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Self-defense deaths in Florida have increased dramatically since 'stand your
FDLE uses this definition of justifiable homicides when collecting data for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting: "The killing of the perpetrator of a serious criminal offense either by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty or by a private citizen
Updated: 03/26/2012 04:08P
Self-defense deaths in Florida have increased dramatically since 'stand your
FDLE uses this definition of justifiable homicides when collecting data for the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting: "The killing of the perpetrator of a serious criminal offense either by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty or by a private citizen
Updated: 03/26/2012 04:08P
Morning Reads for Monday, March 26th
It would more than double the criminal penalty for engaging in peaceful protest in Georgia on any issue. It creates an exception to the rest of the criminal law by providing that someone can be prosecuted and punished for both criminal trespass and
Updated: 03/26/2012 04:05P
Microsoft, US Marshals Raid Zeus Botnet
Botnets are networks of computers that have been hijacked for criminal use. Microsoft has taken Zeus down. That's Zeus, as in the botnet that has infected as many as 13 million computers worldwide. On Sunday, the software giant announced that,
Updated: 03/26/2012 03:59P
Switzerland: Call For Tougher Penalties To Combat Crime Rise
By Sophie Douez The government is being called on to tighten the law to deter repeat criminal offenders following revelations of a six per cent crime increase nationally last year. According to the Federal Statistics Office, cases of theft increased
Updated: 03/26/2012 03:07P
Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
It also "underscores the organized nature of the criminal operation." Charges were filed against 39 John Does -- meaning unnamed plaintiffs -- in the case. The RICO Act is a US federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause
Updated: 03/26/2012 02:56P
Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives
It also "underscores the organized nature of the criminal operation." Charges were filed against 39 John Does -- meaning unnamed plaintiffs -- in the case. The RICO Act is a US federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause
Updated: 03/26/2012 02:56P
Law exists in California
Nothing in the statutes or common law affects the prosecuting attorney's discretion to charge that person with the crime. In every criminal trial the defendant is presumed innocent. If a person is prosecuted for assault or murder and raises a claim of
Updated: 03/26/2012 02:40P
BC polygamy ban won't face any further appeals, province says
General Shirley Bond said the province believes current laws banning polygamy are strong enough, based on a ruling in November by BC Chief Justice Robert Bauman who held up the constitutionality of the polygamy section of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 03/26/2012 02:38P
Shooting of 20-year-old West Bend man brings Wisconsin's new Castle Doctrine
At the time, the State Bar of Wisconsin's Criminal Law Section, “composed of nearly 600 judges, prosecutors, criminal defense lawyers, and academics,” was just one of many groups opposed to the bill. The Bar called it “a dramatic and unnecessary change
Updated: 03/26/2012 02:36P
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