Latest Criminal Law News
How to avoid another acquittal like Mai case
Throughout the world every society with a formal legal system distinguishes between civil and criminal law. Broadly speaking a crime is an act prohibited by law of the State and if this law is not followed or is broken the result is punishment in the
Updated: 04/29/2011 08:35P
Proposed Reforms Address Wrongful Convictions
The exact number will always be a mystery, but we know that since DNA was first used over 20 years ago to exonerate an innocent person, there have been 266 documented DNA exonerations nationwide, 27 of them in New York alone, not to mention scores of
Updated: 04/29/2011 08:08P
Noida cops launch drive against eve-teasing
Starting today, police will move around the city in plainclothes, keeping a watch on men misbehaving with women. One act of eve-teasing or molestation and the culprits will spend days behind bars. The Noida police, headed by none other than a woman
Updated: 04/29/2011 07:42P
'Criminal Intent' returns with a Charlie Sheen-themed episode. Let's guess the
Law & Order: Criminal Intent begins its tenth and final season this Sunday with a double-blast of crazy. First, Vincent D'Onofrio returns as the adorably bananagrams Bobby Goren. But then, Goren and fellow returnee Eames investigate a
Updated: 04/29/2011 06:21P
Readying (or Not) for the End of 'Intent'
Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe at an East Village bar this week, being prepared for a scene in a “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” episode. By BRIAN STELTER The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas
Updated: 04/29/2011 06:10P
PKPZ scandal: Ling's trial likely to be postponed
He said so far the defence team only received part of more than 200 documents promised by Gani as required under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). “We need these documents to prepare our defence, as well taking further instruction from
Updated: 04/29/2011 06:07P
PKFZ scandal: Ling's trial may be postponed
He said so far the defence team only received part of more than 200 documents promised by Gani as required under Section 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). “We need these documents to prepare our defence, as well taking further instruction from
Updated: 04/29/2011 06:07P
Xiamen to implement 5-year ban on convicted drunk drivers from May 1st
Drunk driving will be considered as a crime under China 's Criminal Law instead of a traffic violation starting May 1st in accordance with an amendment to the law on Road Traffic Safety. From May 1 st , motor vehicle drivers who are caught driving
Updated: 04/29/2011 04:33P
New Law & Order: Criminal Intent with Vincent D'Onofrio and Dick Wolf
Law & Order: Criminal Intent returns to the USA Network airwaves on Sunday, May 1 at 9pm, with Vincent D'Onofrio back as Detective Goren for the episode "Rispetto," which leads Goren and Eames (Kathryn Erbe) to a hard-partying fashion
Updated: 04/29/2011 03:59P
'Law & Order' gears up for new season
Dick Wolf was describing the show – “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” – he was planning. “He said he was probably making the biggest mistake of his life,” Vincent D'Onofrio recalled. Actually, it didn't turn out to be a mistake.
Updated: 04/29/2011 02:06P