Latest Criminal Law News

Compromise with criminals to invite police action
City Police Officer Azhar Hameed Khokhar said the police had decided to book the victim of any crime, especially robbery/theft, under Section 213 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) who agrees to compromise with the arrested suspect because it ruins the
Updated: 04/09/2012 10:33P

Compromise with criminals to invite police action
City Police Officer Azhar Hameed Khokhar said the police had decided to book the victim of any crime, especially robbery/theft, under Section 213 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) who agrees to compromise with the arrested suspect because it ruins the
Updated: 04/09/2012 10:33P

For Feds, 'Lying' Is a Handy Charge
Critics across the political spectrum argue that 1001, a widely used statute in the federal criminal code, is open to abuse. It is charged hundreds of times a year, according to court records and interviews with lawyers and legal scholars.
Updated: 04/09/2012 10:31P

Crime review: Despite 'all-out efforts', criminals make a mockery of the law
By Mudassir Raja Criminals are making a mockery of the law, which is evidenced by the rising number of crimes reported in the garrison city during the last three months. According to the police and newspaper reports, 52 homicides, 200 thefts,
Updated: 04/09/2012 10:18P

Six Suspects arrested over Oblogo Chief's death
“Nobody is above the law, and the police are there to protect everybody, and so we would make sure that all involved in this criminal act would be arrested for the law to take its own course”, he stated. DSP Kwame Gyasi-Asare, Weija District Commander,
Updated: 04/09/2012 10:12P

Even as Violent Crime Falls, Killing of Officers Rises
While the FBI and other law enforcement officials cannot fully explain the reasons for the rise in officer homicides, they are clear about the devastating consequences. “In this law enforcement job, when you pin this badge on and go out on calls,
Updated: 04/09/2012 09:50P

Grand jury rules police shooting of Portland man was justified
A Multnomah County grand jury ruled that the use of deadly force by four Portland police officers against a Portland man earlier this month was justified under criminal law. On March 26, Jonah Aaron Potter, 31, confronted officers with a
Updated: 04/09/2012 09:06P

Trayvon Martin case discussed by AU law students, faculty at day-long “teach-in”
Chavette Jackson has struggled with a question lately: How can she explain justice and criminal and constitutional law to high school students who wonder why nobody has been charged in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin?
Updated: 04/09/2012 08:53P

Afghanistan Quietly Embraces Non-Criminal Detention
By Robert Chesney For more than a decade, the United States has asserted authority to detain without criminal charge in Afghanistan under color of the law of armed conflct (LOAC). Because for the bulk of this period that conflict has been
Updated: 04/09/2012 08:17P

Two third-year law students win national award
By Kelsey Cipolla Third year law students Ben Winters from Owatonna, Minn., and Christi VanBlarcum from St. Louis, won best brief in the Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition in Buffalo on March 31.
Updated: 04/09/2012 07:18P