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FXI wants shield law
journalism.co.za
THE Freedom of Expression Institute will be asking the Law Reform Commission to urgently review the Criminal Procedure Act's subpeona provision in the light ...
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System Failure [Dana M. Perino and Bill Burck]
National Review Online (blog)
The DOJ knows, but fails to mention, that the prior administration detained hundreds of terrorists captured overseas as enemy combatants, not criminal...
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CURBING THE HI-TECH CRIME
Radio Srbija
... of criminal activities as successfully as possible. Komlen Nikolic says that the maximum punishment for hi-tech crime is five to eight years of prison. ...
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Snitching: Criminal Informants And The Erosion of American Justice ...
By Alexandra Natapoff
"Snitching permeates the culture of jails and prisons, in which offenders know that if they come up with information about each other they can get a deal. Snitching plays an important role in prosecutorial decision-making, ... The use of criminal informants implicates crucial features of the democratic relationship between the police and the policed. This means that solutions will not emerge solely from tinkering with crime policy or technical fixes alone. ..."
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Free Marcia Powell!: Jamie Scott, Prisoner Abuse, Self-defense.
By Prison Abolitionist
"It is in the best interests of the state to cover up the more atrocious examples of corruption and abuse, as well as to minimize public shock over the dehumanizing nature of standard operating procedures for prisons. ..... That's a classic tactic. So is trying to make you think that something perfectly legal you did is a crime. Just because it's secret doesn't mean it's criminal or shouldn't be protected. Be true to yourself and the cause regardless. ..."
Free Marcia Powell! - http://freemarciapowell.blogspot.com/

The Legal Blotter » Blog Archive » EVERETT v. STATE
"Everett appeals, arguing: (1) a proper reading of relevant case law and rules of criminal procedure reveals that a court's failure to require a defendant's presence during consideration of a jury's question will invalidate all further .... In McKee, during jury deliberations, the jury directed a question to the court asking for a definition of 'protracted injury, as it was used to define ?serious injury,? which was an element of first-degree sexual abuse, the crime with ..."
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The Forfeiture Racket - Reason Magazine
By Radley Balko
"Federal asset forfeiture law dates back to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act of 1970, a law aimed at seizing profits earned by organized crime. In 1978 Congress broadened RICO to include drug violations. ..... there may be a basis upon which to challenge the legality of the seizure under the 4th Amendment (slim though it may be). As in criminal cases, illegally seized evidence is not admissible in "quasi-criminal" forfeiture proceedings. ..."
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Disctruction of constitutional rights for the owners of the Yellow ...
By Walker jones
"(see exhibits 1 page 1 &2, a copy of Terra Moorhead's illegal contract to withhold discovery from defendant) in violation of Federal Rules of Criminal procedure, rule 16, which clearly states the defendant has rights to the discovery. ... During the course of the investigation starting in 2005 into the Yellow House Business, the Defendants and their defense attorney along with numerous witnesses turned in formal complaints alleging Police misconduct, color of law ..."

Disctruction of constitutional... - http://freetheyellowhouse.blogspot.com/

Sir Robert Allen Stanford's Congressional Ties and Prison Blues ...
Federal Criminal Defense Blog : Georgia Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer & Attorney : Gillen Withers & Lake Law Firm : White Collar Crime, RICO, ...

Criminal Procedure topic page | European Voice
Latest news about Criminal Procedure as well as mentions in older articles from the ... Tags: Law-Crime, Bail, criminal law, Detention of suspects, Prison ...

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Criminal Law: Is this ethical, photo array, eyewitness identification
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