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News of the World criminal prosecution decision near
he laid out new guidelines to help his lawyers assess whether reporters broke the law. Although he declined to say how long deliberations would take, Starmer indicated that potential criminal prosecutions over tabloid wrongdoing were drawing near.
Updated: 04/18/2012 03:52P

Can a statement made to Alberta OHS Officers be used as evidence in a criminal
Soules (2011), 273 CCC (3d) 496 (Ont. CA), the main issue was whether a statement compelled under the Highway Traffic Act (ie provincial legislation) was admissible in a trial under section 253(b) of the Criminal Code for exceeding the legal blood
Updated: 04/18/2012 03:49P

Russia Forms 'Police Crimes' Unit for Torture Claims
Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said his agency had been flooded with 78000 complaints against law enforcement authorities that resulted in 4400 criminal cases being launched in the past year alone. "The need to create such a special
Updated: 04/18/2012 03:05P

Three strikes and he's out
Gross told the panel his low wages had prevented him from paying restitution to his victims or obtaining a pardon for his conviction, but aimed to remedy both if allowed to return to practice in the area of criminal law. “I believe I can be a lawyer
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:56P

Faskens' Montreal partner arrested
Audette, 59, a partner at the Montreal office of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP for almost 10 years, now faces six charges under the Criminal Code including fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of trust, fraud on a government, and influencing a
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:56P

Deschutes Police Agencies Team Up for Records System
The new records management program includes updated software which for the first time gives law enforcement agencies the ability to statistically track crimes, identify crime patterns, map criminal activity by area and types of crimes.
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:54P

Deschutes Police Agencies Team Up for Records System
The new records management program includes updated software which for the first time gives law enforcement agencies the ability to statistically track crimes, identify crime patterns, map criminal activity by area and types of crimes.
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:54P

Crime and Punishment: The Neurobiological Roots of Modern Justice
In the modern criminal justice system, judges and jury members – impartial third-party decision-makers – are tasked to evaluate the severity of a criminal act, the mental state of the accused and the amount of harm done, and then integrate these
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:53P

Medical marijuana law no defense for Mich....
BY ED WHITE AP DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's medical marijuana law doesn't shield people from charges if they are caught driving after using the drug, the state appeals court ruled Wednesday in another significant decision involving the 2008 voter-approved
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:48P

Medical marijuana law no defense for Michigan drivers
AP DETROIT — Michigan's medical marijuana law doesn't shield people from charges if they are caught driving after using the drug, the state appeals court ruled Wednesday in another significant decision involving the 2008 voter-approved law.
Updated: 04/18/2012 02:37P