Latest Criminal Law News

Abaday to Rosales: Act vs crime surge
Gerardo Rosales to start an "aggressive campaign" against criminals in the city. Abaday said this as he sounded alarm bells over what he called as the criminals' bold defiance of laws even near police stations. He cited examples: thieves ransacked the
Updated: 05/15/2012 09:21P

Legal aid helps most vulnerable among us
By Zhang Yan ( China Daily) Migrant workers have become the main beneficiaries of a legal aid policy adopted last year, said a senior official from the Ministry of Justice. Of the 940000 people who accepted legal aid in 2011, 310000 were migrant
Updated: 05/15/2012 08:45P

Eyewitness procedure flawed in DeLuna murder case, lawmakers say
The crime scene where Wanda Lopez was murdered is shown on February 4, 1983, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Legislative sponsors of a law tightening procedures for police lineups on Tuesday faulted Corpus Christi police for allowing eyewitnesses in a 1983
Updated: 05/15/2012 08:31P

Eyewitness procedure flawed in DeLuna murder case, lawmakers say
The crime scene where Wanda Lopez was murdered is shown on February 4, 1983, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Legislative sponsors of a law tightening procedures for police lineups on Tuesday faulted Corpus Christi police for allowing eyewitnesses in a 1983
Updated: 05/15/2012 08:31P

Criminal Charges Against Pro-Lifers Dropped in South Dakota
Short spoke with the Sioux Falls city attorney, explaining that based on precedent in relevant case law the ordinance at issue was unconstitutional in its permit requirement. Following this conversation, the group was allowed to continue their
Updated: 05/15/2012 08:12P

Is John Edwards a criminal?
It is possible to shoehorn this conduct into a violation of the campaign finance laws. First, the money was not disclosed as a campaign contribution — although, Catch-22, if it had been reported as such, it would have been illegal because it was used
Updated: 05/15/2012 08:04P

Lippman Urges Passage of Bill to Up Age of Criminal Responsibility
By Andrew KeshnerContactAll Articles Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has begun an aggressive campaign to achieve his top legislative priority: passage of a court system reform that would raise to 18 from 16 the age of criminal responsibility for
Updated: 05/15/2012 07:45P

Gilbert G. Garcia
Reason for running and what makes you best: I am the only candidate board certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I have been board certified for 23 years. I am running for this position to create a sense of security in
Updated: 05/15/2012 07:32P

Retired justice John Major criticizes kidnapping sentence bill as unnecessary
He said a better way to reflect society's aversion to such kidnappings would be to incorporate kidnapping of minors into tougher “aggravating circumstances” outlined under sentencing guidelines in the Criminal Code. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Conservative
Updated: 05/15/2012 07:24P

'Law soon to curb transnational crime'
The Ministry of Interior has decided to consolidate and enact a law relating to mutual legal assistance in transnational criminal matters, officials told Business Recorder on Tuesday. The current international situation requires that the governments
Updated: 05/15/2012 07:15P