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CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMSandusky defense filing mentions 'Accusers 11-17'
"This in all likelihood means that there are other people who have come forward who have accused him of improper sexual conduct," said Wes Oliver, a Widener Law School professor who specializes in criminal law. Asked about the eight supposed accusers,
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:56P
Science, memory and the law: Research chipping away at the credence we give to
In 2000 and 2001, former Supreme Court justice Peter Cory led a commission of inquiry to look at the circumstances around Thomas Sophonow's arrest and prosecution. Sophonow was arrested in March 1994 and charged with the murder of a teenage waitress at
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:56P
Scott signs law that will crack down on insurance fraud
Surrounded by uniformed police officers, Scott signed the bill in a parking lot next to the Northeast Florida Law Enforcement Training Criminal Justice Center. Rutherford lobbied for the legislation on behalf of the Florida Sheriffs Association.
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:55P
George Zimmerman launches new legal-defense fund
That $400000 estimate is reasonable, given the scope of the case, said James Felman, a criminal-defense attorney in Tampa and vice chair of the American Bar Association's criminal-justice section. Legal-defense funds, said Stephen A. Salzburg,
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:55P
Justice Elusive for Kidnapped Brides
There are, however, criminal cases like Totugul's that involve the forcible abduction of women followed by intense psychological and cultural pressure to marry. Although bride kidnapping is illegal under Article 155 of Kyrgyzstan's Criminal Code,
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:49P
Sandusky defense filing mentions 'Accusers 11-17'
Entertainment News from AP AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:44P
Sandusky defense court filing suggests 8 more accusers may have surfaced in
"This in all likelihood means that there are other people who have come forward who have accused him of improper sexual conduct," said Wes Oliver, a Widener Law School professor who specializes in criminal law. Asked about the eight supposed accusers,
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:44P
Better Call Glew: When Am I Resisting Arrest?
This is of paramount importance, and I say this because a Penal Code §148 conviction carries with it a scarlet letter of sorts; anytime a law enforcement officer pulls him over for a minor traffic violation, or otherwise interacts with him,
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:05P
IBM packages crime-fighting, big data analytics
software package that it expects will help law enforcement, government agencies and private businesses wade through the massive amounts of data they collect to help them predict, disrupt and prevent criminal, terrorist and fraudulent activities.
Updated: 05/04/2012 05:04P
OJ Prosecutor Trades Courtroom for Crime Fiction
Now Rachel Knight returns in “Guilt by Degrees,” which hits book stores May 8. This time out Rachel is looking for a homeless man's killer. In her investigation she uncovers a connection to the brutal murder of a Los Angeles police officer.
Updated: 05/04/2012 04:55P
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