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Accountability: Supreme Court's welcome ruling
Houston Chronicle - United States
"Last week, the US Supreme Court issued a significant ruling, one that upholds the right of a criminal defendant, during trial, to confront the analyst who ..."
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Frail Ronnie Biggs launches legal challenge to Jack Straw
Times Online - UK
"... association with criminal peers,? he wrote. Mr Straw said that he was also worried by his ?lack of repentance? and attempts to 'minimise a crime'. ..."
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There'll be a permanent police chief by month's end - Mthethwa
Politicsweb - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
"The Criminal Law (Forensic Procedures) Amendment Bill will be finalised within a year's time. By 31 December this year, we aim to reduce the time from the ..."
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What is Amnesty?
Wilson County News - Floresville,TX,USA
"The reality, or course, is anyone willing to commit suicide in an attack is not going to be deterred by criminal prosecution. All you would do is unfairly ..."
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Sentence in Braham case sends message
Isanti County News - Cambridge,MN,USA
"On the first degree criminal damage to property charge he was sentenced to 12 months and one day to be served concurrently. Following imposition of the ..."
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THE DNA FALLOUT CONTINUES « CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
By johntfloyd
"Osborne; US Supreme Court Blocks Ability for Wrongfully Convicted to Prove Innocence By: Houston Criminal Attorney John Floyd and Paralegal Billy Sinclair George Rodriquez spent 17 years in the Texas prison system for a crime he did not commit. ... While most states, such as Texas, have statutory procedures to permit post-conviction access to the state's physical evidence for DNA testing once certain evidentiary criteria are met, the high court's decision not to grant ..."
CRIMINAL JURISDICTION - http://www.johntfloyd.com/blog/