Latest Criminal Law News
Trayvon Martin shooting reveals flaws in law
"Prosecutors don't like these cases," said Wayne State University professor Lynn Henning, who teaches criminal law. "We're talking about a quick, brutal confrontation with few witnesses." Michigan's law governing self-defense allows people to use fatal
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:39A
EU plans new red tape nightmare for police
Affairs Correspondent A new European Union directive, which MPs will debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, sets out a wide range of restrictions on the way law enforcement agencies keep “personal data” about suspects and convicted criminals.
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:37A
EU plans new red tape nightmare for police
Affairs Correspondent A new European Union directive, which MPs will debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday, sets out a wide range of restrictions on the way law enforcement agencies keep “personal data” about suspects and convicted criminals.
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:37A
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Signs Bills to Guarantee Factual Information in Criminal
House Bills 5050 and 5051 make it a crime to conceal material facts or provide misleading statements in a criminal investigation. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed two bills into law this week that allow police officers to charge Michigan residents with a
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:35A
Holmes: High cost of a lock-'em-up mentality
Criminals and their families were never a key constituency, even for the most liberal Dems. Voters who clamored for “tough on crime” laws rarely saw the impact. Most of them don't live in tough-luck neighborhoods where half the adult men are either in
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:18A
Holmes: High cost of a lock-'em-up mentality
Criminals and their families were never a key constituency, even for the most liberal Dems. Voters who clamored for “tough on crime” laws rarely saw the impact. Most of them don't live in tough-luck neighborhoods where half the adult men are either in
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:18A
• Cleaning the slate: Law lets criminal records be 'erased' from public view
by MojoPages By Laura Lane 331-4362 | llane@heraldt.com A 2011 law restricting access to public records in criminal cases makes it OK for job applicants convicted of nonviolent crimes to lie about some felony convictions when seeking employment.
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:14A
• Cleaning the slate: Law lets criminal records be 'erased' from public view
by MojoPages By Laura Lane 331-4362 | llane@heraldt.com A 2011 law restricting access to public records in criminal cases makes it OK for job applicants convicted of nonviolent crimes to lie about some felony convictions when seeking employment.
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:14A
Arizona set to defend SB 1070 in pivotal Supreme Court case
by Alia Beard Rau on Apr. 21, 2012, under Arizona Republic News Arizona will go before the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to defend its immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, in a case that will determine the future of immigration enforcement nationwide.
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:12A
Trayvon Martin incident unlikely in New Jersey say Crime Watch participants
By Stephen Smith/ The News of Cumberland County Staff photo by Cathy CramerAll of those interviewed said Neighborhood Watch participants should not try to take the law into their own hands. BRIDGETON — The head of Millville's Center City Crime Watch
Updated: 04/22/2012 06:06A
Primary Categories