Latest Criminal Law News

Gov. Perdue Appoints Lawyer To Superior Court Bench After Judge Retired
He will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Russell Lanier, Jr. Parsons is currently in private practice in Clinton and specializes in criminal law. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has written and lectured
Updated: 03/27/2012 09:42P

Mexican Legal Overhaul Won't End Torture, Groups Say
MEXICO CITY – Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other groups asked Mexico's lower house to amend a proposed overhaul of the country's criminal justice system, saying that the measure effectively allows the continued use of torture.
Updated: 03/27/2012 09:12P

CJN, NBA Okay Death Penalty
The chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Dahiru Musdapher, yesterday said that death penalty as punishment for capital offences remains Nigerian law until the National Assembly amends the law governing the nation's criminal justice system.
Updated: 03/27/2012 08:35P

House approves major revisions to tax code, criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Reform: Also last week, House members approved HB 1176, a bipartisan proposal that seeks to find a balance between ensuring public safety and reducing Georgia's prison system costs, which have risen dramatically as the inmate
Updated: 03/27/2012 08:33P

Canada unveils legislation to combat nuclear terrorism
OTTAWA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Canada on Tuesday introduced amendments to its Criminal Code directed at combating nuclear terrorism. Senator Raynell Andreychuk, a former judge, who introduced the amendments in the Senate, said the government recognizes
Updated: 03/27/2012 08:24P

Judges shouldn't be making social policy
With a removal of criminal laws against brothels the only regulation we are likely to see is municipal. But municipal regulation, limited as it inevitably must be, is not sufficient. Prostitution is a major social concern bringing together issues of
Updated: 03/27/2012 08:22P

Stronger community sentences for criminals, Ken Clarke says
“Criminals must be punished for their crimes, they must pay back to communities and victims for their crimes and they must be reformed. “If we can get criminals to return to a law abiding way of life, we stop them committing more crime against more
Updated: 03/27/2012 08:05P

Congressional Democrats' hate crime forum dominated by Trayvon Martin case
Other lawmakers and witnesses called for a strengthening of hate-crime laws or a repeal of "stand your ground" laws, such as the one in Florida and 23 other states, that allow residents to use deadly force when they feel threatened.
Updated: 03/27/2012 07:31P

Congressional Democrats' hate crime forum dominated by Trayvon Martin case
Other lawmakers and witnesses called for a strengthening of hate-crime laws or a repeal of "stand your ground" laws, such as the one in Florida and 23 other states, that allow residents to use deadly force when they feel threatened.
Updated: 03/27/2012 07:26P

Evidence Rules Put on Trial
Before trial, a prosecutor "doesn't know what will be materially beneficial to the defense," said Ellen Podgor, a criminal-law professor at Stetson University in Gulfport, Fla. Critics argue that a better standard would be to turn over any favorable
Updated: 03/27/2012 07:23P