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Yanukovych: Role of prosecutors, police, SBU in new criminal justice law
The president also noted that work is continuing on the creation of a new criminal procedure law. Web links to Kyiv Post material are allowed provided that they contain a URL hyperlink to the www.kyivpost.com material and a maximum 500-character
Updated: 04/06/2011 09:02A
Kyling trial: jurors sent to deliberation
The jury will remain sequestered until they have rendered a verdict on all of the 49 different counts before them, said Tardif. They will break only for meals and will remain isolated in a hotel room until their job is complete.
Updated: 04/06/2011 08:31A
Falungong says two members to be tried in Vietnam
Tran Dinh Trien told AFP that his clients should not have been charged under the criminal code over a minor offence that would normally be dealt with by a fine. The Falungong said Vu Duc Trung, 30, and his brother-in-law Le Van Thanh, 35, were arrested
Updated: 04/06/2011 08:24A
Proposed human trafficking bill a shameful act of bullying
Under the proposed amendments to Canada's immigration and refugee legislation, immigration authorities would have the power to arbitrarily detain for years, without charges, refugees deemed to have entered Canada by way of human traffickers.
Updated: 04/06/2011 07:54A
SANTORSO v. BRISTOL HOSPITAL
They claim that the trial court, Hon. Joseph M. Shortall, judge trial referee, improperly denied their motions for summary judgment rejecting their claim that the action is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. We agree and therefore reverse the
Updated: 04/06/2011 07:53A
PEOPLE v. DAVIS
The trial court sentenced Davis to a prison term of four years and eight months in case No. RIF136442. The trial court sentenced her to concurrent terms of three years and two years in case Nos. RIF131509 and RIF134053, respectively.
Updated: 04/06/2011 07:51A
PEOPLE v. VALDEZ
The trial court applied the one strike law and sentenced defendant to consecutive terms of 15 years to life on counts 1, 3, 6, and 8, two of which involved Jessica, along with concurrent terms of 15 years to life for the remaining three.
Updated: 04/06/2011 07:49A
Changes to misguided prostitution law are long overdue
Even without the criminal law, many, if not most, street prostitutes would be prohibited from a legitimate sex industry because of addiction, disease or mental illness. Yet that should not deter decriminalization. We still will be faced with
Updated: 04/06/2011 06:26A
Attempted murder: Rochas' aide, 18 others arraigned in Owerri
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state causing a breakdown of law and order, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 249 (d) of the Criminal Code Cap C38 laws of the federation of Nigeria, 2004, as applicable to the state.
Updated: 04/06/2011 05:43A
Rada Again Refuses To Abolish Tax Police
The draft offered introduction of amendments into a number of laws in particular, the law "On State Tax Service," "On investigative activity" and into the Criminal Procedure Code. The author of the draft law is Verkhovna Rada deputy of the Our Ukraine
Updated: 04/06/2011 05:16A
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