Latest Criminal Law News
Calgary Police Investigate Flanagan's Call for Death of Assange
If he did, the only possible offence that could be guilty of is that found in section 464 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Section 464(a) reads,
Updated: 12/07/2010 11:42A
'The Middle' gets a little longer; 'Criminal Intent' gets a new showrunner
[TV Guide] The final season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will have a new showrunner. Chris Brancato, a veteran writer and producer whose credits
Updated: 12/07/2010 11:24A
Unprecedented Death Sentence for Christian Pastor on Charges of Apostasy
On 22 September 2010, the 11th Circuit Criminal Court of Appeals for the Gilan Province upheld the death sentence and conviction of Youcef Nadarkhani for
Updated: 12/07/2010 11:17A
Mainspring of injustice
If the guilt is not strong, the judge may discharge the accused upon approval of the bail bond. Moreover under the present Rules of Court,
Updated: 12/07/2010 11:11A
Was contraband law worth Petit girls' lives?
Is it really the criminal law that keeps people from becoming addicts? Was it really the criminal law that kept Jennifer, Hayley, and Michaela from becoming
Updated: 12/07/2010 11:06A
Five new piracy suspects tried in the Netherlands
According to Judge De Winkel, spokesperson for the Rotterdam lower court, foreign nationals can be prosecuted under Dutch criminal law, when piracy is
Updated: 12/07/2010 10:49A
San Jose Police Beating Stirs Distrust and Resentment
But like the numbers around sustained complaints, the mechanisms of the criminal justice system are important to understand the numbers.
Updated: 12/07/2010 10:35A
Plea bargaining: a developing trend in the criminal justice system
(6) This new trend of plea bargaining in the Nigerian criminal law system is already common in the United States, and is now becoming popular in other
Updated: 12/07/2010 10:15A
Legal Services
Civil law practices account for 85 percent of industry revenue; legal research services and criminal law practices account for 5 percent and 4 percent of
Updated: 12/07/2010 09:10A
Here's your Boy Scout knife, and here are the handcuffs
The section in the state Code of Criminal Justice that talks about knives is brief and open to interpretation. While outlawing some knives outright — like
Updated: 12/07/2010 09:09A