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14000 "get out of jail free" cards for NYC criminals
New York Post
Clivie Smith is one of the lucky criminals who got off because of a ?30.30 motion? ? referring to the section of the state criminal procedure law that ...
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We need to know why innocent people are sent to prison
Tampabay.com
It took 35 years for the criminal justice system to face the fact that it had wronged James Bain, a man convicted of the heinous crime of raping a ...
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Hasan's attorney says even detested defendants deserve a fair trial
Dallas Morning News
The limestone building shaded by live oaks is one of the plushest law offices in town. Houston criminal defense lawyer Jack Zimmermann was among those who ...
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Britannia Radio
By Britannia Radio
"Criminal Background Checks Part of Draconian Law Proposed for Homeschoolers. 'A bill proposed by the British government and now making its way through parliament would impose the most burdensome and intrusive regulation on ... 'I have a foolproof scheme for cutting crime in Britain. It would slash court overcrowding, rescue legal aid, empty prisons and calm public fears. It would save billions of pounds, and all without endangering a hair on a single Briton's head. ..."
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Ex-Purdue student sentenced in Web threats to Bush - Democratic ...
"HAMMOND, Ind. - A former Purdue University graduate student convicted of threatening to kill President George W. Bush and others in Internet postings has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. .... Subbarao said the US criminal Procedure laws required essential facts of the offence to be stated in the charges which was not done in his son''s case. He said the first charge against Buddhi states "on or before December 30, 2005 Vikram Buddhi knowingly and wilfully ..."
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Investigative journalism and Bangladesh
By Jahangir Akash
"Journalist and writer Tara McKelvey from USA has described on the Abu Ghraib prison's human rights violation. It was a nice, fruitful and important conference. Now, I want to share on my torture history. ..... Sections 132 and 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure must be repealed immediately. Section 132 allows the state actors to abuse their power in the name of good faith without any checks and balances, and Section 197 denies the independence of the judiciary. ..."
The Daily IIJ - http://inwent-iij-lab.org/Weblog/

What Batterer Programs Can Do Demonstrably and Reliably with All ...
By Claudine Dombrowski
If domestic violence is universally accepted as a human rights and criminal justice issue, then batterer programs should not provide treatment or rehabilitation. Rather, they should be consistent with effective and appropriate social ... Technorati Tags: Batterer,Courts,node,Violence,Paper,Phyllis,Frank,Director,Domestic,Program,probation,prosecution,error,Model,incident,crime,procedures,compliance,behavior,participant,tenure,enthusiasm,Should,relationship,services ...
Mothers Global Justice Alliance - http://ksmfcj.wordpress.com/

Muvico Unrepentant Over New Moon Camming Arrest | FreakBits
By enigmax
"Why not simply have a quiet word and inform the 'criminal' that the camera really isn't allowed? Is it really necessary to have a customer locked up in jail for 2 days? Supposedly Muvico's actions were to prevent a 'crime' against the ... Two days in prison just for that. Opaque; Dec 13, 2009, 15:17; Reply. ?any recording of a movie, of any length?. Of any lenght? Seriously? What kind of law is that. I believed that demoing, fair-use, etc always allowed for a certain ..."
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