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Florida woman's warning shot draws 20-year sentence
The state's “10-20-life” law was implemented in 1999 and credited with helping to lower the violent crime rate. Anyone who shows a gun in the commission of certain felonies gets an automatic 10 years in prison. Fire the gun, and it's an automatic 20
Updated: 05/19/2012 11:32P

Commission proposes jail terms for jirga-imposed marriagesc
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Taking a serious note of the practice of giving women and little girls in marriage as 'Badal-i-Sulha' (exchange of womenfolk to settle disputes) through the jirga system, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) recommended
Updated: 05/19/2012 11:28P

Wife gets 20 years jail for warning shot that hurt no-one
The state's "10-20-life" law was implemented in 1999 and credited with helping to lower the violent crime rate. Anyone who shows a gun in the commission of certain felonies gets an automatic 10 years in prison. Fire the gun, and it's an automatic 20
Updated: 05/19/2012 10:56P

'We commit crime because we are criminals'
Within the context of this position which I postulate, it follows that the potential or ability to be lawless or to commit crime is inherently ingrained into our human nature in much the same way that the potential to be lawful and law abiding may be
Updated: 05/19/2012 10:53P

Law Society backs court for mentally ill offenders
The Law Society of Western Australia says a proposed court for mentally ill criminal offenders highlights the profound shift in the way West Australians think about mental health. Under the $5 million pilot program, mentally ill criminal offenders will
Updated: 05/19/2012 10:43P

'Defiance making state organs suffer'
The commission recommended that a penal section may be inserted in the Pakistan Penal Code to punish delinquent investigating officers who fails to carry out the investigation diligently under the law. The commission considered proposal for protection
Updated: 05/19/2012 09:53P

Criminal case backlog could lead to dismissals in Butte city court
Chief Deputy County Attorney Samm Cox said he made the motion because there wasn'ta criminal trial assigned out of city court from January to March. About 150 pending cases are on the verge being dismissed due to inaction, he said. Under the law, if a
Updated: 05/19/2012 09:09P

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Smith is described as having a fair skin complexion, red hair, brown eyes and stands about 5'3.” Police said she was last seen wearing a black colored cotton long sleeve pullover shirt, black colored cotton pants and sandals.
Updated: 05/19/2012 08:44P

Strong judicial system ensures people's rights: CJ
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, said that the administration of justice is the duty of the state which is being exercised through the judicial system. “A strong judicial system ensures upholding of rights
Updated: 05/19/2012 08:44P

GEORGE WILL: A nightmare in Tewksbury
The government says the rooms were used to “facilitate” a crime. It does not say the Caswells knew or even that they were supposed to know what was going on in all their rooms all the time. Civil forfeiture law treats citizens worse than criminals,
Updated: 05/19/2012 08:36P