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Tyrone Coleman, 22, of the 2500 block of Montgomery Street, has been charged with four counts of armed criminal action, two counts of robbery and two counts of assault after police say he held up four people from south St. Louis County on May 18 near
Updated: 05/23/2012 01:03A
Shawnee's crime analyst one of world's finest
“There's no way law enforcement can protect every Honda Accord,” said Smith, who became the department's first crime analyst 10 years ago. “So the crime-prevention angle wouldn't be as effective as apprehending them.” Three suspects were arrested after
Updated: 05/23/2012 01:00A
USD Trains Mexican Lawyers For New Criminal Trial Process
Juan Garca de Acevedo, a professor of criminal law at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, explains how the old system works. “Usually the prosecutor investigated with the help of policemen and the evidence they gather, for example,
Updated: 05/23/2012 12:49A
USD Trains Mexican Lawyers For New Criminal Trial Process
Juan Garca de Acevedo, a professor of criminal law at Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, explains how the old system works. “Usually the prosecutor investigated with the help of policemen and the evidence they gather, for example,
Updated: 05/23/2012 12:49A
China's Drink Driving Cases Decrease Following New Law
In 2011, drunk drivers caused 3555 traffic accidents and killed 1220 people, representing a year-on-year decrease of 18.8 percent and 37.7 percent respectively, official statistics show. The amended law defines all drunk driving occurrences as criminal
Updated: 05/23/2012 12:48A
Column: George Will on the injustice of civil forfeiture laws
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: 05/23/2012 12:08A
Columbia Law School team publishes anatomy of a wrongful South Texas execution
More than two decades after DeLuna's execution, Columbia University law school professor James Liebman and a team of his students have gathered a trove of evidence they claim shows DeLuna was innocent of the crime, publishing the findings last week in
Updated: 05/23/2012 12:08A
N36m Fraud: Lawyer Arraigned For Duping Lawyer
According to the anti graft commission, Okereke and his company, Natuzzi Nigeria Limited are found wanting for conspiracy to steal contrary to section 516 of the Criminal Code Cap C17, Vol 2 Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003.
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:43P
Lawmakers mull changes to bias law
“He was convicted of criminal charges,” she said. “He should have been sentenced to appropriate time in prison. Instead, he received a slap on the hand.” Angelini is researching current bias-crime law to determine whether she will work on strengthening
Updated: 05/22/2012 11:18P
Police chief joins call for repeal of Pangilinan law
SENIOR Superintendent Ricardo de la Paz, Bacolod City police director, joined the call for lawmakers to amend, if not repeal, the Pangilinan law, known as the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act of 2006. De la Paz also issued the call, noting the increasing
Updated: 05/22/2012 10:41P
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