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Kerala can try Italian marines: Govt
This is sufficient to invoke Section 4(2) of the Indian Penal Code, and accordingly, the exercise of jurisdiction in the present case is legally justified under Indian law,” the Centre said. In a reply to the writ petition filed by the Republic of
Updated: 05/08/2012 08:17P
Sex offender to remain free despite new law
AP Sports News Video Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP Dozens of civil unions supporters rallied outside the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, directing chants of "Let them vote!" to Republicans who control the House and are divided over
Updated: 05/08/2012 07:49P
FOX Carolina 21Sex offender to remain free despite new law
Entertainment News from AP By PAUL FOY AP SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Prosecutors say they won't seek involuntary commitment for a convicted sex offender who faces nearly two dozen counts of abuse in Utah but has remained free because of a legal loophole.
Updated: 05/08/2012 07:39P
Proposed law in Metro East aims to keep criminals out of apartment complexes
by Matt Sczesny / News 4 O'FALLON, Illinois (KMOV) -- A proposed law in unincorporated St. Clair County to keep criminals out of apartment complexes is drawing heaps of both criticism and praise. The proposal is simple: a renter who commits a crime in
Updated: 05/08/2012 07:28P
Five new judges nominated by Government
Mr McDermott is a specialist in criminal law. Born in 1959, he is a graduate of UCD and the King's Inns. He was called to the Bar in 1980 and became a senior counsel in 1999. He is the author of a book on prison law and editor of a book on the law on
Updated: 05/08/2012 07:27P
Viewing child porn on the Web is legal in New York, state appeals court finds
The technical details revolve around copies of deleted files that remained in the cache of Kent's Web browser, which were the basis of the two counts that were dismissed. They were discovered, along with other materials, during a virus scan that Kent
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:58P
Defense in Penn St. case digs into past
In a series of discovery requests made to the attorney general's office in recent months, Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola has sought school transcripts, medical records going back to birth, Internet search histories, Facebook account details,
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:46P
Former Mountie backs riot mask ban
Webb's argument came in response to committee testimony by York University law professor James Stribopoulos. He called C-309 "a solution in search of a problem" because the Criminal Code already makes it illegal to disguise yourself with the intent of
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:40P
OPINION: Why Urewera gun criminals should be jailed
It is the duty of the sentencing judge to condemn these illegal actions with the full severity of the law. Today's decision by the Crown not to seek a retrial on a charge of being members of a criminal organisation – a charge on which the jury could
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:34P
Recognizing—and Assisting—the Victims in Mexico
On April 30, Mexico's Senate and Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved a General Victims' Law that would offer judicial, medical and economic assistance to victims of violent crimes. The law applies to victims of criminal aggression as well as
Updated: 05/08/2012 06:31P
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