Ned Lecic

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Tough Job Market: Clean Criminal Record Increasingly a Necessity
The post-recession job market is tough as companies have streamlined hiring. Things like a clean criminal record are increasingly becoming a necessity.
Feb 2, 2011 - Ned Lecic
Humiliation and US Criminal Waivers Are Collateral Consequences
Consequences of a crime that are collateral to the actual sentence include humilation, criminal records, and having to get a US criminal waiver for travel.
Feb 1, 2011 - Ned Lecic
Wills, Funerals, Posthumous Criminal Pardons
The legal status of a person is not completely lost after death, as is demonstrated by certain legal acts, such as writing a will.
Jan 19, 2011 - Ned Lecic
Some Recent High-Profile Criminal Pardon Cases
The power to grant criminal pardons can often be arbitrary, especially when exercised by a politician according to a personal prerogative
Jan 14, 2011 - Ned Lecic
Canadian Criminal Record Checks
Criminal record checks are a means of predicting the character of a person. In Canada, checks are obtained from the RCMP.
Jan 5, 2011 - Ned Lecic
Assenting to Laws and Pardoning Criminals: Royal Prerogative
The Royal Prerogative is a set of powers theoretically held by the British monarch, including royal assent, appointing ministers and pardoning crimes.
Dec 30, 2010 - Ned Lecic
Why Russell Williams Should Never Get Parole or a Pardon
The Criminal Code of Canada has gained some notoriety for being too lenient with serial killers. The law should punish and not pardon serious crime.
Dec 13, 2010 - Ned Lecic