World’s Most Luxurious Prison
The Justizzentrum Leoben is a court and prison complex located in the quaint city of Leoben, Austria. From what I can tell, this has got to be the most luxurious prison on the planet. The…
Criminal Law
New “Tougher” Criminal Laws Now In Effect
It appears that law students are going to have to buy an updated Criminal Code for next year. The Harper Conservatives’ new “get tough on crime” legislation comes into full force today. The Tackling Violent…
Aussie Man Charged with Drunk Driving… in a Wheelchair
Police in northern Queensland have charged a 64-year-old man with drunk driving after he was caught sleeping at the controls of his motorized wheelchair on a four-lane highway. Other motorists on the highway had to…
Profile of a Stalker
Stalking the Stalker We all have them, even if the innocuous kinds like on Facebook. But we thought it would be fun to stalk the stalker, by creating a profile of the different types out…
Britney Lacks Necessary Mental Element
A reporter recently pressed charges against Britney Spears for running over his foot with her car. But on Friday, Deputy District Attorney Joseph D. Shidler said, [the] only way the victim’s foot could have been…
The Mystery is Afoot: Sixth Severed Foot Found in BC
Another foot, the sixth in ten months, has washed has up on a BC island. This latest foot was found on Vancouver Island by a woman who was walking along the beach. The severed foot…
Sniffing Armpits a Capital Offence
A 36-year-old man in Singapore has been jailed for 14 years for molesting residents of the country over the past 15 months. His offence was forcefully sniffing the armpits of random women. As you can…
Another Severed Foot Washes Ashore in BC
The Severed Foot Mystery continues to deepen as a fifth partially-submerged foot was discovered yesterday on a British Columbia shoreline. AP reports that the left foot was discovered by a couple of passersby on Westham…
Chronic Drunk Driver Gets 20 Years, but not Designated a Dangerous Offender
A few months ago while listening to CBC Radio, I heard about the controversial case of a man being tried in Alberta for habitually drunk driving. The man, Raymond Yellowknee, had already been convicted of…
Smack that Ass, all Over the Court
Justice of the Peace Gustavo “Gus” Garza has a unique approach to justice. He ordered the step-father of a 14-year old girl to spank his daughter in his Texan court, or threatened to fine her…
The Khadr Conundrum Raised at UofO
“Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was captured by U.S. forces in July 2002 when he was 15 years of age after allegedly throwing a grenade that fatally wounded a U.S. soldier. He is…
Mob Boss Plots to Kill His Judge, Now Worried Judge Can’t Be Impartial
The New York Sun (via AP) reports that the alleged mob boss known as Vinny “Gorgeous” Basciano asked an appellate court yesterday to order the judge in his upcoming trial to step aside. The reason?…