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New Orleans Police Seek Arrest of Dispatcher Under Novel Criminal Charge

JonathanTurley

The report was taken on August 23, 2021.”. She was charged under Louisiana law with malfeasance in office. What is interesting about the law is how broad the language is. The statute itself reads like criminalized negligence. It uses the language of criminal scienter in requiring an intentional act.

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Detailed Analysis of POCSO Act, 2012

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Before establishment of this statute, there was the absence of any special law which could be entirely designated for the offenses perpetrated against minors. Instead, the offenses were recorded under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or the Criminal Procedure Code. Narrowly Construed Cases.

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“Without any Doubt, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Beyond any Doubt”: Tribe Declares Trump Committed Attempted Murder

JonathanTurley

In addition to declaring former President Donald Trump clearly guilty of the attempt to murder Vice President Mike Pence on January 6, 2021, Tribe is again assuring viewers that “without any doubt, beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond any doubt, and the crimes are obvious.” Vallejo, 2021 Cal. ” I guess there is no doubt.