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All you need to know about legal implications of bounced cheques in UAE
Issuing a cheque to a beneficiary when there are insufficient funds to clear that cheque is an offence when this was done so in bad faith, prescribes the UAE law. 'Dishonoured cheques and the position in Criminal Law'. “However, the reason that
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:22P

Candidates for Pickens sheriff say stricter gun laws not needed
By Jennifer Crossley Howard PICKENS — Before a packed room Monday night, two candidates running for Pickens County sheriff challenged 43-year incumbent C. David Stone on crime in the county and his approach to fighting it. Stone and opponents Rick
Updated: 05/14/2012 10:54P

One-woman crime wave back in jail
Lena Margaret Spratt, 49, was once described by police as a "one-woman crime wave". Magistrate Greg Cavanagh said her chances at living a law-abiding life were "very poor". MORE of this story plus all the news from the courts in today's NT NEWS.
Updated: 05/14/2012 10:20P

Dharun Ravi supporters gather at State House to rally for a light sentence
In the recent weeks following Ravi's trial, there has been a bout of skepticism growing, from both the LGBT and Indian-American communities, about the clarity of New Jersey's hate crime laws. Bill Dobbs, a LGBT activist from New York, said,
Updated: 05/14/2012 10:03P

Criminal suspects shamed in NW China
The legal limbo somehow allows the occurrence of the shaming parades, according to Hong Daode, a professor at China University of Political Science and Law. "There is no law or regulation, not even the revised Criminal Procedure Law, that clearly
Updated: 05/14/2012 09:59P

Texas executed wrong man, report claims
Photo courtesy Columbia Human Rights Law Review Carlos DeLuna was executed in 1989 for the stabbing death of Wanda Lopez, although he insisted Carlos Hernandez did the crime. Carlos Hernadez, who died in prison after being convicted in another attack,
Updated: 05/14/2012 09:13P

NC9 Deception Prevention Week: Builders and Landscapers
By the way, the Deceptive Business Practice provisions of the Texas Penal Code do not refer to a “contract.” Although the transactions that cause the problems are often grounded on what the parties call a “contract,” a mere “breach of contract” is not
Updated: 05/14/2012 08:59P

NC9 Deception Prevention Week: Builders and Landscapers
By the way, the Deceptive Business Practice provisions of the Texas Penal Code do not refer to a “contract.” Although the transactions that cause the problems are often grounded on what the parties call a “contract,” a mere “breach of contract” is not
Updated: 05/14/2012 08:59P

Lawsuit seeks to keep death penalty off ballot
The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation filed a petition with the California Court of Appeal on Monday. The Sacramento-based group argues the initiative violates a state law limiting propositions to single subjects. If passed, the measure would abolish
Updated: 05/14/2012 08:50P

US-Canada Beyond the Border Agreement: Towards a North American Police State
This includes ratifying and making the Shiprider a legal and permanent program which will require amending the Criminal Code, along with the RCMP and Customs Act. The joint initiative officially known as the Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law
Updated: 05/14/2012 08:48P