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'Harsher' Transkei gun law faces legal scrutiny
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The sentences, imposed the district court magistrates, exceeded the penal jurisdictional limitations of three years imposed by the Criminal Procedure Act. ...
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PEOPLE v. WONG
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[¶] I'm satisfied Mr. Samara at least has the knowledge regarding the criminal law. I mean, listening to him he knows what he's doing as far as that goes, ...
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Maricopa County Court | The Criminal Law Handbook - Know Your ...
By Maricopa County Court
"The book sets out to assist you with understanding the confusing rules and procedures involved with criminal offences and to teach you how the system works, why police, lawyers, and judges do what they do, and most importantly, ... Most of the book is written in an understandable question-and-answer format to explain the criminal justice system, both inside and outside the courtroom. It goes from initial police questioning through trials to prison and parole. ..."
Maricopa County Court - http://maricopacountycourt.net/

THE LAW AND MEDICINE OF IDENTITY THEFT « Lawandmedicine's Blog
By lawandmedicine
"In some cases, the criminal will obtain a state issued ID using stolen documents or personal information belonging to another person, or they might simply use a fake ID When the criminal is arrested for a crime, they present the ... cThe procedures used by organisations to check the information supplied by customers helps detect and prevent most identity fraud. However, some fraudulent applications are accepted due to the sophisticated techniques used by the fraudsters. ..."
Lawandmedicine's Blog - http://lawandmedicine.wordpress.com/

Comments - Leduc Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer: So what do we really ...
By The Leduc-Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer - Comment
"If Bill C15 becomes law it will see mandatory prison sentences for several drug offenses. Other bills the conservatives have put before Parliament ended up stalling when Parliament was prorogued. However, Bill C15 is not really what the average ... What I wanted to see was a bill that would address increased legislated punishments on the Criminal Code. Even to go as far as amending the Criminal Code to readdress some offenses that have fallen into the dual-procedure trap, ..."
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Road rage drivers beware ? Constitutionally Speaking
By Pierre De Vos
"It is true that the crime of crimen injuria does exist in South African law. Traditionally, the crime has been defined as one where a person intentionally and unlawfully impairs the dignity of another person. This means that where someone ..... And the reason for that is pretty simple: Zuma has already shown that he thinks the machinery of the criminal justice system exists to serve him. For one thing, his appointment of fashion victim Beki Cele was patently self-serving. ..."
Constitutionally Speaking - http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/

Penalty of Death - National Corrections Oversight Coalition
"Triggered by a death row prisoner's earlier lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution procedures under state law, the state's countersuit is a preemptive move to try to keep any more death row inmates from doing the same: The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and ..... A costly and lengthy appeals process makes the death penalty anywhere from two to five times more expensive to administer than a life sentence, BSU criminal justice professor Michael Blankenship said. ..".
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Former Wilbros Execs
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Grand Jury ... White Collar Crime InfoCenter . Criminal Law Blogs ... Mary Flood, Houston Chronicle, Former Willbros executives get prison in bribery case; FCPA Blog, Prison for Ex-Willbros Execs ...

charge of poss.of CDS w/o tax stamp? - Crimes Defined - Criminal ...
Feb 17, 2010 ... Ask a Criminal Law legal question and let the FindLaw community help you find ... criminal procedure and trials; definitions of crimes; search warrant law; ... The criminal penalty is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, ...