Criminal Law 
Missouri residents can get some criminal records expunged under new law – Columbia Missourian
JEFFERSON CITY — Missourians who years ago passed bad checks, used a forged credit card or committed other types of crimes could get records of their misdeeds deleted. Broad public safety legislation signed into law this past week by Gov.
A Holocaust of FBI Law Enforcement Practices Comes to Light – Real News Network
state and federal crime lab personnel this analytical technique for decades. That means in this nation alone there are virtually hundreds of thousands of cases in jeopardy where forensic hair analysis was conducted. We are seeing a holocaust of law … Continue reading
Citizen’s arrest law past due – Winnipeg Free Press
Amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code rarely earn a catchy nickname. But what’s been dubbed the “Lucky Moose” bill was proclaimed into law late last month, enacting changes to the law of citizen’s arrest, defence of property and self-defence. The changes … Continue reading
Criminal Defense Attorney Jay R. Rooth Announces Co-Authorship of Legal Publication – 24-7PressRelease.com
Rooth, a founding Partner at the law firm of Moses & Rooth, has co-authored a publication outlining strategies for defending domestic violence cases. ORLANDO, FL, July 14, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/– Jay R. Rooth, a founding Partner at Orlando criminal …
Missourians can get some criminal records expunged – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Broad public safety legislation signed into law this past week by Gov. Jay Nixon includes a provision allowing for applications to expunge certain criminal records. People would need to wait 20 years for a felony and 10 years for a … Continue reading
Crime, health care and economy among open topics for lawmakers – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
While the 2007 universal health care law primarily affected lower-income families and … is on the conference committee trying to find common ground on the crime bill that would impose stiff new sentences and parole limitations on repeat …
Jason Bohn: UF law-school grad beat, strangled UCF-alum ex-girlfriend, D.A. says – Sun Sentinel
A University of Florida law school graduate intended to cruelly torture his ex-girlfriend when he beat and strangled her, a prosecutor said in announcing that the man has been charged with first-degree murder. Jason Bohn initially was arrested …
The real crime in Kings Cross is police inaction – Daily Telegraph
Isn’t there another option apart from “victim”or “offender”? It’s called law-abiding citizens out and about in their own city without fear of violent crime. Or are we supposed to cower at home behind twitching curtains while thugs and bullies rule … Continue reading
Penn State sex abuse scandal Joe Paterno criminal charges – Sporting News
Duquesne University law professor Wes Oliver said the report by former FBI … Paterno family spokesman Dan McGinn declined to comment on the criminal legal issues on Friday. At the very least, the Freeh report provides powerful ammunition …
Crime and Courts: Lawyer tackles the ins and outs of concealed carry law – madison
On the surface, Wisconsin’s concealed carry law seems pretty simple: get a license, get a gun, and you’re good to go. Turns out, there are a lot of ins and outs. Racine lawyer Mark Hinkston makes a heroic attempt to … Continue reading
