Sentences with phrase «convene grand jury»

A prosecutor will often convene a grand jury when investigating complicated criminal matters.

about Westchester County District Attorney Sets May 10th Date to Convene Grand Jury in New Rochelle Public Works Investigation

However, Spota's office did not convene a grand jury to probe the shooting until the publication of the Newsday article, years after the incident.

District Attorney Ken Thompson said in December that he would convene a grand jury to hear evidence against Liang.

That special prosecutor, Roger Adler, told the Daily News he expects to convene a grand jury shortly after Veterans Day as part of his probe into allegations the WFP illegally gave candidates below - cost campaign - related services in 2009.

The Will County state's attorney's office has convened a grand jury to look into possible criminal charges in the distribution of ammonia - tainted chicken tenders blamed for sickening 40 pupils and teachers in Joliet.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos confirmed that he's the target of an investigation, after the New York Times reported that US Attorney Preet Bharara has convened a grand jury that is looking into some of the Senator's business dealings, as well as those of his son.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos confirmed that he's the target of an investigation, after The New York Times reported that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has convened a grand jury that is looking into some of the senator's business dealings, as well as those of his son.

In that case, resisting the executive order, Rensselaer County DA Abelove convened a grand jury that cleared the officer before Schneiderman could get involved.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced he was convening a grand jury in his investigation of a fatal encounter involving Troy police in 2016.

Donovan, a Republican, convened the grand jury that cleared Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who in July 2014 used a chokehold on her dad while trying to apprehend him.

(Abelove, after he'd already convened a grand jury that opted not to indict the cop who killed Thevenin, was sued into compliance by Schneiderman.)

State Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son are being probed by the US Attorney's Office, which has convened a grand jury and presented evidence about possible corruption in the latest claim of financial misconduct to rock Albany, sources said.

It will have a special prosecutor, subpoena power and the authority to convene grand juries; it can also assist local district attorneys.

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: State attorney Dave Aronberg announced that he is convening a grand jury to address school safety and preparedness in Palm Beach County following the Douglas High mass shooting.

But could a prosecutor be disbarred for not trying for an indictment as hard as he can after he has convened a grand jury?

But my question is, is it unethical for a prosecutor not to try his hardest to get an indictment after he's convened a Grand Jury?

Not exact matches

They've convened at least two grand juries (in Washington, DC, and Alexandria, Virginia).

While details continue to come out and a grand jury begins to convene to examine evidence, we have to step back and grieve.

Sources said the scope of the probe appeared to have expanded and about a month ago the attorney general convened a special grand jury.

Henry Wojtaszek would not discuss his appearance before the grand jury convened by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in 2014.

Norris acknowledged his appearance before the grand jury to The News last week, as well as his late 2014 subpoena bringing him before a Manhattan grand jury convened by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

The grand jury, which first convened in August, has weighed evidence — including a video recorded by bystanders of Mr. Garner's arrest — and heard testimony from officers and emergency responders involved.

«We have limited amount of ability to look into matters, to the extent we don't have a grand jury we can convene to compel certain evidence,» he added.

A grand jury convened by the DA declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death.

«I will make no comment now, or during the period of time that the grand jury is convened, regarding the days that the grand jury will be sitting; who may be called as a witness before the grand jury; what any witness has or will testify about before the grand jury; when the grand jury will conclude its investigation; what criminal charges will be considered by the grand jury, or against whom the grand jury might consider any such criminal charges,» said Mr. Donovan.

The suit claims a grand jury in Rensselaer County was convened without notice to the attorney general's office and Abelove had presented evidence.

HARTFORD — The office of the U.S. Attorney is convening a criminal grand jury to investigate claims of illegal fundraising by the state Democratic Party for the benefit of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Federal and state grand juries have been convened to hear testimony in the cases involving City Hall, but de Blasio said Wednesday that he hasn't testified before either one.

Two civilian witnesses, who did not testify before the grand jury that Abelove convened last year, told investigators they did not believe French was in imminent danger when he fired.

Schneiderman's office obtained court authorization in August to convene the Rensselaer County grand jury, which began hearing testimony Sept. 20 at Rensselaer City Court, about nine miles away from the county courthouse where Abelove works.

A grand jury was convened in June 2013, a month before Gov. Andrew Cuomo empanelled the Moreland Commission to investigate Albany corruption.

The case against the husband of Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will move forward when a grand jury is convened to hear his testimony, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wednesday.

He also appeared before a Manhattan grand jury convened in 2015 by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara probing Niagara County.

The perjury charge, a felony, relates to comments from Abelove before the grand jury convened by the AG.

In the meantime, Assemblyman Karim Camara, chair of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus, said the group sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder last month asking that the Department of Justice launch a full investigation into whether Graham's civil rights were violated and to determine whether a federal grand jury should be convened.

THE BRONX — Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson told the mother of Ramarley Graham, the unarmed 18 - year - old shot and killed in his home by police, that his office would convene a new grand jury in her son's case by mid-summer.

His choice to convene a special grand jury — as well as the body's determination in December — has been criticized by some who feel a special prosecutor should have been appointed instead.

A federal grand jury will convene Friday to determine whether the owl will be charged with perjury for an April 17 deposition in which ornithologists recorded the bird emitting a complex series of hoots denying the affair.

In Nassau County for many years Grand Juries were convened by asking potential jurors to volunteer for Grand Jury duty.