Archive for October, 2009

Students seek legal help (The Dakota Student)

Tuesday marked the first conference put on by the Student Legal Education Rights Program (SLERP). Most of the discussion and questions focused on the constitutional rights of individuals when confronted by law enforcement officers. Issues surrounding the use of alcohol and underage drinking were also prominent in both the questions from students and in the lecture given by attorney Alexander ...

Suspended sentence in drunk driving accident (The Record-Courier)

Suspended sentence in drunk driving accident Staff Reports A 19-year-old Minden woman was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in jail, suspended, for drunk driving resulting in an accident that injured two people. "You're not too far away from a vehicular homicide," said East Fork Justice Jim EnEarl. "That would have meant six to eight years in prison." Charges of minor consuming and failure to give ...

Complaints against judges turn into lengthy probes (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Complaints against judges turn into lengthy probes

Bok’s DUI trial postponed (Pretoria News)

Springbok scrumhalf Ricky Januarie's drunken driving trial will start in January next year, the SABC reported on Thursday. Januarie was due to appear in court on Thursday but is currently in Bloemfontein to prepare for the Springboks' Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks on Saturday.

Across the USA News from every state (USA Today)

Across the USA News from every state