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IN RE RUSSO
Other than an arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol in September 1977, petitioner had no juvenile or adult criminal history except for the life crime and the two uncharged armed robberies that he and Baraibar committed during the crime
Updated: 04/11/2011 06:20A
Banning things and liberal values
Apparently legislating for what people wear, and invoking the coercive power of law to impose such legislation, is just the thing for a modern and secular society. Of course, to use the criminal law in such a way is illiberal and inappropriate.
Updated: 04/11/2011 06:20A
PEOPLE v. DUGGAN
The trial court erroneously imposed a sentence enhancement on appellant for committing a hate crime "in concert with another person" in violation of Penal Code section 422.75, subdivision (b) 1 without properly instructing the jury regarding the
Updated: 04/11/2011 06:18A
NOOK v. STATE
Mute still had to prove (1) that counsel's conduct fell below the minimal range of competence required of an attorney with ordinary training and skill in the criminal law, and (2) that this lack of competency contributed to his conviction.
Updated: 04/11/2011 06:17A
Lawyer: Criminal case against Komarnytsky opened due to armed assault
As reported, in 2008, Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin opened a criminal case due to an armed assault on lawyer Ivan Hrantsev, a partner of the Corporate Technology law firm, in which Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky's son-in-law Viacheslav
Updated: 04/11/2011 05:38A
Kuchma permitted to visit Moscow
A criminal case against Kuchma was opened on March 21, 2011. He is charged with abuse of power and official authority, which subsequently led to the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze (Part 3, Article 166 of the 1960 Criminal Code).
Updated: 04/11/2011 04:03A
Panel Discussion on Work of Committee Formed to Study Lifting Emergency Law
In a panel discussion broadcast by the Syrian TV, Head of the Committee, Professor of the Criminal Law at Damascus University Dr. Abboud Sarraj, said the committee raised the question of the relationship between the Supreme State Security Court and the
Updated: 04/11/2011 03:56A
Tough-on-crime laws resonate with public
The Department of Justice produced no fewer than five bills that became law mere weeks before the election was called. Three new pieces of criminal law are particularly noteworthy. In February, Bill S-6 -the Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act
Updated: 04/11/2011 03:35A
Why the Morocco demonstrations are successfully bringing about democratic changes
He held legislative elections and modified the criminal code. He took steps to modify the Moudawana (family code), giving women unprecedented rights in that region of Africa. He loosened free speech restrictions and set up an Equity and Reconciliation
Updated: 04/10/2011 08:40P
Turkey leads world in jailing journalists, OSCE study finds
The OSCE, an international security organization consisting of 56 member states, including Turkey, noted most journalists imprisoned in Turkey are sentenced under two articles of Turkey's antiterrorism law, and an article of the country's criminal code
Updated: 04/10/2011 07:42P
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