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Criminal Law: Burglar Tools – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Due Process
(1)Where a defendant convicted of possessing burglar's tools argued that a pipe cutter did not meet the specifications of the offense, the pipe cutter could be used to steal copper pipe or to further the crime,
Updated: 02/24/2011 03:05P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Incest Case
Where a motion court granted a defendant's motion for post-conviction relief on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel, the court's judgment setting aside the defendant's convictions is reversed because the defendant did
Updated: 02/24/2011 03:04P
Criminal Law: Jury Trial – Waiver – Dementia
Where a defendant claimed a trial court plainly erred by proceeding to trial without a jury in his second-degree assault case, the defendant filed a written waiver of the right to a jury trial signed by his counsel and under
Updated: 02/24/2011 03:04P
Afghan Christian is No Longer on Death Row
because the prosecutor has accused me under the Clause 139 of the criminal code which says, 'the crime is not cited in the criminal code, then the case has to be referred to the Islamic shariah law,'" wrote Assadullah, who is imprisoned in northern
Updated: 02/24/2011 02:53P
Afghan convert safe after int'l outcry; 2nd Christian still jailed
because the prosecutor has accused me under the 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,'" he wrote, according to the ICC statement. A Feb.
Updated: 02/24/2011 02:51P
Has Congress Eroded the Intent Requirement in Criminal Law?
Summary: Last week, bloggers Solomon Wisenberg (Letter of Apology blog) and Professor Douglas A. Berman (Sentencing Law and Policy blog) reported that the Heritage Foundation and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers released a joint
Updated: 02/24/2011 02:05P
Zimbabwe journalists apply for referral to Supreme Court
Madanhire who is the editor of the Standard together with reporter Ndlovu and Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), human resources manager, Loud Ramakgapola, are being charged under Section 31 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. The section deals
Updated: 02/24/2011 01:46P
Are YouTube Performers Being Unjustly Criminally Prosecuted?
Evan Emory was formally charged yesterday by the Muskegon County Prosecutor's office with one count of criminal child sexual abuse activity and abusive material, under Michigan's State Law on child pornography. You can read about our full coverage on
Updated: 02/24/2011 01:45P
'Last hooligan in jail' awaits his fate
The offense code he was sentenced for, the "Crime of Hooliganism", however, has long since been removed from Chinese criminal law. The ruling by a prison authority in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has stirred controversy.
Updated: 02/24/2011 01:33P
Szendrei Accused Named Online Despite Publication Bans
Perhaps it is time to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act and examine why the law requires such a sweeping publication ban on the identity of the accused in each and every case. Justice must be seen and be transparent in order for it to function.
Updated: 02/24/2011 01:22P
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