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The fig leaf of confidentiality
Dawood henchman and sharpshooter Abu Salem was handed over to India by Portugal, where he was a fugitive, reportedly on a stiff condition — he would not be handed down death penalty, the ultimate punishment reserved by the Indian criminal law in the
Updated: 04/15/2011 02:41P
"I don't think this will be the end" Oppal on polygamy trial
"The Chief Justice will have to determine whether or not the polygamy sections of the criminal code violate the person's right to freedom of religion under our constitution," he explains. "Either way, I would expect the 'losing party' will go to the
Updated: 04/15/2011 02:32P
'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' welcomes Julia Ormond for final season
By Rick Porter The final season of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will feature one more character trying to get into people's heads. Emmy winner Julia Ormond ("Temple Grandin") will guest-star in all eight episodes of the final season as a police
Updated: 04/15/2011 02:23P
DOJ warns of crackdown if Wash. changes pot law
AP National/International News Entertainment News from AP AP - April 15, 2011 2:05 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire says she won't sign legislation to create licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington state after the Justice
Updated: 04/15/2011 02:09P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Timeliness – Rule 78.07(c)
(1)Where the state failed to raise the issue of the timeliness of a defendant's post-conviction motion before the motion court, the state waived the objection because the timeliness of the filing of a post-conviction motion for
Updated: 04/15/2011 01:45P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Plea Agreement – Breach
Where a defendant claimed his guilty plea was involuntary because the state breached a plea agreement by not placing him in the Sex Offender Assessment Unit, the parties' agreement was not breached because the defendant received
Updated: 04/15/2011 01:40P
Criminal Law: License Plate Check – Reasonable Suspicion – Investigative Stop
Where a defendant was convicted of misdemeanor driving while revoked after an officer used his computer to check the defendant's license plate number, a computer check of a license plate is not a search under the Fourth
Updated: 04/15/2011 01:35P
Minister for National Healing arrested
The charges are contravening Section 25 of POSA (holding a public meeting without police clearance), contravening section 31 of the Criminal Law Codification Act (communicating false statements against the state) and contravening Section 42 of the
Updated: 04/15/2011 01:10P
Julia Ormond to Appear in Final Season of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'
Julia Ormond has been tapped to guest star in the final season of USA's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The Emmy-winning actress will play Dr. Paula Severin, a brilliant psychologist charged with conducting mandatory sessions with Detective Goren
Updated: 04/15/2011 12:53P
Book Srikrishna committee members: Court to cops
HYDERABAD: A city court Friday directed the police to book a criminal case against the Srikrishna committee members for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups of people. Additional metropolitan magistrate asked Panjagutta police to book
Updated: 04/15/2011 12:45P
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