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Red Bank Police Report - May 11, 2012
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Criminal Mischief occurring on 5-5-12 at Spring St. parking lot. Victim reported that unknown person(s) dented parked vehicle and shoe prints were visible on the car.
Updated: 05/11/2012 02:26P
Consent and controversy
There is a need to revamp the criminal provisions governing sexual crimes, which were framed in 1860 as part of the Indian Penal Code. Rape was defined in narrow terms, and other sexual crimes paled into oblivion and were termed as either “unnatural
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:47P
New Legal Aid Law in Sierra Leone Embraces the Role of Paralegals
The bill provides for a mixed model of criminal and civil legal aid, from provision of legal information and mediation services through to representation in court, and supplied through a public/private partnership of government, private sector and
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:25P
Defense Denied Motion To End Edwards Criminal Trial
GREENSBORO - The defense began its case in the criminal trial of former Presidential candidate John Edwards, Friday. WCHL's legal expert Hampton Dellinger says it started with a bang. “It's a routine motion, often denied, but not all the time,
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:24P
Now help for domestic help
unfortunately that is exactly how many families treat their domestic help, taking advantage of a crowded labour market, lack of a credible support system for the help, weak implementation of criminal laws and a tardy justice delivery system.
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:19P
Kelly McParland: Ottawa's anti-riot law needs a mask to hide its flaws
Intent on helping police track down crooks, they introduce a law empowering police to spy on almost anyone for anything. As previous experience has illustrated, this sometimes blows up on them and they have to backtrack. Just this week Immigration
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:15P
John Edwards's Bid to Dismiss Criminal Case Denied by Judge
John Edwards lost a bid for dismissal of criminal charges arising from his alleged misuse of presidential campaign funds to hide an extramarital affair. US District Judge Catherine Eagles today denied a defense request she throw out the case,
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:12P
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Allegedly Not Only Harrassed Latinos But Ignored Crime
MCSO has focused its most intensive law enforcement efforts on low-level immigration offenses over more serious crime from approximately 2006 to the present. MCSO's prioritization of immigration enforcement has resulted in a failure to meet its other
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:10P
Federal civil rights law suit filed against Arizona sheriff
PHOENIX -- As defiant as ever, get-tough Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces a federal court showdown over charges that deputies on his trademark immigration patrols racially profiled Latinos in violation of civil rights law. After months of negotiations
Updated: 05/11/2012 12:52P
Prosecutor's Office Exhumes Crime Boss' Body In Dnipropetrovsk
"The exhumation was carried out on the order of the Prosecutor General's Office investigator strictly complying with the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine. All the procedural issues related to the exhumation of the corpse were
Updated: 05/11/2012 12:47P
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