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Hate crime soars right across the board
Politicians said the statistics laid bare the scale of the problem in Scotland. Jenny Marra, Scottish Labour's shadow community safety minister, said: “I fear these statistics, for the first time, begin to shine a light on the true scale of hate crime
Updated: 05/17/2012 09:19P
Greyhound bus beheader wins right to leave mental hospital
The Criminal Code review board said Vince Li's treatment team may grant him short escorted trips into the central Canadian city of Selkirk, Manitoba. The review board said the passes will start at 30 minutes and increase incrementally to a maximum of
Updated: 05/17/2012 08:57P
Greyhound bus beheader wins right to leave mental hospital
The Criminal Code review board said Vince Li's treatment team may grant him short escorted trips into the central Canadian city of Selkirk, Manitoba. The review board said the passes will start at 30 minutes and increase incrementally to a maximum of
Updated: 05/17/2012 08:55P
Criminals with mental health problems vs legal system
People with mental health issues, committing crimes, and ending up in our jails and prisons. "Many criminal defendants have mental health problems to different degrees. Some of which may be an excuse for the crime, and some of which are not," says
Updated: 05/17/2012 08:39P
Daniel Veniez: The rule of law is not negotiable
Yet, we invest far too little in the administration of justice, and sometimes only just give it lip service. Our courts are understaffed and overworked. In Quebec, Crown prosecutors went on an unprecedented job action to protest against their low wages
Updated: 05/17/2012 08:26P
Top barrister condemns reform plans
Mr Hill blames changes to the legal aid system for leaving many with no recourse to the law when things go wrong. In a speech at the association's annual dinner at Middle Temple Hall, Mr Hill will add: "We at the criminal Bar uphold the public interest
Updated: 05/17/2012 07:30P
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Updated: 05/17/2012 07:24P
Barristers may strike over legal aid reforms and fees
He will say the Legal Aid (Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders) Act "will leave many with no recourse to the law when things go badly wrong, and necessary litigation is being sacrificed on the altar of cost despite all of the right arguments of
Updated: 05/17/2012 07:04P
Flint attorney facing criminal contempt charge after alleged incident at Flint
By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com FLINT, MI -- A Flint attorney is facing criminal contempt of court charges after a Genesee Circuit Court law clerk accused him of making improper comments in front of a jury at Tom Z's Flint Original Coney Island
Updated: 05/17/2012 07:02P
Feds reviewing Criminal Code following sentence review for bus killer Vince Li
Federal justice minister Rob Nicholson is reviewing the Criminal Code with an eye to putting public safety ahead of individual rights in cases involving people found not criminally responsible for their actions. Although Nicholson did not specifically
Updated: 05/17/2012 06:52P
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