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Drugs: it's time to talk
He does not believe law enforcement is performing as well as it could in apprehending drug criminals, partly because the federal police are distracted by the "huge surge" in people smuggling. "The core business for all law enforcement should be to
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:15A
Over the legal limit
Unless Crownies is on air we don't get much Australian legal chat on television. When we see a silk in a wig, we're watching British crime TV. The entire dynamic bears no resemblance to Law & Order. Barristers' chambers are all about class and,
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:04A
Over the legal limit
Unless Crownies is on air we don't get much Australian legal chat on television. When we see a silk in a wig, we're watching British crime TV. The entire dynamic bears no resemblance to Law & Order. Barristers' chambers are all about class and,
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:04A
Losing the war
He doesn't believe law enforcement is performing as well as it could in apprehending drug criminals, partly because the federal police are distracted by the "huge surge" in people smuggling. "The core business for all law enforcement should be to stamp
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:03A
Shropshire lawyers welcome new sentencing guidelines for dangerous dog owners
Speaking after the announcement that owners who allow their dog to be dangerously out of control and injure someone could face eighteen months in custody, Ceri Lewis, a Solicitor who specialises in Criminal Law at the Oswestry offices of leading
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:01A
Manslaughter! Stand Your Ground Law Won't Stand Up In Court Says Evidence
According to the Associated Press, the original lead detective in the case believed Zimmerman incited the confrontation by getting out of his vehicle to confront Trayvon, who hadn't broken any laws nor did anything criminal.
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:01A
The Edwards' Defense: He's a Sinner, But Not a Criminal
But he has pleaded not guilty to violating the law." As Kim Severson notes in the New York Times, Lowell actually pointed to a Bible (translation: sin) and a law book (the law) to bring the point home. Severson writes that Edwards' apparences are "a
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:42A
The Edwards' Defense: He's a Sinner, But Not a Criminal
But he has pleaded not guilty to violating the law." As Kim Severson notes in the New York Times, Lowell actually pointed to a Bible (translation: sin) and a law book (the law) to bring the point home. Severson writes that Edwards' apparences are "a
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:42A
PHOTOS Released From Trayvon Martin Crime Scene, George Zimmerman Injury
Under that law, people are given wide latitude to use deadly force rather than retreat in a fight if they believe they are in danger of being killed or seriously injured, they weren't committing a crime themselves and are in a place they have the legal
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:23A
Criminal investigation opened into shooting at gay rally in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, May 18, Interfax - St. Petersburg police have opened a criminal investigation into an incident involving the shooting of a non-lethal weapon at a gay rally in the city's Petrogradsky District, a law enforcement source told Interfax on
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:18A