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China to Focus on Revising, Improving Laws: Top Legislator
The NPC Standing Committee passed several revisions to the Criminal Law, and one of them abolished 13 non-violent economic crimes punishable by death, or 19.1 percent of all capital crimes, he said. These revisions also outlawed as criminal offenses
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:50P
Father runs over 18-month-old baby
The Briton's lawyer urged the Dubai Traffic Court of Misdemeanors to treat the accused with mercy as he has already suffered dearly as a father as a redult of the 'unexpected accident'. "We ask the jury to treat our client with utmost clemency.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:50P
Brooklyn Senator to Turn Himself In on Corruption Charges
During that conversation, according to the charges, Mr. Levitis, a personal-injury lawyer, solicited a $3000 payment, telling the informant that he would pass on $2000 to an aide to Mr. Kruger and keep the rest. Mr. Levitis also told him that he might
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:48P
Leach wants Supreme Court to review case
Attorneys for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said Friday they have asked the Texas Supreme Court to review his wrongful termination lawsuit. Attorney Gerard Harrison said there conflicting rulings from appeals courts in Texas on whether the
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:48P
Phoenix-area foreclosures still dominate home resales, study says
Foreclosure-related activity represented about two-thirds of the market transactions in February, said Butler, of ASU's WP Carey School of Business. Overall, resale-related activity was up slightly from a year earlier, the report said,
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:48P
Judiciary Committee Hears DUI Bills
The Democratic Representative and Deputy County Attorney Mike Menahan introduced several pieces of legislation that would work in tandem with the proposed 24/7 sobriety program. House Bill 12 would allow courts to monitor a DUI offender during
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:47P
Jury Convicts in Fatal DUI Case
BILLINGS - A jury convicts a Billings man Wednesday evening for his role in a fatal DUI crash in August 2010. Prosecutors charged Francisco Flores-Jorge, age 25, with vehicular homicide while under the influence and negligent homicide.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:47P
Stepfather of child killed in car crash released on surety
John Bartlett, 56, who was also injured in the single-vehicle crash, is charged with one count of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm in connection with the accident that killed Isabel and injured her
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:47P
Lake Shastina man 'meant a lot to a lot of people'
He died in a boating accident on Feb. 27, 2011. By Steve Gerace Shaun Brett Davis came from Springfield, Ore. in the early 2000s to play baseball at College of the Siskiyous in Weed. Those who knew him say he gave everything he had on the ball field
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:46P
Dead Darcey like doll in the water hears Victorian court during trial of
Freeman is staring out of a window and appears to be shaking. Security guards can be seen trying to talk to him, but Freeman appears not to respond. Freeman's children stand beside him and at times put their arms around their father.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:46P
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