the new legislation is "another step in the right direction" in protecting the elderly. New sentencing guidelines would direct judges to take into account whether or not a
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:37A

Trayvon Martin news briefing at 11:15 am: Department of Justice to investigate
Some members of Congress are urging the Department of Justice to consider Trayvon's shooting death as a hate crime following an announcement late Monday that the federal law-enforcement agency will investigate the teen's slaying.
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:24A

The Department of Justice's statement said:
With all federal civil rights crimes, the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person acted intentionally and with the specific intent to do something which the law forbids – the highest level of intent in criminal law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 10:24A

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