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Public must be cautious with arrest law changes: official
However, McNeil said criminal law is complicated and people should be aware that every circumstance will be dealt with on its own merit. Members of the public, where possible, should always call police because there are legal consequences,
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:52A
CWG scam: Only OC officials being targeted, says Kalmadi
Bhanot, the former Organizing Committee Secretary General was booked under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, along with the
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:15A
PEOPLE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
In determining whether the evidence introduced at a preliminary hearing is sufficient to hold a defendant to answer (either a substantive charge or a special circumstance), the standard is relatively relaxed compared to that applied in a criminal trial
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:11A
PEOPLE v. CAJUCOM
We reject defendant's claim that the imposition of the $60 criminal conviction assessment violates Penal Code section 3. (People v. Castillo (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 1410; People v. Fleury (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 1486.) Defendant recognizes Castillo and
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:08A
PEOPLE v. SAMPSON
On January 28, 2010, Isaiah Sampson, a convicted sex offender, was charged by criminal complaint in case No. NA084576 1 with failing to register under Penal Code 2 section 290, subdivision (b) (count 1) and with failing to file a change of address
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:08A
PEOPLE v. BERGMAN
The court extracted from its own interpretation of Crawford and Davis three criteria, all of which a statement must meet to be deemed testimonial: "(1) it is made . . . by or to a law enforcement agent and (2) describes a past fact related to criminal
Updated: 02/24/2011 06:06A
Free Gwisai and 45 Activists Charged for Viewing Mideast Video
The police confiscated computers and other equipment and arrested everyone there, including Munyaradzi Gwisai, a labor activist, and Hopewell Gumbo, a social justice activist. A relative of one of the arrested activists who was able to speak to him
Updated: 02/24/2011 05:57A
China mulls death penalty for organ traffickers
Previously, criminals convicted of forced organ removal were sentenced for illegal business operation, since there was no specific offence covering the act under criminal law, the report said. Liu Renwen, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social
Updated: 02/24/2011 05:41A
Zimbabwe - Free Activists Charged for Viewing Mideast Video - Authorities
Conviction for treason under the law, section 20 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, carries a penalty of life in prison or death. Conviction for attempting to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means, section 22(2) (a)(i) of
Updated: 02/24/2011 05:36A
Afghan convert fears execution
most definitely going to be the death penalty for me, because the prosecutor has accused me under Clause 139 of the criminal code which says, 'If the crime is not cited in the criminal code, then the case has to be referred to Islamic Sharia law.
Updated: 02/24/2011 05:11A
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