Sentences with phrase «magistrate court in the case»

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A Christian magistrate is back in court fighting a decision to stop him overseeing adoption cases because... More

Of the 150 cases before magistrates courts so far, the majority of defendants were remanded in custody despite pleaded guilty to relatively minor offences.

«One wonders why a case already before a High Court was entertained in a magistrate court, and judgement given immediaCourt was entertained in a magistrate court, and judgement given immediacourt, and judgement given immediately.

The plaintiff, however, is urging the court to hold that Sections 293 and 294 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 201 which the EFCC relied on to secure remand orders from a magistrate court were inapplicable in his case.

The judges in the redistricting case, Reena Raggi and Gerard E. Lynch of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Dora L. Irizarry of Federal District Court in Brooklyn, noted that the magistrate judge they assigned to draw the new map managed to do in just two weeks what lawmakers «have been unable, or unwilling, to provide New York State voters in more than a year.»

The prosecutions in the case where two suspects are standing trial before a magistrate court for the murder of former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North constituency, Joseph Bokaye Danquah - Adu have failed once again to bring the bill of indictment for the two in order for full trial to begin.

A press release by Okelo Madukaife, acting Publicity Secretary of APC stated that «under the Electoral Act, election officers ought to complete and swear to the Oath before a Commissioner for Oath in any of the Registries of High Courts or Magistrates Courts as the case may be.

A Lagos state magistrate court has ordered Nollywood actress, Tonto Dike and Linda Ikeji not to air King Tonto Reality TV Show until the case is settled in court.

A Magistrates» court in Sango - Ota, Ogun State has given its final verdict on the case against the man, Mr Joachim Iroko, who was arrested for naming...

When the case came up on Friday, December 30, and the magistrate learnt that the monarch was not in court, Aluko angrily ordered that the police must produce the monarch unfailingly.

Isle of Wight Council, as the local education authority, took the case to London's High Court but senior judges backed the magistrates» ruling in favour of the father.

The controversial art critic Robert Hughes appeared in Broome magistrates» court, Western Australia, yesterday charged with dangerous driving in a case involving extortion and some painful prose.

They stated a case for consideration of the High Court in relation to s 33 «where the only issue in dispute is whether payments of child support maintenance in question have not been paid, are the magistrates obliged to make [the] order if they are satisfied that payment was made but by a method other than that notified by the Child Support Agency»?

For the majority of offences, no permission from the CPS or equivalent is needed and so the first step is usually an application to a magistrates» court to issue a summons or warrant which, if granted, begins the proceedings culminating in a trial either in the magistrates court, or in an appropriate case before a jury in the crown court.

Legal Aid for cases in the Magistrates Court is now means tested and also depends on the merits of your case.

Appeals in family proceedings (including child support and certain other family related cases) against decisions of magistrates» courts which are initiated on or after 6 April 2009 will go to the county court instead of the High Ccourt instead of the High CourtCourt.

«Over 90 % of all criminal cases begin and end in the magistrates» courts; it is vital that public confidence in the criminal justice system is not placed at risk.

This was the warning issued last week by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a Wisconsin magistrate judge sealed her opinions in two trade secrets cases.

Depending on the severity of the offence, the case might be heard in the Magistrates Court or Crown Court.

With Patterson as magistrate, the jurisdiction of the Women's Court was expanded to include all «domestic relations» cases as well as all criminal matters in which women were accused and all sexual offences in which women were involved, including as victims.

(6) Where a local authority refuse an application for a licence under section 37 of this Act or revoke or, otherwise than on the application of the holder, vary such a licence they shall state their grounds for doing so in writing to the applicant or, as the case may be, the holder of the licence; and the applicant or holder may appeal to a magistrates» court or, in Scotland, the sheriff, against the refusal, revocation or variation, and against any condition subject to which the licence is granted or any approval is given, not being a condition which the local authority are required to impose.

It is difficult to tell, but over 1.6 million civil cases were heard in England, Wales and Scotland, and 1.6 million criminal cases went to magistrates» courts.

«The fact is, almost all cases settle before trial,» says Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola with the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. «That means judges» and magistrate judges» rulings on discovery never get expiation on appeal.

It is regrettable, but true, that many people being convicted in the Magistrates» Courts — particularly where their case has been funded by legal...

Paying higher fees when the prosecution drops a case in the Crown Court (a new cracked trial fee in a Crown Court case, instead of limiting the fees to what would have been paid had the case remained in the magistrates» coCourt (a new cracked trial fee in a Crown Court case, instead of limiting the fees to what would have been paid had the case remained in the magistrates» coCourt case, instead of limiting the fees to what would have been paid had the case remained in the magistrates» courtcourt);

1) Fill out a form in person to file my small claims case with my local magistrate, which I understand is the first level court (similar to step [A]-RRB-.

