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Long-time federal prosecutor retiring
“I've always been interested in criminal law since I was very young,” he said. “My leisure reading was high-profile criminal trials.” Friday was his last day of work, and he said if he did not make the move to private practice now, it may never happen.
Updated: 02/25/2011 06:55P
CRI Hourly News (updated at 08:00 2011/02/26)
China 's Ministry of Justice has announced that justice departments across the country recorded a 10.9 percent drop in the number of crimes of abusing official posts over the past three years . In the same period, the numbers of petitions reporting
Updated: 02/25/2011 06:32P
Kano community where 'sin' is savoured like wine
Police record also show that Sanyaolu Street is notorious for prostitution, drug peddling and other criminal activities. Sometime last year, a police detective, whose name could not be easily ascertained, was attacked by the dreaded Yandabas,
Updated: 02/25/2011 06:02P
Beijing scraps death penalty for 13 crimes
The change marked the first time that China has reduced the number of crimes subject to the death penalty since the Criminal Law took effect in 1979, the news agency said. The amendment was “meant to further implement the principle of tempering justice
Updated: 02/25/2011 05:43P
Musca Law Adds BAC Calculator to Website
Florida DUI Lawyer hopes tool helps website visitors understand possible effects of alcohol consumption on the body. TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Musca Law has recently added a blood alcohol content (BAC) calculator to its website.
Updated: 02/25/2011 05:07P
Incompetent to Stand Trial Likely to be Mentally Ill, Unemployed
“Competency to stand trial evaluations have been regarded as the most significant mental health inquiry pursued in the system of criminal law,” said the paper's lead author, Gianni Pirelli, PhD, who conducted the research at John Jay College of
Updated: 02/25/2011 04:29P
Corruption charge filed against embezzling official
Chandigarh, Feb 25 : A local court here Friday framed charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) former zonal director Saji Mohan, who allegedly embezzled Rs. 13.81 lakh. Additional district and sessions
Updated: 02/25/2011 03:58P
China scraps death penalty for some non-violent crimes
The standing committee of China's National People's Congress passed an amendment to the nation's criminal law that took 13 offences off the list of 68 crimes punishable by death, the legislature said on its website. “The 13 crimes that have been
Updated: 02/25/2011 03:25P
Stikeman Elliott LLP > Bill introduced to assist investigations in light of
Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (short title: Investigative Powers for the 21st Century Act) was re-introduced in the House of Commons on November 1st, 2010.
Updated: 02/25/2011 03:15P
China amends law to exempt 13 crimes from capital punishment
BEIJING: China's newly revised Criminal Law has reduced the number of crimes punishable by death by 13 to 55.The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) passed the amendment to the Criminal Law on Friday at its bi-monthly session.
Updated: 02/25/2011 03:13P
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