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Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Amended Motion – Timeliness
Where a defendant filed an untimely pro se Rule 24.035 motion and appointed counsel subsequently filed an amended motion arguing ineffective assistance of counsel, an untimely pro se motion for post-conviction relief is a fatal
Updated: 04/27/2011 06:10P
Nativists Cheer After MA State Rep. Mike Moran Gets Into A Car Crash
By kyledeb on 04/27/2011 – 3:02 pm PDT -- Headlines As if to illustrate just how sickening nativists can be Moran was flooded with hate mail after he was rear ended by 27-year-old unauthorized migrant Isaias Naranjo. The responsibility for the focusing
Updated: 04/27/2011 06:08P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Predatory Sex Offender – Sentencing
Where the predatory sexual offender statute allows a sentencing judge to establish a minimum sentence before a convicted offender is eligible for parole, the trial court had the discretion to sentence the defendant to life
Updated: 04/27/2011 06:01P
EFF Welcomes New Staff Attorney Hanni Fakhoury
Hanni is an experienced criminal defense attorney, who will focus on the intersection of technology and criminal law and join our Coders' Rights Project, which protects programmers and developers engaged in technology innovation and research.
Updated: 04/27/2011 05:50P
'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' intends to end on high note
I love the character, I love the job, and I love all the people I get to work with every day. We have an amazing crew, 95 percent of whom waited to come back to do these eight episodes with us, out of incredible loyalty.
Updated: 04/27/2011 04:55P
Trial of Andrey Sannikaw begins in Minsk
The 57-year-old Sannikaw, a former deputy foreign minister, stands accused of organizing mass disorder in connection with the demonstration and may be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison under Article 293 of the Criminal Code.
Updated: 04/27/2011 04:10P
Former Dubai bank execs get 10-year prison terms
The two executives, Pakistani citizens, were arrested in 2008 and first appeared before a Dubai criminal court in March 2010. The public prosecution said they accepted bribes totalling $1.7mn. The two were tried as government officials – the Dubai
Updated: 04/27/2011 04:04P
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court appoints Steiker to the Committee for
Steiker is well known for her criminal law scholarship, particularly for her research and writing regarding the death penalty. A study by Steiker and her brother, Professor Jordan Steiker of the University of Texas Law School, led the American Law
Updated: 04/27/2011 03:59P
Is Poker Gambling in New York?
In my column last week on the recent federal indictment of 11 people associated with three online poker companies, I noted that the underlying New York state offense was promotion of illegal gambling. But since New York defines gambling as "a contest
Updated: 04/27/2011 02:59P
Decoding the maze of sham deals
Students of accounting and corporate law are taught early the doctrine of lifting the corporate veil as decided in the 1897 case of Saloman vs Saloman. English criminal law is filled with cases wherein the doctrine has been used in criminal law.
Updated: 04/27/2011 02:41P
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