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Sandusky team digs deeper
Accusers who also plan to file lawsuits can be seen as being motivated both by telling the truth and by making money, said David A. Harris, a University of Pittsburgh law school professor who teaches criminal law procedure and evidence.
Updated: 05/09/2012 01:20A
David Phillips & Partners Solicitors Announce High Profile Victory in
Shahid Miah is one of the most knowledgeable criminal defence solicitors in the UK, with experience in some of the largest VAT cases ever witnessed in the country. The details of his recent victory, on behalf of Sanjay Dhar, have been legally released
Updated: 05/09/2012 01:03A
David Phillips & Partners Solicitors Announce High Profile Victory in
Shahid Miah is one of the most knowledgeable criminal defence solicitors in the UK, with experience in some of the largest VAT cases ever witnessed in the country. The details of his recent victory, on behalf of Sanjay Dhar, have been legally released
Updated: 05/09/2012 01:02A
South Africa: War criminals' holiday destination no more?
In this instance, they were duty bound to ensure that the purposes and objects of the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, the local law that gives effect to the Rome Statute, were discharged.
Updated: 05/09/2012 01:00A
SA court orders prosecutors to investigate torture by Zimbabwe
By _ Blessing Zulu VOA| A South African High Court ruled Tuesday that Pretoria's legal system can be used to investigate and prosecute Zimbabwean officials suspected of crimes against humanity. The decision by Judge Hans Fabricius could force South
Updated: 05/09/2012 12:29A
Arrest warrant issued for legal shenanigans
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New Mexico woman who is accused of attempting to mislead an employee in the Allegheny County district attorney's office to sign a form dismissing criminal charges against her. Pamela Lynn Medley, 60,
Updated: 05/09/2012 12:17A
Arrest warrant issued for legal shenanigans
An arrest warrant has been issued for a New Mexico woman who is accused of attempting to mislead an employee in the Allegheny County district attorney's office to sign a form dismissing criminal charges against her. Pamela Lynn Medley, 60,
Updated: 05/09/2012 12:17A
Court: Viewing kid porn online does not a crime
ALBANY — New York's top court ruled Tuesday that simply viewing child pornography online does not constitute either criminal possession or procurement under state law. The Court of Appeals dismissed two counts against James Kent, 65,
Updated: 05/09/2012 12:12A
South Africa ordered to probe Mugabe
The South African parliament in 2002 passed the International Criminal Court Act to comply with the global treaty that created the court, known as the ICC. South African law provides for the prosecution in South African courts of people accused of
Updated: 05/09/2012 12:04A
Sen. Orie suspended from practicing law
Jane C. Orie has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law based on her criminal conviction. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued the decision on Monday. Her sister, state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who is a target of the
Updated: 05/08/2012 11:50P