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Cash Poker A Game Of Chance According To Sweden's Supreme Court
Summing up their findings, the court concluded: “The cash games constitute games that primarily depend on luck as in the meaning of chapter 16, article 14 of the Criminal Code, while the main tournament and the side tournament (sit and go) do not
Updated: 04/07/2011 08:09A
PEOPLE v. SOLIS
The trial court found that "notice [had] been given as required by law." The trial court accepted defendant's plea of no contest and found defendant guilty of assault with a firearm. The remaining counts and the allegation of defendant's use of a
Updated: 04/07/2011 08:08A
PEOPLE v. SHELTON
He was sentenced to a prison term of 15 years on the first count; the trial court stayed the sentence on the second count pursuant to Penal Code section 654. This appeal challenges solely the sufficiency of the evidence to support the gang enhancements
Updated: 04/07/2011 08:07A
PEOPLE v. MARLOW
The trial court granted defendant's Penal Code section 1118.1 motion for a judgment of acquittal of five counts of identity theft, counts 1 through 4 and 15. Defendant did not move for a judgment of acquittal of any other count.
Updated: 04/07/2011 08:04A
Violations to pension and labor regulations
safety at work regulations are detected, which may also mean that crimes are being committed against the freedom of the workers involved, as regulated in Sections 140, 145 bis, 145 ter of the Argentine Criminal Code, the Law on Slave Traffic No.
Updated: 04/07/2011 07:09A
Are the States Different?
This history, too, affects their laws and institutions. One most obvious result from this history is the variations among the states concerning "private law." Thus, California and a number of Western states incorporate Spanish laws, such as "community
Updated: 04/07/2011 06:11A
Skype incident raises legal questions
But legal experts say the secret filming and webcasting of a sex act could have broken a number of laws -- from the Privacy Act to the Criminal code. EMILY BOURKE: With investigations ongoing police are reluctant to speculate on which laws may have
Updated: 04/07/2011 06:05A
Man jailed for part in tobacco smuggling
William Sartin, 50, of Timberlog Lane, pleaded guilty to conspiring, contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, to cheat the public revenue on October 12 last year. He was sentenced to 14 months in prison at Norwich Crown Court on Friday.
Updated: 04/07/2011 05:02A
Jamaicans making it difficult for gays to stay with one partner?
The publication also suggested that Health Minister Rudyard Spencer is unhappy with the fact that his government "continues to support legislation that contributes significantly to the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS among MSM". Following are excerpts from
Updated: 04/07/2011 03:53A
Three Students appear in Court for Watching War Video Clip
They were arrested for contravening Section 33 of Subsection 2 Paragraph A proviso 1 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act 9:23. If convicted the students are facing a fine not exceeding level 6 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Updated: 04/07/2011 02:30A
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