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Law: Licensed carriers can have guns in bars if they don't drink
It is not the law-abiding citizen that we need to be worried about. It is the criminal who is not eligible for the concealed carry permit in the first place." Existing law prohibits concealed carry licensees from taking firearms into rooms or open-air
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:10A
Conville touts time he spent in courtroom
Working as a criminal defense lawyer has enabled him to see both sides of situations and he does not think that should be held against him. "We all want to achieve justice," Conville said. "It's my job to make sure they do it correctly.
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:08A
Marchalk says law could use common sense
"I practice law in 10 or 15 counties in nearly every area of the law that's out there." Those areas of law include family law, criminal defense work, unemployment compensation and civil and commercial litigation, Marchalk said.
Updated: 04/17/2011 04:08A
The challenge of polygamy law
However, if the ban is struck down, values such as gender equality and the rights of children take a back seat. Religious freedom comes first. Of course, there have always been limits in matters of conscience. Doukhobor groups who used arson to
Updated: 04/17/2011 03:33A
Bail issue resolved for DUI cases
What happened: People accused of a repeat driving-under-the-influence charge were being placed in jail without bond or with exorbitant bonds, depending on a general sessions judge or night court magistrate's interpretation of a new DUI law.
Updated: 04/17/2011 03:18A
Death sentence starts whirlwind of legal action
Gregory's death-row cell will be 6 feet by 9 feet by 9 1/2 feet high. How the governor selects which death warrants to sign is an "opaque process," said Matt Phillips, an assistant public defender in Volusia County. "There's no clear guidelines I have
Updated: 04/17/2011 01:46A
Legislator's Log for the Week of April 17, 2011
filed during the recent 2011 Regular Session on issues ranging from comprehensive criminal code reform to government transparency. In all, 100 bills and a handful of substantive resolutions were sent to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
Updated: 04/17/2011 01:10A
SD state law enforcement support ban on drugs that mimic marijuana
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota law enforcement agencies support a recent move to criminalize five chemicals used in synthetic drug products, one of which killed a Minnesota teenager in March. But some in drug-abuse prevention worry the moves won't be
Updated: 04/17/2011 01:07A
Attorneys, CU students help homeless fight Boulder camping law
"They seemed like perfect cases for the clinic," said Ann England, a CU law professor and criminal defense attorney who leads the class and allows second- and third-year law students to practice under her license. She said the city has an expectation
Updated: 04/17/2011 01:01A
Fire Marshal: Omni Park Building fire may have been criminal in nature - UPDATED
The building has a variety of tenants, including law offices, insurance agencies, a financial business and a meditation company. By Tracey Read A blaze at the Omni Park Building in Euclid may have been criminal in nature, said Shane Cartmill,
Updated: 04/17/2011 12:47A
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