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New state law to help get synthetic marijuana off store shelves in Indian
It was enough to tie the hands of law enforcement, Staar said. That allowed about 18 stores in Indian River to continue selling Spice, Staar said. "The expense to test all those packets at the crime lab would have been enormous," he said.
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:50P

'Kill at will' laws gut basic legal doctrine
When they do, “kill at will” laws provide immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action (ie, lawsuits). Previously, the duty-to-retreat requirement created a bright-line rule to evaluate the validity of the force used by an individual claiming
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:48P

Three Girls Victims And Defendants In Same Crime
Rather a sobering, and scary, thought isn't it? by Anonymous on Apr 11, 2012 at 02:30 PM This may be the letter of the law, however procecutors have the ability to chose which "crimes" to procecute. This falls into the category of shouldn't be charged.
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:36P

Are criminal background checks legit?
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Businesses that do criminal background checks have been booming since the recession began. But there's no oversight on how they get their information or even if it's accurate. The National Consumer Law Center said that needs to
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:17P

US Shooting Case Puts Spotlight on Controversial Law
Under Florida law, the decision eliminates the possibility of a first-degree murder charge in the case - and leaves the decision to bring any charges to prosecutor Angela Corey alone. So far, the shooter has not been arrested or charged with a crime
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:15P

Code Not Physical Property, Court Rules in Goldman Sachs Espionage Case
Aleynikov had acknowledged that he violated the bank's confidentiality policy in downloading the source code from the company's computers, but he'd asserted that what he'd done was not a criminal act under the EEA because the code wasn't used in
Updated: 04/11/2012 05:07P

Law and Order Gary
A man seen climbing out a window of the vacant portion of former St. Mary Mercy Hospital early Sunday has been charged with burglary and resisting law enforcement. Harris Walker Jr., 56, also known as Walker Harris Jr., ran from Patrolman Justin
Updated: 04/11/2012 04:54P

WilmerHale | En Banc Ninth Circuit's Nosal Decision Restricts Computer Fraud
the Act's principal purpose of targeting hackers, and would avoid "allow[ing] private parties to manipulate their computer-use and personnel policies so as to turn [employment and customer] relationships into ones policed by the criminal law.
Updated: 04/11/2012 04:50P

Push for wealth laws to hit crime
Over the past decade, criminal wealth legislation has become the focus of law enforcement agencies around the world, in an attempt to deal with the huge growth of organised criminal networks. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said: ''Organised crime is
Updated: 04/11/2012 04:29P

Petters asks Supreme Court to review his conviction
If it grants the writ, there will be briefs and oral arguments on the questions of law. Petters asserts that his trial judge, US District Judge Richard Kyle, prevented Petters from exposing the criminal background of one of his co-defendants,
Updated: 04/11/2012 04:28P