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Some legal experts expected outcome; others surprised
"I just had a hard time believing her," St. Paul lawyer Earl Gray said. "What's really a shame is that she could very well be telling the truth, and sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction." Ryan Pacyga, a 10-year criminal defense attorney,
Updated: 05/03/2012 11:26P
Lee Davis: RICO Gang Legislation Passes Tennessee House
Other critics of the legislation point out that there are already laws on the books for every violent crime that the new law purports to target. And lastly, the US Attorney's office has the resources, the experience and the joint cooperation of federal
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:32P
Petaluma raid part of massive operation targeting South SF gang
The charges include racketeering conspiracy to commit violent crimes – including murder -- in aid of racketeering, use of firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence, robbery affecting interstate commerce, accessory after the fact, and obstruction of
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:27P
Breivik trial forces Norway to look again at insanity
And a quirk in Norway's penal code means that the question of psychosis is particularly important. Criminal insanity in the penal code of countries such as the UK and US is based on the psychological principle. This means that, in Breivik's case,
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:27P
Chattanooga officials hope RICO law will lessen gang violence
The law requires prosecutors to prove people in gangs are committing crimes in the interest of the gang, said Boyd Patterson, who is one of the city's project coordinators in charge of implementing a federal anti-gang plan.
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:14P
John Edwards: A jerk or a criminal?
Throw the mud pies. Put the crown of thorns on his head. But a felon for violating campaign finance laws? Come again? Is there really so little federal crime in North Carolina that this is the best prosecutors can do with their time?
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:13P
OUR VIEW: Local pot laws should respect will of voters
Now they continue making anecdotal claims to persuade local officials and the public to essentially overturn the law on a local level. Is that truly the case? While public pot smoking may still be taboo, should it be criminal?
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:06P
OUR VIEW: Local pot laws should respect will of voters
Now they continue making anecdotal claims to persuade local officials and the public to essentially overturn the law on a local level. Is that truly the case? While public pot smoking may still be taboo, should it be criminal?
Updated: 05/03/2012 08:04P
Stretching the Long Arm of the Law
Last week in The Hague, the Liberian warlord Charles Taylor was convicted of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity -- murder, rape, inhumane violence, child conscription, and enslavement. Taylor's ferocious militiamen had
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:44P
New law helps protect the elderly
People who abuse the elderly will no longer get to hide their crimes in Oregon. A new law to fight elder abuse is now in effect. Under the previous law, a person guilty of elder abuse could have the crime expunged from their record.
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:29P
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