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Editorial: Law forbids a dignified end for some
On this issue, the Criminal Code does much worse than merely fail the people it is designed to protect - it makes illegal what ought to be a basic human right: dying on one's own terms. If a person terminally ill with cancer chooses to end his or her
Updated: 04/12/2012 08:32A
Florida Stand Your Ground Law May Hobble Murder Prosecution
The law prevented police from arresting Zimmerman in February, officials said at the time, and may play a role in derailing any conviction, according to several Florida defense lawyers. Bruce Fleischer, a veteran criminal defense attorney in Miami,
Updated: 04/12/2012 08:14A
Florida law may hobble Trayvon Martin murder case
Bruce Fleischer, a veteran criminal defense attorney in Miami, said what Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher and what he said in his first statement to police will be key to his case. Any evidence showing he believed “his life was in danger” will be
Updated: 04/12/2012 08:03A
DA's Office Says They Do Prosecute Law Enforcement When Appropriate
By Dina Sciortino Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the Westchester County District Attorney's office said that White Plains Assistance Police Chief Anne FitzSimmons shouldn't be brought up on criminal charges and that the DA's office has not problem
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:54A
DA's Office Says They Do Prosecute Law Enforcement When Appropriate
By Dina Sciortino Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the Westchester County District Attorney's office said that White Plains Assistance Police Chief Anne FitzSimmons shouldn't be brought up on criminal charges and that the DA's office has not problem
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:54A
Early release program again being debate in Illinois
and branches of government in 2009 and 2010,” Malcolm Young, director of prison re-entry strategies at Northwestern University law school's Bluhm Legal Clinic, told an Illinois House Criminal Law Committee meeting in downtown Chicago on Wednesday.
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:46A
Penal code needs review - Macmillan
In an interview during a consultative workshop on sentencing in Zambia held in Lusaka yesterday, Macmillan observed that it was important to review the penal code so that it becomes user friendly. She said Zambia had a criminal justice system that was
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:40A
Penal code needs review - Macmillan
In an interview during a consultative workshop on sentencing in Zambia held in Lusaka yesterday, Macmillan observed that it was important to review the penal code so that it becomes user friendly. She said Zambia had a criminal justice system that was
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:40A
Global Jewelry Crime Investigators Turn to GIA
More than $1.5 billion of jewelry and precious metals were stolen in the US in 2010, with a recovery rate of only around 4.2 percent, according to the Uniform Crime Report issued by the FBI. To help combat gem and jewelry-related crime, law enforcement
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:26A
Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law May Hinder Murder Case
Bruce Fleischer, a veteran criminal defense attorney in Miami, said what Zimmerman told the 911 dispatcher and what he said in his first statement to police will be key to his case. Any evidence showing he believed “his life was in danger” will be
Updated: 04/12/2012 07:23A
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