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PEOPLE v. GARCIA
Included among the special allegations was the claim that as to each count, Garcia and Juarez committed the offenses "for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote,
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:44A
PEOPLE v. FOSTER
She also had family members that had numerous other criminal contacts with law enforcement." The prosecutor explained he excused CH because CH believed himself to be a victim of racial profiling and said he would have a critical eye toward law
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:44A
PEOPLE v. IBARRA-ZARAGOZA
Furthermore, the other circumstances the People cite as indicia of criminal activity add little to the probable cause equation. After Crean turned on his lights defendant slowed, continued for approximately half a block, turned the corner and came to a
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:43A
Judicial check
The Supreme Court Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia, Justice KS Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar held in its judgment that the High Powered Committee's (HPC) recommendations made to the President on September 3
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:13A
Oppressor's case
Even if the wife is willing to condone and forgive the lapse of the husband and live in matrimony, this provision comes in the way of spouses returning to the matrimonial home. This hardship can be avoided by making the offence bailable and
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:13A
Hammerschmidt Broughton Law Corporation Launches New CA Criminal Defense Blog
"This new blog will serve as a resource to the media and to the public about current events in criminal law," says Jeffrey T. Hammerschmidt, the firm's senior partner. "It will also address cutting edge criminal law issues that arise with advances in
Updated: 03/22/2011 07:03A
Landlord Assist supports plans to make squatting illegal
“We would like to see those websites that offer lists of vacant properties and advice for squatters relating to Section 6 of the Criminal Law Act to be removed from the internet as they simply provide an open invitation to squatters.
Updated: 03/22/2011 06:40A
Police 'Involvement' in Conservatorship Issues?
For those who are unaware of the gaping legal loophole in “equality and justice for all,” a conservatee (in some states referred to as a ward) is someone who has been stripped of all his rights and all his assets through a legal proceeding.
Updated: 03/22/2011 05:28A
University Lectures | International human rights defender to speak Tuesday
She is the founder of International Bridges to Justice, a nonprofit that works to ensure fair trials and due process in developing countries. Tse's lecture, "Transformation and Liberation: Rising Up From Fear to Hope," is co-sponsored by the honors
Updated: 03/22/2011 02:55A
Sex Party calls for civil liberties in Sydney
“As a police officer I saw how our civil liberties are being eroded and police resources and the criminal law are being used more and more to police the morality of one section of society rather than actual crime,” he said. Mr Patterson, a former WA
Updated: 03/22/2011 02:53A
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