Latest Criminal Law News
No More 'Illegal Immigrants'?
The presumption of innocence is an ancient tenet of criminal law. That legal doctrine is basic to our commonlaw system of jurisprudence.
Updated: 12/30/2010 07:31P
Grand Jury Finds Fatal Dec. 17 Police Shooting Was Justified
And the grand jury's ecision was that the actions of Officers Jonathan Kizzar and Kelly Jenson were “justified under the criminal law.
Updated: 12/30/2010 07:22P
Aiming for the strike zone
would be “to call balls and strikes and not to pitch or bat.” But there are thousands of criminal law nuances. Some are esoteric and others recurring. ...
Updated: 12/30/2010 05:24P
New work deaths laws introduced
While the criminal law route should only be used where death has occurred as a result of flagrant abuse of the safety standards expected of companies and
Updated: 12/30/2010 05:24P
Appeal fee to be raised to $50 from the current $5
The new fee is reflective of the increase in legal costs, especially in civil justice matters, said lawyer Amolat Singh. However, a lawyer, who has been
Updated: 12/30/2010 05:04P
Centro's high-end shoppers
Though the reforms focused on specific changes to the penal and financial code of the law, Mexican lawmakers approving the text publicly acknowledged that
Updated: 12/30/2010 04:47P
No easy options in Mexico's drug war
Though the reforms focused on specific changes to the penal and financial code of the law, Mexican lawmakers approving the text publicly acknowledged that
Updated: 12/30/2010 04:47P
Mexican roundup
The primary objective of an organised criminal group is to utilise its core illicit business (in the case of Mexico, drug trafficking) to make money.
Updated: 12/30/2010 04:03P
New law jails paparazzi - now what? (Part 1)
Upon a civil or criminal law being violated, the investigator carries out the task of gathering irrefutable evidence that can be used in a court of law.
Updated: 12/30/2010 03:58P
Province attempts to seize home of soccer coach accused of sexual abuse
He's charged with several criminal code offenses including sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation,
Updated: 12/30/2010 03:12P