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Selma Muhi? Dizdarevi?: Hate crimes are crimes against us all
The charges in this case reveal the basic characteristics of hate crime. There is always the "basic crime", the element that is defined as criminal by the law irrespective of motivation, and then there is the fact that the perpetrator consciously
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:19P
Urewera costs $6m and climbing
Both sides claimed victory after the jury verdicts on Tuesday, when the Crown got some firearms charges to stick on Tame Iti, Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, Urs Signer and Emily Bailey, dubbed the "Urewera Four". But the jury could not reach a verdict on a
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:10P
Hurt And Abused Children In Ethiopia: Cultural Calamity
Within the Ethiopian criminal code many harmful traditional practices are dealt with and in some detail, “crimes committed against Life, Person and Health through Harmful Traditional Practices.”1 This and other articles in the criminal code need to be
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:04P
Texas trial of sect leader shines rare spotlight on bigamy
"It isn't a crime committed and prosecuted very often," said George Dix, a criminal law professor with the University of Texas. Most bigamy cases involve people from other countries married in the United States who said they did not know that their
Updated: 03/21/2012 12:01P
Supreme Court says lawyers must do competent job handling plea bargains
"The court today embraces the sporting chance theory of criminal law, in which the state functions like a conscientious casino operator, giving each player a fair chance to beat the house, that is, serve less time than the law says he deserves.
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:58A
Rights group: make Nazi salutes a criminal offense
Attorney Hila Cohen of the Legal Forum for the Land of Israel said on Wednesday that the situation was "a legal and moral perversity that demands a change in the law." "It is unbelievable that as anti-Semitism flourishes around the world, Israel's law
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:53A
'One-man crime wave' behind bars for coin capers
By JAMES DRAPER Paul Brent Hopkins When the law finally catches up with a person who breaks the law for a living, what the criminal will actually admit to is often just the tip of the iceberg. For example, KPD Capt. Roman Roberson says, take Paul Brent
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:41A
Trial of sect leader shines rare spotlight on bigamy
"It isn't a crime committed and prosecuted very often," said George Dix, a criminal law professor with the University of Texas. Most bigamy cases involve people from other countries married in the United States who said they did not know that their
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:25A
A Theory on Chief Justice Roberts
The majority of legal experts in a recent survey by the American Bar Association said they believed the Supreme Court was likely to uphold the Affordable Care Act. And the conservative justice most likely to join the liberals, according to this survey,
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:16A
Accused Sergeant Heads Down A Long Legal Road
By Corey Flintoff Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, will have the case heard in the military justice system, which has significant differences from the civilian courts. Here, Bales is shown in a training
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:13A
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