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Evidence 'too confronting' for jury
Opposing the application, Crown prosecutor Michael Byrne SC said juries were "a genius tool" of justice. Mr Byrne said jurors would be given directions on
Updated: 01/30/2011 11:22P

Franklin County asks state to help pay for Ruiz trial
The money sought from the state would pay for Ruiz's legal fees, interpreters, juries and travel for the two trials. Although his third trial ended Dec.
Updated: 01/30/2011 11:17P

Miami-Dade State Attorney Rundle and Miami Police Chief Exposito in public spat
But the ultimate loser, political observers say, could be the public if citizens lose confidence in the criminal justice system. ``The message it sends to
Updated: 01/30/2011 11:07P

Do's and don'ts of employee background checks
Texas law has definitions and allowances about what types of criminal background information can be sought and which types of offenses are meaningful for
Updated: 01/30/2011 10:41P

Grendell, LaTourette named to committees
The panel includes the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, the vice president of the United States, three members from both the US Senate and
Updated: 01/30/2011 10:12P

INTERNET LAW - The International Convention on Cybercrime: One of the Most
committed by a national of that party state, provided that the offense is punishable under the criminal law of the country where it was committed.
Updated: 01/30/2011 09:08P

How 173 Congressmen Are Trying to Redefine Rape
As Nick Baumann of Mother Jones notes, the phrase does not exist in the federal criminal code. Nor is it possible to divine any explicit legislative intent
Updated: 01/30/2011 08:36P

Background: Myth of Victoria and ban on homosexuality
However, the idea Victoria refused to sign MP Henry Labouchere's amendment to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, until it had been de-lesbianised,
Updated: 01/30/2011 07:03P

TOOTH AND NAIL
She need not live luxuriously, but she should not be punished for having undergone a divorce. The divorced woman should not live in penury,
Updated: 01/30/2011 05:21P

Investigation finds some Wis. attorneys keep law license after criminal
By AP MILWAUKEE (AP) — At least 135 attorneys with criminal convictions continue to practice law in Wisconsin, including some who were able to keep licenses
Updated: 01/30/2011 02:20P

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