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EX PARTE CATE
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 SW2d 824, 826 (Tex.Crim.App. 1967).
Updated: 03/29/2012 09:07A
Law Enforcement on Illicit Drugs Facing Troubles
The health officers have recommended that the illicit drug cases should not be treated as criminal offense. However, the matter should be dealt while keeping the health of the consumers of illicit drugs. The health officers have emphasized that all the
Updated: 03/29/2012 09:06A
MARSHALL v. STATE
Penal Code Ann. § 22.011(a)(2) (West 2011), two counts of indecency with a child by contact, see id. § 21.11(a)(1) (West 2011), and four counts of indecency with a child by exposure, see id. § 21.11(a)(2) (West 2011). The indictment alleged that
Updated: 03/29/2012 09:06A
WOODS v. STATE
Crim. App. 1994). "A defendant in any criminal action has the right of appeal under the rules hereinafter prescribed." TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (Vernon 2006). Generally, a criminal defendant may appeal only from a final judgment.
Updated: 03/29/2012 09:06A
WOODS v. STATE
Crim. App. 1994). "A defendant in any criminal action has the right of appeal under the rules hereinafter prescribed." TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 44.02 (Vernon 2006). Generally, a criminal defendant may appeal only from a final judgment.
Updated: 03/29/2012 09:06A
Undercover plants will put officers to the test
Under the new laws, undercover operatives will hand cash-filled wallets or packages of drugs to law enforcement officers and check whether proper protocols are followed. Other potential stings include valuable goods being left at a simulated crime
Updated: 03/29/2012 08:52A
Stings to target federal officers
Other potential stings include valuable goods being left at a simulated crime scene, such as a burglary, to test if an officer will steal them and putting false information on confidential law enforcement databases to catch officials leaking to
Updated: 03/29/2012 08:41A
Former Supreme Court justice blasts minimum sentences for marijuana offenders
Canada's new mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenders are based on “very bad criminal law policy” and constitute a threat to public health as well as the concept of judicial proportionality, former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Louise Arbour
Updated: 03/29/2012 08:34A
Europe plans tougher cyber-crime laws
By Tom Espiner on 29 March 2012 12:10 Cyberattacks could become a criminal offence across Europe punishable by at least two years in jail under a draft law cleared by a European Parliament committee. Attacks against a website, network or database,
Updated: 03/29/2012 07:20A
Prostitution ruling
But the ruling clearly invites Parliament to rewrite Criminal Code sections on keeping "common bawdy houses" to be Charter-compliant, while putting the court's judgment on hold for a year to give Ottawa time to make changes. The problem now, the court
Updated: 03/29/2012 06:57A
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