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What is a Motion for Civil Compromise?
In other words, the monetary value of the loss or damage has been settled in a civil manner and the criminal court no longer has any need to be involved. Penal Code §§ 1378 and 1379 allow a judge this power under the general principle of the dismissal
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:49P
defendants who get bad advice on plea bargains deserve relief
By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer Washington (CNN) -- A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that criminal defendants who receive inadequate legal advice on pretrial plea bargains can have their sentences overturned, equating that with
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:42P
Omaha Cracking Down on Crime and Code Violators
OMAHA (KPTM)- Mayor Jim Suttle said the city will target landlords with chronic code violations as a way to crack down on crime. In a press conference Wednesday the Mayor unveiled the first of two anti-violence initiatives. A special task force will be
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:35P
Trayvon Martin Case Proves 'Stand Your Ground' Laws Encourage Vigilante Violence
Unfortunately, the Stand Your Ground law passed in Florida in 2005 makes it possible for murders like this one to occur, and for the perpetrators of such crimes to avoid jail time. According to the Florida law, people are allowed to use deadly force if
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:30P
Chevron, Transocean charged in Brazilian oil spill
(Recasts, adds details on charges throughout) By Jeb Blount and Joshua Schneyer RIO DE JANEIRO/NEW YORK, March 21 (Reuters) - A Brazilian federal prosecutor filed criminal charges on W ednesday against Chevron and drill-rig operator Transocean for a
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:29P
Quote of the Day: Plea Bargain This!
By Christopher Danzig Today's opinion opens a whole new field of constitutionalized criminal procedure: the field of plea-bargaining law. The court announces this new field in opinions that almost seem designed to sow confusion.
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:19P
Justices' Ruling Expands Rights of Accused in Plea Bargains
“Today's opinions open a whole new field of constitutionalized criminal procedure: federal plea-bargaining law,” he said. Scholars who welcomed that development agreed about its significance. “The Supreme Court's decision in these two cases constitute
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:45P
Supreme Court rules defendants have right to an attorney on plea deals
“Ours for the most part is a system of pleas, not a system of trials,” said Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. The “simple reality” is that 97 percent of federal convictions and 94 percent of state convictions result from guilty pleas, he said.
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:37P
SC: Why won't you amend Sec. 377?
After the government came in support of the Delhi high court verdict decriminalising homosexuality in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the apex court turned its direction towards the legislature for its “silence” on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code,
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:30P
SC: Why won't you amend Sec. 377?
After the government came in support of the Delhi high court verdict decriminalising homosexuality in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the apex court turned its direction towards the legislature for its “silence” on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code,
Updated: 03/21/2012 03:28P
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