Latest Criminal Law News
SUSAN ESTRICH: Sick People
I got my first threat when I was a young law professor. The campus newspaper reported that in teaching criminal law to first-year students, I was not only
Updated: 01/20/2011 09:23A
Gun Control in Canada and the Right to Defend Yourself
1947 - Constructive Murder added to the Criminal Code for Offences resulting in death when the perpetrator carried a weapon. Struck down by the Supreme
Updated: 01/20/2011 08:45A
Jared Lee Loughner Indicted in Connection with Shootings in Tucson
The charges meet the requirement under the Federal Criminal Code which mandates that the United States bring an indictment within 30 days of arrest of the
Updated: 01/20/2011 08:45A
Juvenile criminal law, 'needs stronger legal limits', Casal
Casal said that the “gap in the law” still exists. It does not permit underage criminal youths to be punished, or to be put on trial.
Updated: 01/20/2011 08:24A
Top court asked to halt rape charge
It further argues that 1976 state legislation making marital sex subject to the criminal law by removing the presumption of consent should not be applied
Updated: 01/20/2011 08:03A
JARED LEE LOUGHNER INDICTED
The charges meet the requirement under the Federal Criminal Code which mandates that the United States bring an indictment within 30 days of arrest of the
Updated: 01/20/2011 07:28A
PEOPLE v. McDADE
The court reinstated criminal proceedings on June 1, 2009. Then, on August 24, 2009, appellant was again found not competent to stand trial.
Updated: 01/20/2011 07:23A
2 death penalty bills pending in Congress
The death penalty is not a deterrent because most people who commit murders either do not expect to be caught or do not carefully weigh the differences
Updated: 01/20/2011 07:13A
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Updated: 01/20/2011 06:19A
State Security Service: Explosions in Makiivka possible 'terrorist attack'
said that an investigative group was working at the scene of the blasts and will decide under which article [of the criminal code] the criminal case
Updated: 01/20/2011 06:09A