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Criminal probe into 'secret' Saudi arms plant
Swedish prosecutors have launched a preliminary criminal investigation into suspicions that a Swedish military agency may have broken the law in connection with plans to help build a weapons plant in Saudi Arabia. The probe will be led by Deputy
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:37A
Senate considers law on single sporting-event bets
Runciman, a former Ontario solicitor general, said he hopes to legalize betting on single sporting events, not because he's a fan of gambling, but because "anyone who wants to bet on a football or hockey game is already doing it.
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:27A
'Stand Your Ground Law' at center of Fla. shooting
"It's about equal justice." The Justice Department and FBI have opened a civil rights investigation, and the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury April 10 to determine whether to charge Zimmerman. Based on what's publicly known about the case,
Updated: 03/22/2012 05:25A
Ruling sheds light on plea deals
“The Supreme Court's decision in these two cases constitute the single greatest revolution in the criminal justice process since Gideon v. Wainwright provided indigents the right to counsel,” said Wesley M. Oliver, a law professor at Widener University
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:58A
'Stand Your Ground Law' in Fla. gives people leeway to use deadly force; law
Based on what's publicly known about the case, Michael Siegel, a former federal prosecutor who now directs the Criminal Justice Center and Clinics at the University of Florida law school, said it appears Sanford police were too quick to decide whether
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:39A
Sex Offender Registration in California
As such, the law intended to create a uniform system of nationwide sex offender registration. AWCSPA required states to form a three-tiered system of classifying sex offenders. Those categorized in tier three have been convicted of serious crimes (ie
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:37A
Justices expand plea bargain rights
The vast majority of criminal cases end with a guilty plea rather than a trial, and the ruling could affect thousands of cases. "The reality is that plea bargains have become so central to the administration of the criminal justice system that defense
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:11A
A Legal Analysis: Trayvon Martin Tragedy Has Nothing to Do with 'Stand Your
Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale | Courtesy: Dave Heller The recent shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by volunteer crime-watcher George Zimmerman in Seminole County has Florida Democrats in a furor, calling for a re-examination or repeal of
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:02A
Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on plea deals
That view, wrote Kennedy, “ignores the reality that criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials.” Stephanos Bibas, a constitutional-law professor at the University of Pennsylvania who wrote a brief cited in the
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:35A
Comartin's single-sport betting bill almost law
Bob Runciman would overturn the section of the Criminal Code that prevents wagering on the outcome of a single race, fight or game. The Criminal Code does make one exception, allowing bets "on horse-races through the agency of a parimutuel system.
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:23A
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