January 2017 – Page 2 – World Justice News

40 Years Later: The Buffalo Blizzard of ’77

January 27, 2017 1313ujamaa 0

I may have only been 10 years old, but I clearly remember the deadly blizzard that hit the western areas of upstate New York as well as Southern Ontario from January 28 to February 1, […]

What is a ‘violent crime’? For California’s new parole law, the definition is murky— and it matters

January 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Andrew Luster, the great grandson of cosmetics magnate Max Factor, drew global attention in the early 2000s when, after being accused of rape, he jumped his $1-million bail and was later captured in Mexico by a bounty hunter […]

Can you hear me?

January 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

If you receive a phone call from someone asking “can you hear me,” hang up. You’re a potential victim in the latest phone scam circulating around the U.S. Police are now warning about the scheme. The […]

Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine faces second hearing and fresh evidence

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — A Canadian Judicial Council committee set to begin a second inquiry next week into alleged drug use by Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard will hear new evidence from a witness who claims her […]

Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Ronald Phillips doesn’t like needles. Never has, he even told a panel determining whether he would live or die. Not that most people care what the 43-year-old Ohio child killer thinks. In 1993, Phillips raped […]

Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago indicted

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

UPDATE Airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago was formally charged Thursday with carrying out the fatal mass shooting on Jan. 6 at Fort Lauderdale’s international airport. Santiago, 26, was indicted on 22 federal charges after prosecutors […]

Guantanamo War Court Resumes Under President Donald Trump

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base: They spent seven years locked up under George W. Bush, then eight more under Barack Obama — yet the five alleged terrorist plotters were convicted of nothing. Now, the so-called “9/11 […]

German court jails teenage girl who stabbed policeman on Daesh’s orders

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A German court jailed a teenage German-Moroccan girl on Thursday for stabbing a policeman at a train station on the orders of Daesh. Safia S., a dual citizen aged 16, was convicted of attempted murder […]

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin jailed for eight years

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

FORMER Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin has been jailed for eight years for forging his ex-wife’s signature to obtain a $13.5 million loan. Perrin, 44, was last month found guilty by a jury of three counts […]

Strasbourg court chief says Russia fulfils 95% of court’s rulings

January 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

STRASBOURG, January 26. /TASS/. Russia fulfils up to 95% of rulings passed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and Russia’s judicial authorities generally demonstrate their full readiness for cooperation with the Strasbourg court, […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: January 2017

40 Years Later: The Buffalo Blizzard of ’77

What is a ‘violent crime’? For California’s new parole law, the definition is murky— and it matters

Can you hear me?

Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine faces second hearing and fresh evidence

Judge torpedoes Ohio executions over drug concerns

Accused airport shooter Esteban Santiago indicted

Guantanamo War Court Resumes Under President Donald Trump

German court jails teenage girl who stabbed policeman on Daesh’s orders

Former Billabong boss Matthew Perrin jailed for eight years

Strasbourg court chief says Russia fulfils 95% of court’s rulings