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PNoy 'crucified women' by signing RA 10158 - Gabriela
What Gabriela found offensive is that the law retained prostitution as a criminal act. Before the amendment, vagrancy and prostitution were considered under the Revised Penal Code as “offenses against decency and good customs.” RA 10158 amends Article
Updated: 04/05/2012 03:34A
New law seeks to outlaw Internet trolls
Words that someone could view as "annoying" or "offensive" on Facebook or Twitter, for example, could be deemed a criminal offence under a bi-partisan bill that's moving swiftly to Gov. Jan Brewer's desk. The bill would update telephone harassment and
Updated: 04/05/2012 03:17A
Law's gap complicates holding mentally ill suspect
Citing medical privacy laws, Coats said she couldn't discuss the specifics of Rockwell's case. In general, the laws are complicated and differ depending on whether the person was charged with a crime. In a case where a felony charge was dismissed
Updated: 04/05/2012 03:11A
The Umansky Law Firm Launches New Shoplifting Defense Landing Page
The Umansky Law Firm is a full service criminal defense firm that regularly handles shoplifting cases for individuals in the Orlando, Florida area. The firm includes former prosecutors that know the strategies used to secure a conviction in these cases
Updated: 04/05/2012 03:10A
The Umansky Law Firm Launches New Shoplifting Defense Landing Page
The Umansky Law Firm is a full service criminal defense firm that regularly handles shoplifting cases for individuals in the Orlando, Florida area. The firm includes former prosecutors that know the strategies used to secure a conviction in these cases
Updated: 04/05/2012 03:10A
Should Vietnamese law be amended to cope with teen murders?
After teen murderer Le Van Luyen was sentenced 18 years for slaughtering three people, including a baby, at the trial and appeal courts, Dr. Thao said that under the current law, if this teen murderer commits more crime, judges cannot impose the death
Updated: 04/05/2012 02:26A
Privacy commissioner to investigate police warrant program
I can't identify the girl, because I am strictly bound by the terms of the federal Youth Criminal Justice Act. For decades, Canada's criminal law has absolutely forbidden anyone to publish the name of a juvenile offender, or a youth under 18 accused of
Updated: 04/05/2012 02:02A
Law and order
According to charges, Stacey Cooley used the law enforcement system REJIS on Jan. 27 to check on her son's pending case. The court records do not specify her alleged motive in retrieving that information. Cooley, who began working for St. Louis Circuit
Updated: 04/05/2012 01:06A
ICC Prosecutor Makes Right Call On Palestinian Declaration, But Grave Concerns
By Brett Schaefer In an effort to bring international pressure on Israel, the Palestinian Authority declared in 2009 that it would submit to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes committed in its territory.
Updated: 04/04/2012 11:51P
VIDEO: Defense lawyer paints AG charges against Cahill as 'novel legal theory'
“I believe that a jury will believe that doing what was in the best interest of the Lottery can not be a crime.” At his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court, Cahill waived formal reading of the indictments announced Monday by Attorney General Martha
Updated: 04/04/2012 11:24P
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