But it had, as was usual in southern cities of this sort, a Black Bottom, a low region near the river where the Negroes lived -- servants and laborers huddled together in a region with no sewage save the river, where streets and sidewalks were neglected and where there was much poverty and crime.

It is the similarity between Estella's hands and Molly's ( `` The action of her fingers was like the action of knitting '' ) that provides Pip with a vital clue to the real identity of both and establishes a symbolic connection between the underworld of crime and the genteel cruelty of Satis House.

The verdict brought vindication to the dead woman's stepson, Vincent Hengesbach, 54, who was tried for the same crime in December, 1958, and released when the jury failed to reach a verdict.

a man who was most dangerous of all to those who were his closest collaborators in crime.

After an opposing witness testified seeing the crime in the moonlight, Lincoln produced a Farmers ' Almanac showing the moon was at a low angle, drastically reducing visibility.

As it was believed that in a colony of free settlers there would be little crime, no provision was made for a gaol in Colonel Light's 1837 plan.

He also asserted the principle, that the trial was to be held, and the punishment inflicted, in the place where the crime had been committed.

" The common law crime of indecent assault was repealed by the Criminal Law ( Sexual Offences and Related Matters ) Amendment Act, 2007, and replaced by a statutory crime of sexual assault.

Hubris, though not specifically defined, was a legal term and was considered a crime in classical Athens.

Odysseus, at least, accused him of this crime and Ajax was to be stoned to death, but saved himself by establishing his innocence with an oath.

These controversies, though forced on him, provoked resentment, and it is even related that his physician, Jacob the Schismatic ( Minaah ), was slowly poisoning him, but R. Ammi and R. Assi discovered the crime in time ( Av.

" Their fathers had found that the great promise of America was true — it was no crime to be a Jew.

Alphonse Gabriel " Al " Capone ( January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947 ) was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate.

Torrio took over the crime empire of James " Big Jim " Colosimo after he was murdered.

Clinton's return to Arkansas for the execution was framed in a The New York Times article as a possible political move to counter " soft on crime " accusations.

In March 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray determined that there was no credible evidence of any crime.

Sir Herbert Baker's rebuilding of the Bank of England, demolishing most of Sir John Soane's earlier building was described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as " the greatest architectural crime, in the City of London, of the twentieth century ".

What was your crime?

Debts that are derived from being subjected to a ban on business operations ( issued by court, commonly for tax fraud and / or fraudulent business practices ) or owed to a crime victim as compensation for damages are exempted from this and like before this process was introduced in 2006 will remain lifelong.

Consolation of Philosophy was written during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial – and eventual horrific execution – for the crime of treason under the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great.

Every aspect of police work was chronicled, step by step: From patrols and paperwork, to crime scene investigation, lab work and questioning witnesses or suspects.

Rhoda is struck and killed abruptly by lightning when she goes back to the scene of her crime to retrieve the medal, while Christine survives her suicide attempt.

A disguised Horenberger had robbed and beaten Judy Zess several weeks prior to Christine Schultz's murder and would later serve a ten-year sentence for that crime.

However, crime continues to be a problem in Detroit long after Young's tenure as mayor ended ; according to national statistics the arson rate in Detroit was 6. 3x the national average in 2003 and the murder rate was 5. 1x the national average.

The report shows violent crime offenses rose 1. 3 %, but the number of property crime offenses decreased 2. 9 % compared to 2005.

The EU directive 2005 / 60 / EC " on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing " tries to prevent such crime by requiring banks, real estate agents and many more companies to investigate and report usage of cash in excess of € 15, 000.

In September 2005, he debuted in the role of Jason Gideon, an experienced profiler just coming back to work after a series of nervous breakdowns, in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds.

Scott and his brother have produced CBS series Numb3rs ( 2005 – 2010 ), a crime drama about a genius mathematician who helps the FBI solve crimes, and The Good Wife ( 2009 –), a legal drama about an attorney balancing her job with her husband, a former state attorney trying to rebuild his political career after a major scandal.

* Remedy ( film ), a 2005 American crime drama

* 2005 – The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro gets arrested in Naples, Italy.

" According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics ( BJS ), the NCVS reveals that, from 1994 to 2005, violent crime rates have declined, reaching the lowest levels ever recorded.

The decade has since seen a steady decline in the number of sitcoms and an increase in reality shows, crime and medical dramas, such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House M. D., and Grey's Anatomy, paranormal / crime shows like Medium ( 2005 – 2011 ) and Ghost Whisperer ( 2005 – 2010 ), and action / drama shows, including 24 and Lost.

In 2005, Close joined the FX crime series The Shield, in which she played a no-nonsense precinct captain.

* The National Geographic documentary entitled Inside the Mafia ( June 2005 ) describes, among other things, his lifelong struggle against organised crime: " From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Falcone and a handful of colleagues wage a lonely and dangerous war against the mafia.

In 2006, the Memphis metropolitan area ranked number one in violent crimes for major cities around the U. S according to the FBI's annual crime rankings, whereas it had ranked second in 2005.

A similar principle has appeared in the recent decades with regard to crimes of genocide ( see genocide as a crime under domestic law ); and UN Security Council Resolution 1674 " reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document regarding the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity " even if the State in which the population is being assaulted does not recognise these assaults as a breach of domestic law.

Records in 2005 show Bacup to have some of the lowest crime levels in the county, and the relative small change to Bacup's infrastructure and appearance has given the town a " historic character and distinctive sense of place ".

In 2005, Harvard University and Suffolk University researchers worked with local police to identify 34 " crime hot spots " in Lowell, Massachusetts.

He presents the results of his statistical analysis of crime data for every county in the United States during 29 years from 1977 to 2005.

The FBI crime index for 2005 was 32. 9 for every 1000 residents.

He was found guilty of manslaughter on June 21, 2005, 41 years to the day after the crime.

St. Ann hasn't had a homicide since 2005, and had no reported rapes in 2010 ; the crime rate in St. Ann has been on the decline since the turn of the century.

* Vincent " The Chin " Gigante ( 1928 – 2005 ), a New York mobster who headed the Genovese crime family.