Law Advice » Criminal http://www.lawadvice.ws Lawful Advice for Legal Situations and Litigious Problems Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:41:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MPs call for new law to make stalking a criminal offence – The Guardian http://www.lawadvice.ws/mps-call-for-new-law-to-make-stalking-a-criminal-offence-the-guardian/ http://www.lawadvice.ws/mps-call-for-new-law-to-make-stalking-a-criminal-offence-the-guardian/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:40:31 +0000 admin http://www.lawadvice.ws/mps-call-for-new-law-to-make-stalking-a-criminal-offence-the-guardian/
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MPs call for new law to make stalking a criminal offence
The Guardian
Support for a new law in England and Wales is growing. David Cameron has already conceded that there is a gap in the current protection for stalking victims, while Home Office ministers Theresa May and Lynne Featherstone are understood to be …
Stalkers to be given 'substantial' jail sentences under new plans to protect …Daily Mail

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]]> http://www.lawadvice.ws/mps-call-for-new-law-to-make-stalking-a-criminal-offence-the-guardian/feed/ 0 C.R. Bard Takes $ 51M Charge, Agrees To Settle Federal Civil, Criminal Probes http://www.lawadvice.ws/c-r-bard-takes-51m-charge-agrees-to-settle-federal-civil-criminal-probes/ http://www.lawadvice.ws/c-r-bard-takes-51m-charge-agrees-to-settle-federal-civil-criminal-probes/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:04:22 +0000 admin http://www.lawadvice.ws/c-r-bard-takes-51m-charge-agrees-to-settle-federal-civil-criminal-probes/ MURRAY HILL, N.J. – C.R. Bard Inc. on Jan. 27 reported that it has taken a $ 51 million charge in connection with a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia to resolve an investigation into the medical device company’s brachytherapy business.

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]]> http://www.lawadvice.ws/c-r-bard-takes-51m-charge-agrees-to-settle-federal-civil-criminal-probes/feed/ 0 Family Responsibilities? Wrongful-Death Suit Filed Against Criminal Defendant’s Parents, Grandmother http://www.lawadvice.ws/family-responsibilities-wrongful-death-suit-filed-against-criminal-defendants-parents-grandmother/ http://www.lawadvice.ws/family-responsibilities-wrongful-death-suit-filed-against-criminal-defendants-parents-grandmother/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:09:38 +0000 admin http://www.lawadvice.ws/family-responsibilities-wrongful-death-suit-filed-against-criminal-defendants-parents-grandmother/ While lawyer Scott Marshall has pleaded guilty to the murder of his former law partner’s ex-wife, his victim’s mother has filed an unusual wrongful-death suit against not only him, but his parents and his 92-year-old grandmother, alleging they “knew or should have known” of Marshall’s “dangerous propensities.”

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Criminal Justice Degree Schools
Law Enforcement Groups Support SOPA, PIPA
Criminal Justice Degree Schools
These two measures, both of which are supported by law enforcement organizations, hope to help curb incidences of online piracy occurring from foreign locations by giving rights holders more power to challenge alleged infringers in court as well as …
Wikipedia goes dark to protest anti-piracy lawsWFMJ
Mercer Law Professor Explains SOPA13WMAZ
Internet blackout against US law fails to enlist big sitesmsnbc.com
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]]> http://www.lawadvice.ws/law-enforcement-groups-support-sopa-pipa-criminal-justice-degree-schools/feed/ 0 Judge Issues Several Orders In Stanford Ponzi Scheme Criminal Case http://www.lawadvice.ws/judge-issues-several-orders-in-stanford-ponzi-scheme-criminal-case/ http://www.lawadvice.ws/judge-issues-several-orders-in-stanford-ponzi-scheme-criminal-case/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:55:02 +0000 admin http://www.lawadvice.ws/judge-issues-several-orders-in-stanford-ponzi-scheme-criminal-case/ HOUSTON – The Texas federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind R. Allan Stanford on Jan. 13 issued a number of orders in the proceeding, including two denying Stanford’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him and a motion filed by his legal counsel seeking to withdraw as counsel, respectively (United States of America v. Robert Allan Stanford, No. H-09-342, S.D. Texas).

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Polish court: martial law imposed by "criminal group"
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WARSAW (Reuters) – The communist leaders who imposed martial law in Poland 30 years ago were part of a criminal enterprise trying to crush the Solidarity trade union, a court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims that they had acted to avert a Soviet …
Suspended Sentence For Pole In Martial Law CaseNPR

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Polish court: martial law imposed by "criminal group"
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By Chris Borowski | WARSAW (Reuters) – The communist leaders who imposed martial law in Poland 30 years ago were part of a criminal enterprise trying to crush the Solidarity trade union, a court ruled Thursday, rejecting claims that they had acted to …
Communist-era official gets suspended 2-year prison term over martial law in …Washington Post
Suspended sentence for Pole in martial law caseSeattle Post Intelligencer
Poland finds ex-general guilty over 1981 martial lawBBC News

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Draft law allows police to freeze criminal suspects' bonds, shares
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26 (Xinhua) — Prosecutors and police are allowed to check and freeze criminal suspects' bonds, shares and funds, according to the draft amendment to the Criminal Procedural Law. The draft amendment to the Criminal Procedural Law was submitted to the …

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Criminal Code Is Overgrown, Legal Experts Tell Panel
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WASHINGTON—The federal criminal code has grown so large it ensnares everyday citizens who have no idea they are violating the law, a bipartisan group of legal experts told a House panel Tuesday. …

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