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Hope for repeal of rape victim marriage law
If the rapist marries his victim he cannot be pursued legally unless she manages to obtain a divorce. But under the family code, a judge's decision authorising such a marriage cannot be reversed. Global activist group Avaaz launched an online petition
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:24A
Without proper assistance, crime victims are in the dark
It is our hope that the governor and the Legislature, who have a long history of supporting law enforcement and crime victims, will recognize this opportunity to stand up for victims and restore funding for these rights and services.
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:14A
Without proper assistance, crime victims are in the dark
It is our hope that the governor and the Legislature, who have a long history of supporting law enforcement and crime victims, will recognize this opportunity to stand up for victims and restore funding for these rights and services.
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:14A
RCMP apply to seize city residences
"Separate from criminal law, civil forfeiture targets property directly - not the offender - and is not dependent on a criminal conviction or charges being laid," Burnaby drug section supervisor Sgt. Scott Rintoul said in the press release.
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:03A
RCMP apply to seize city residences
"Separate from criminal law, civil forfeiture targets property directly - not the offender - and is not dependent on a criminal conviction or charges being laid," Burnaby drug section supervisor Sgt. Scott Rintoul said in the press release.
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:03A
Illegal downloading not theft: law professor
Professor Green is in Australia for a series of talks and he spoke to our business reporter, Michael Janda. STUART GREEN: What theft has always meant, until very recently, is that the person who steals deprives the owner of the property.
Updated: 04/20/2012 05:01A
Tamaqua man sent to state prison for sex crimes against teenage girl
Reed, 24, of Tamaqua, must serve 56 to 112 months in a state correctional institution, submit a DNA sample to law enforcement authorities, have no contact with his victim and pay costs and $50 to the Criminal Justice Enhancement Account, Judge John E.
Updated: 04/20/2012 04:07A
Victimless crimes
However, he missed a fourth type of offender: the victimless crime offender. A victimless crime offender breaks the government's laws but harms no person nor damages nor steals another person's property. There are no “victims” in their “crimes.
Updated: 04/20/2012 04:00A
Rape victim marriage law repeal?
Amina Al Filali, a 16-year-old girl from the northern village of Larache, drank rat poison last month after the man who raped her forced her to marry him under an article of the penal code that authorises a rapist to wed his victim to escape
Updated: 04/20/2012 03:29A
Connecticut Criminal Defense Attorney of the Law Office of Pamala J. Favreau
The Vernon-Rockville, CT law firm, The Law Office of Pamala J. Favreau launches an improved website to make it easier than ever to connect with an experienced criminal defense lawyer or get answers to basic legal questions. Attorney Pamala J. Favreau
Updated: 04/20/2012 03:22A
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