December 2016 – Page 18 – World Justice News

Why Hyperbole Will Destroy Your Case and Understatement Will Save It

December 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Brendan Kenny Hyperbole and overstatement do more harm than good. Hyperbole is exaggeration. Overstatement is an attempt to convince your audience by bludgeoning them with facts, arguments, and pleas to get them to accept […]

Slow-motion replays can distort criminal responsibility

December 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Matt McGrath Slow-motion video replays of crimes shown in courtrooms may be distorting the outcomes of trials, according to a US study. Researchers found that slowing down footage of violent acts caused viewers to […]

Canadian police use Nickelback as DUI deterrent

December 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Police in a small Canadian town are hoping to add Nickelback music to the punishment that will keep drunk partiers away from the wheel. In a Facebook post over the weekend, Kensington police in the […]

‘Filthy mouthed’ parrot a possible murder witness

December 3, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Kiri Blakeley and Joel Christie For Dailymail.com Michigan – A woman accused of killing her husband in an attempted murder-suicide with their pet parrot as the only witness appeared in court for the first […]

Pet macaw poses for court mugshot with owner

December 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A loyal macaw charmed police officers as it posed with its owner for a court mugshot. The four-year-old macaw, named Bird, posed with its owner Craig Buckner who appeared in an Oregon court suspected of […]

Nelson man got sucked in to repeat vacuum thefts, court hears

December 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A thief who stole a Vax vacuum from Morrisons got away with it – and then went back to do it three more times, every other day, a court heard. Convicted robber Stephen Lee Meakin […]

Facing desertion trial, Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon

December 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan who was freed in a 2014 swap for five Taliban detainees, has asked President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving the White House […]

Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez want to ban use of cellphone evidence

December 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By: John R. Ellement Lawyers representing former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez in his upcoming criminal trial launched an effort Wednesday to find out who gained access to recordings of his telephone conversations while […]

Prostitution research to assess law change call

December 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Research into the “scale and changing nature of prostitution” is to take place before calls to amend laws are considered, the government has said. In July the Home Affairs Committee said soliciting for sex in […]

Phone encryption: Police ‘mug’ suspect to get data

December 2, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By: Dominic Casciani and Gaetan Portal Detectives have developed a new tactic to beat criminals using mobile phone encryption – legally “mug” them. The tactic has emerged after Scotland Yard’s cybercrime unit smashed a fake […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

World Justice News

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Month: December 2016

Why Hyperbole Will Destroy Your Case and Understatement Will Save It

Slow-motion replays can distort criminal responsibility

Canadian police use Nickelback as DUI deterrent

‘Filthy mouthed’ parrot a possible murder witness

Pet macaw poses for court mugshot with owner

Nelson man got sucked in to repeat vacuum thefts, court hears

Facing desertion trial, Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon

Lawyers for Aaron Hernandez want to ban use of cellphone evidence

Prostitution research to assess law change call

Phone encryption: Police ‘mug’ suspect to get data