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Waweig man sentenced to 60 days for driving drunk more than twice over the
Breath samples later indicated 210 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milligrams of blood. The Criminal Code sets the legal limit at 80 mg. The law treats readings more than twice the legal limit as an aggravating factor demanding greater punishment.
Updated: 04/04/2011 05:10A
Ahmadinejad signs into law extradition treaty with Afghanistan
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed into law criminal extradition treaty between Iran and Afghanistan. The law passed at the Iranian Parliament and approved by the Expediency Council was signed into law by the President
Updated: 04/04/2011 03:47A
hanges to prostitution law are long overdue
Under former chief justice Brian Dickson in 1990, the country's top bench considered the constitutionality of the prostitution provisions. The justices decided the bawdy-house provisions did not offend the Constitution because there was no economic
Updated: 04/04/2011 03:45A
JOHN P. DONAHUE
He also served as an assistant Wood County Prosecutor, taught Criminal Law at Bowling Green State University, served as an Acting Judge at the Perrysburg Municipal Court from 1995-2001, was an active member of the Wood County and Ohio State Bar
Updated: 04/04/2011 02:28A
Amnesty International's Sharia criticism rejected by UAE judge
In Islamic law, judges define adulthood as when a person has reached puberty. It is up to the judge to decide adult criminal responsibility based on any physical evidence of puberty. The official said that Amnesty International had raised these issues
Updated: 04/04/2011 01:19A
Sandry to seek bench seat
She has also taught at the Law Enforcement Academy in Phoenix and now teaches a criminal law course at Arizona Western College. Her background, she said, includes conducting civil and criminal procedures, knowledge on the rules of evidence and
Updated: 04/04/2011 01:17A
Polish Parliament Liberalizes Anti-Drug Law
“The possession of any kind of drugs is illegal and is subject to punishment under the criminal code,” Justice minister Krzysztof Kwiatkowski stressed speaking in the Sejm on Friday. In cases involving larger amounts, the suspect is able to avoid
Updated: 04/04/2011 01:13A
Property bounced-cheques' panel brings jail back into reckoning
The Special Judicial Committee created to deal with bounced cheques in real estate transactions in Dubai has allowed criminal proceedings to be opened in one case. While the case did not actually result in jail for the issuer of the cheque under the
Updated: 04/04/2011 12:47A
Pirates face prosecution in federal UAE court
The pirates' case would be heard in the Federal Criminal Court of First Instance, Mr bin Haider said. The pirates are facing a life sentence if convicted, under Federal law governing the hijack of an aircraft or ship to seize it or its contents or
Updated: 04/04/2011 12:32A
Property court brings jail back into reckoning for bounced cheques
A criminal complaint was filed and an arrest warrant was issued against the chairman (who signed the cheque) at which point the developer paid the amount in full and our client dropped the criminal complaint.” The dispute, the Dubai-based law firm said
Updated: 04/03/2011 11:48P
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