In a small claims court, you can represent yourself (you don't need to hire an attorney) and cases are heard by a local judge, magistrate, or special appointee.

We can welcome the brave new world of child support magistrates» court appeals in the county court (I know of two circuit judges who, to my knowledge, have experience of one child support case each; and on the same point they made different decisions — which is relevant, as will be seen below).

Whereas, less significant cases going through the Magistrates Court can be over in up to 3 months.

We defend and plead, on behalf of our clients, before all levels of the court in Pakistan in relation to Criminal Cases from the Courts of Magistrates, Sessions Judges, High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakscourt in Pakistan in relation to Criminal Cases from the Courts of Magistrates, Sessions Judges, High Courts and Supreme Court of PaksCourt of Paksitan.

Part 8 (Initial details of the prosecution case) This part now applies in all cases in a magistrates» court.

Rules 24 and 25 of CrimPR 2015 now cover the circumstances in which written witness statements (and other written material in the case of a written guilty plea in the magistrates» court) must be read aloud in court.

In an indication of the tough justice being meted out to people accused of offences related to this week's riots, a Guardian analysis of more than 120 cases before magistrates courts so far has found the majority of defendants being remanded in custody — even when they have pleaded guilty to relatively minor offenceIn an indication of the tough justice being meted out to people accused of offences related to this week's riots, a Guardian analysis of more than 120 cases before magistrates courts so far has found the majority of defendants being remanded in custody — even when they have pleaded guilty to relatively minor offencein custody — even when they have pleaded guilty to relatively minor offences.

The magistrates» court element of a case sent to the crown court (Crime and Disorder Act 1998, s 51) is included in the LGF and does not attract any extra payment.

Beyond that, competitive tendering for cases of variable length and complexity in both the crown and magistrates courts looks difficult to operate.

Court administration staff also includes a child support hearing officer and a magistrate who hear cases in their capacity as quasi-judicial officers.

Judgment in the first of two trials in a series of court cases involving demonstrations against the DSEI arms fair was delivered today (12 January 2018) at Stratford Magistrates Court with 5 of the 6 protestors found guilty of Obstruction of a Higcourt cases involving demonstrations against the DSEI arms fair was delivered today (12 January 2018) at Stratford Magistrates Court with 5 of the 6 protestors found guilty of Obstruction of a HigCourt with 5 of the 6 protestors found guilty of Obstruction of a Highway.

However, such a direction is listed in the magistrates» courts Preparation for Effective Trial form and in the Crown Court Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing form as one to be given by default, and therefore the court can be expected to give such a direction in every case unless persuaded otherCourt Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing form as one to be given by default, and therefore the court can be expected to give such a direction in every case unless persuaded othercourt can be expected to give such a direction in every case unless persuaded otherwise.

The Sixteenth Circuit has four circuit judges and four county court judges, assisted by senior judge, general magistrates and hearing officers in the adjudication and disposition of cases.

Haines reviewed over 15,000 cases of defendants convicted of public intoxication in the New York magistrate courts.

(Source: Friedland, Martin, Detention before Trial: A Study of Criminal Cases Tried in the Toronto Magistrates» Courts, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1965)-RRB-

The practice of the court has changed in recent years in that a district judge and magistrate judge is assigned to each case.

«I recall making a strategic error in Magistrates» Court when, in addressing the Bench, I argued that the case should be dismissed because the prosecution had failed to disclose any evidence of mens rea, probably the most basic concept of criminal law.

Anthony handles cases in the magistrates» and crown courts and in the Court of Appeal.

I welcome your thoughts, particularly the thoughts of colleagues who have defended cases in federal magistrate's court:

Cases lost in magistrate court can be appealed to circuit court.

The Employment Tribunal sitting at Huntingdon has handed down judgment in Davis - Bol v Brook Street (UK) Ltd and The Secretary of State for Justice a case involving numerous allegations that staff at a Magistrates» Court had racially harassed a co-worker.

The Utah federal magistrate judge handling Mitchell's case concluded in April that the Utah Supreme Court hadn't clearly answered the question of whether lawmakers could revive expired claims.

The third edition of the Criminal Case Management Framework for adult cases in the magistrates» court has been published.

It suggested that a proper graduation of the police station case fee that took account of the number of attendances, or a time - related banding, as in the magistrates» courts standard fee scheme, would provide an adequate sharing of the economic risk of rises in defence practitioners» travel costs between the supplier and the government.