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PEOPLE v. BUNCHE
The trial court found true the allegations that appellant had suffered two prior serious or violent felonies within the meaning of section 667, subdivisions (b) through (d) and section 1170.12, subdivisions (a) through (d), as to counts 1 and 2 (the
Updated: 03/30/2011 09:01A
PEOPLE v. JOHNSON
The trial court sentenced appellant to 15 years to life, plus 10 years for the gun use enhancement. Appellant contends that the court erred by admitting irrelevant evidence and the prosecutor improperly commented on his failure to testify in violation
Updated: 03/30/2011 09:00A
PEOPLE v. SYKES
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining four counts. In a bifurcated proceeding, the trial court found that appellant had suffered a prior conviction for a serious felony within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a)(1) and
Updated: 03/30/2011 09:00A
RCMP Arrests Individual for Terrorism-Related Offences
We will continue to work with partners to eliminate terrorist criminal activity in Canada and abroad," says RCMP Inspector Keith Finn, Officer In Charge of O-INSET. "The Toronto Police Service, in partnership with our law enforcement colleagues at
Updated: 03/30/2011 08:23A
Who leads the Libyan rebels?
Chairman of the Council, Abdul Jalil was formerly the Libyan justice minister, but he resigned to protest the “the excessive use of violence against unarmed protesters" and joined the opposition. For his defection, he reportedly has a $400000 bounty on
Updated: 03/30/2011 06:33A
Business Brief
Porter's Pawn and Bargain Center in Mountain Home recently was featured in Arkansas Pawn Review magazine, according to submitted information. Porter's was selected from all the pawn shops in Arkansas as the first in a series of featured stores.
Updated: 03/30/2011 06:08A
Kuchma arrives at Prosecutor General's Office, where he could meet with
Kuchma was charged with exceeding authority or abuse of power under part 3, Article 166 of the 1960 Criminal Code of Ukraine. Journalist Gongadze disappeared in Kyiv on September 16, 2000. Experts believe that a decapitated body found in a forest
Updated: 03/30/2011 05:08A
Harper judged it right: Fixes are needed
It has been accused of ignoring empirical evidence of declining crime rates, indulging in the politics of fear and pursuing bad, unjust and mistaken policies modelled on those of the United States. There are three things to be said about this consensus
Updated: 03/30/2011 02:01A
Postmus plea causes stir
They've been able to convict somebody toward the top and convince that person to point the finger at other possible defendants as well," said Laurie Levenson, a professor of criminal law at Loyola Law School. "I'm looking forward to cooperating with
Updated: 03/30/2011 01:24A
Postmus' plea sparks questions
They've been able to convict somebody toward the top and convince that person to point the finger at other possible defendants as well," said Laurie Levenson, a professor of criminal law at Loyola Law School. The charges against Postmus include
Updated: 03/30/2011 01:22A
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