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Weyerhaeuser in Court Monday in Steelworkers' Criminal Prosecution Over Lyle
Appearing for Weyerhaeuser will be Len Doust, a prominent criminal lawyer from the international law firm McCarthy Ttrault. Doust was present when Weyerhaeuser officials were interviewed by the New Westminster Police following Hewer's death.
Updated: 03/25/2011 05:39P
Penn's Lawyer Appeals For 'Justice With Mercy'
During a sentencing hearing this afternoon at the High Court, Penn´s Lawyer, Dane Hamilton, QC asked High Court Judge, Justice Indra Hariprashad not to destroy Mr. Penn for his single fall from grace. Mr. Hamilton also pointed out that Mr. Penn´s
Updated: 03/25/2011 05:38P
Man arrested for failing to register as felon
Anyone that has failed to register should come to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office to register and receive his or her identification card as soon as possible to avoid criminal prosecution. "This is a law that has been effect for many years," Walls
Updated: 03/25/2011 05:28P
BREAKING: No charges to be filed against Reed
Page County Attorney Jeremy Peterson noted a criminal prosecution would have required proving beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime had occurred. “After reviewing the case, the relevant facts indicate that Ms. Reed committed no criminal law violation
Updated: 03/25/2011 04:07P
Dozens of Syrians reported killed in Daraa
Syria's emergency law, which has been in effect since 1963, allows the government to make preventive arrests and override constitutional and penal code statutes. It also bars detainees who haven't been charged from filing court complaints or from
Updated: 03/25/2011 03:33P
European Commissioner Stefan Fuele: European Integration of Ukraine is Progressing
"The pace and quality of Ukraine-EU integration will largely depend on respecting human rights, democratic principles, and rule-of-law (in Ukraine. - Ed)," stated Fuele. Fuele reiterated the importance of the criminal law not be used for political ends
Updated: 03/25/2011 02:51P
'Law & Order: Criminal Intent's' Kathryn Erbe: Stalking victim feels
The stage and screen actress revives her New York-sleuth character Alexandra Eames opposite fellow returnee Vincent D'Onofrio when the 10th and final season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" starts Sunday, May 1, on USA (then gets repurposed on NBC
Updated: 03/25/2011 01:41P
At least 24 reported killed in and around volatile Syrian town
Syria's emergency law has been in effect since 1963. It allows the government to make preventive arrests and override constitutional and penal code statutes. It also bars detainees who haven't been charged from filing court complaints or from having a
Updated: 03/25/2011 01:32P
Mexico scraps criminal penalties for adultery
A senator from the governing conservative PAN party, Alejandro Gonzalez Alcocer, said that the old law was unjust because, in the case of a husband finding his wife in the marital bed with her lover, he could kill them both at that moment without
Updated: 03/25/2011 01:08P
Court considers exclusionary rule
During oral arguments, Orin S. Kerr, a criminal law professor at George Washington University Law School, argued on Davis' behalf that “this Court should reverse and hold that the good faith exception does not apply to reliance on precedent.
Updated: 03/25/2011 01:07P
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