News tagged with criminal conviction
Appeals court orders new trial in Brocade case
Aug 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has tossed out the criminal conviction of the first Silicon Valley executive to go to trial in a stock options scandal that triggered charges against at least a dozen executives.
Ruling delayed again by judge in cyber-bullying case
May 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A federal judge in Los Angeles has once again delayed a ruling in the criminal case against Lori Drew in a St. Louis-area cyber-bullying linked to the suicide of teenager Megan Meier.
Search results for criminal conviction
New research analyzes issues in immigration law
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
University of Miami Law Professor Rebecca A. Sharpless has recently authored a research paper titled, "Toward a True Elements Test: Taylor and the Categorical Analysis of Crimes in Immigration Law."
Exonerations correct only a small fraction of false convictions
Jan 06, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal justice scholars often say that the true number of innocent people convicted of crimes is unknown—in fact, unknowable. A new University of Michigan study challenges that belief in one important context.
Court won't revive Va. anti-spam law
Mar 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The Supreme Court will not consider reinstating Virginia's anti-spam law, among the nation's toughest in banning unsolicited e-mails.
Medical documentation of injuries is associated with more convictions in adult rapes in South Africa
Oct 13, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A study examining how the South African criminal justice system handles cases of rape shows an association between the medical documentation of ano-genital injuries, the commencement of trials, and convictions in rape cases. ...
Early exposure to drugs, alcohol creates lifetime of health risk
Oct 16, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
1
People who began drinking and using marijuana regularly prior to their 15th birthday face a higher risk of early pregnancy, as well as a pattern of school failure, substance dependence, sexually-transmitted disease and criminal ...
When is it safe to hire someone with a criminal record?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a model for providing empirical evidence on when an ex-convict has been "clean" long enough to be considered "redeemed" for employment purposes.
SEC drops options case vs former McAfee lawyer
Mar 19, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission says it has dropped its lawsuit against McAfee Inc.'s former general counsel which accused him of illegally tampering with stock options.
Fearless kids more likely to be adult criminals: study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2009 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested.
Friendship is mainly about 'me, me and me'
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2009 |
3.3 / 5 (6) |
0
Young people mainly select their friends according to the image they have of another person, irrespective of whether the person concerned actually satisfies that image. Dutch researcher Maarten Selfhout has demonstrated that ...
Viewing child porn not a risk factor for future sex offenses: study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (6) |
3
For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offense, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such an offense. Researchers writing in the ...
List of search results for criminal conviction
