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Hearon: Texas must not execute the mentally retarded
Texas is now in grave danger of inadvertently executing men with mental retardation(ID). Although Denkowski was recently no longer permitted to testify as to Atkins evaluations, he provided testimony in at least 14 cases of men currently on Texas death
Updated: 04/22/2011 11:45P
Child abuse issue becoming serious social problem in Pakistan
Sodomy is covered under the law of Pakistan Penal Code. "Our state considers sodomy a far more serious crime than vaginal penetration or any other sexual violence, definitely we shall have to deal evil with iron hand to eradicate it," said Muhammad
Updated: 04/22/2011 09:10P
Court of Appeals Reports Higher Caseload, More Criminal Leaves Granted in 2010
"There are some times where less is more and picking few cases and having more time to deal with them may be better for the development of the criminal law. But the Court made the decision now to widen the net and it will decide in due course whether
Updated: 04/22/2011 07:32P
Osun monarch and rape of NYSC girl
Section 357, Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, LFN, 2004, prescribes that rape is a criminal offence, punishable under the law. It says: “Any person who commits the offence of rape is liable to imprisonment for life, with or without caning.
Updated: 04/22/2011 05:08P
Penal Dysfunction
Texas), it remains on the books. The Legislature could decide to remove it, but that would mean less time to beat up on women, the elderly, immigrants, high-school teachers, nursing-home residents, and the poor and downtrodden.
Updated: 04/22/2011 04:56P
US Naval Professor to Speak About Fraud Schemes on the Internet
Brightman previously served as an associate professor and chair of the criminal justice department at Saint Peter's College from 2000 to 2008, and continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member at several undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level
Updated: 04/22/2011 03:10P
C. Paul Jones dies at 84
We got so used to hearing it that one of my friends wrote at the end of her final, “Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays.” My only personal encounter with Jones was a job interview, also about 30 years ago, when he told me his office was
Updated: 04/22/2011 02:43P
Not a 21st century law
India's criminal law sufficiently covers the field when an action creates violence or public disorder. The law already criminalises incitement to violence and abetting an offence. “Public mischief” and “waging war against the State” are sufficiently
Updated: 04/22/2011 11:23A
4 lawyers endorsed to be judge
Kritzer practices in both civil and criminal law. Prior to this, he was a corporate attorney for the Hormel Foods Corp. He also serves on the Austin Public School Board and was president of the Austin Area Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: 04/22/2011 11:07A
Lindsay Lohan May Avoid Jail Time At Good Friday Hearing
“Under the law, the judge has the ability to reduce a felony to a misdemeanor at the end of a preliminary hearing if the offense is relatively minor and the defendant is not a hardened criminal with a long record,” according to the report.
Updated: 04/22/2011 11:05A
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