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Prosecutors group assails proposal to cut prison sentences
The sentence reductions are part of a larger criminal justice overhaul backed by Daniels, Chief Justice Randall Shepard and two national think tanks.
Updated: 01/19/2011 02:02A

Legislator pushes domestic violence registry
The whole purpose of criminal law is to punish people for what they've done. So if there is a criminal law and it's too lenient, and then increase the
Updated: 01/18/2011 10:41P

Realistically Speaking
Although neither of them had a background in criminal law, they brought something more important to the table, empathy and a thirst for justice.
Updated: 01/18/2011 09:11P

Heed faces new breach of trust probe: documents
"[These] are allegations of offenses under the elections act and under the criminal code. They are serious," RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Tim Shields said in an
Updated: 01/18/2011 08:52P

Goleta Shooting Info
Quinn is a registered sex offender in the state of Florida and has an extensive criminal history with other law enforcement agencies.
Updated: 01/18/2011 07:53P

Bar Council: Lack of legal representation troubling
PETALING JAYA: Too many people are not represented in criminal trials and this is very troubling, says Bar Council chairman Ragunath Kesavan.
Updated: 01/18/2011 07:48P

KOLD News 13Sources: Loughner change of venue likely
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Updated: 01/18/2011 07:10P

Cultural defenses: Wisconsin's Equal Justice Conference will address the role
But one cross-cultural expert says that a failure to invoke cultural defenses in the criminal law context may implicate the Sixth Amendment right to
Updated: 01/18/2011 06:33P

Governor Cuomo announces appointments to the Commission on Public Integrity
Mr. Bartlett served as a Delegate to the New York Constitutional Convention in 1967 and was Chair of the New York Penal Law Revision Commission.
Updated: 01/18/2011 06:10P

Foreman seeks early parole using faint hope clause
But he's trying to get out early using the faint hope clause, a clause under the criminal code that allows him to apply after serving 15 years.
Updated: 01/18/2011 05:46P

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