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FDLE: No Criminal Intent By Highway Patrol In Crashes
Immediate changes should be made to FHP protocol and an evaluation of the state's roadway signage and monitoring capabilities should occur, the law enforcement agency recommended. During the early morning hours of Jan. 29, 11 fatalities and six traffic
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:33P
Woodworth's motion faces opposition from all sides
Woodworth Stephen Woodworth, MP for Kitchener Centre, rises in the House of Commons Thursday to start the debate on Section 223 of Canada's Criminal Code, which states that human life begins when a child emerges from its mother's body.
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:32P
Conviction of former Liberian President sends warning to tyrants
By Mike Corder AP People watch a live broadcast of the verdict in the Netherlands-based trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, in Freetown, Sierra Leone Thursday, April 26, 2012.
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:11P
Charles Taylor's Conviction 'Pushes International Law Further' for Related Cases
So this pushes international law further out and can grab more of those who are responsible for these crimes. JEFFREY BROWN: What about the process? As you look more broadly at these cases of international justice, there's been criticisms of the length
Updated: 04/26/2012 10:02P
Jury Selection Begins for the Alleged Kidnap and Rape Prosecution of Former
Orban, represented by criminal defense attorney James E. Blatt since his arrest, has plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Anthony Orban, a decorated United States Marine Corps veteran and police officer, has no recollection of the crime or the hours
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:36P
Brother-in-law says Jeffs seems to have 'lost his mind'
The revelations are in a petition for discretionary review filed Tuesday before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. When I knew him as the principal of Alta Academy he was absolutely polished and eloquent and very, very intelligent.
Updated: 04/26/2012 09:23P
MPs debate when life begins
The Kitchener MP is proposing a special House committee review the federal Criminal Code's definition of a human being. Currently, Canadian law states a child becomes a human being only at the moment of complete birth. Pro-choice supporters argue it's
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:08P
FinBank: Court reserves ruling on N670m suit
FinBank counsel, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, had prayed the court to quash the charge of stealing, fraud and perjury brought against it, on the ground that the charge was incompetent, as it was based on the repealed Criminal Code Law Cap C17, Laws of Lagos
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:05P
Former Liberian President Convicted By War Crimes Court
After 13 months of deliberation, a panel of three judges from Ireland, Samoa and Uganda found Taylor guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, rape, slavery and the use of child soldiers. But the judges said the prosecution
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:55P
Refuge denied, man who aided case against Liberia's convicted war criminal
He was Charles Taylor's brother-in-law, and for years, he had been at the centre of Sierra Leone's blood diamond trade. In earlier interviews, Reeves told the Star he was appalled by what he saw. He gathered documents about weapons purchases and
Updated: 04/26/2012 07:36P
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