Sentences with phrase «about the criminal court»

Editorial note: Anyone interested in learning about the criminal court system should read this article about a bankruptcy judge who had no idea how racist the criminal courts were.

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It is not a criminal prosecution; questions about criminal prohibitions are involved only because the court reached out for them.

Waiting in line in the Manhattan Criminal Court building to hear Nussbaum testifying, a woman told me about her own sister - in - law's abusive situation.

Yes bring Ratzinger before a court make him take an oath and see what comes out, happened in Australia where the Archbishop had to tell the truth under oath about destruction of docu.ments and the hiding of criminals.

From The Press of Atlantic City, March 31, 1984: «A Hammonton businessman, about to be sentenced to a seven - year prison term for embezzlement, pulled a gun from his hip pocket... and killed himself in criminal court here Friday, officials said.

Even if they are wrong, the idea that a court can declare that someone's public statements about a controversial political issue are lies and punish them with criminal penalties strikes at the very heart of democracy.

The prosecutor detailed his plans as a state law is about to take effect Saturday allowing people with criminal records to apply to the court system to have their convictions sealed.

Upon his fresh arraignment which took place on 28th December 2016 Fagboyinbo made the court to know that «Adesina Olajide on the 19th of October 2016 at about 12 mid night, at Ofatedo area in Osogbo did break and entered into dwelling house of Egunlola Adewumi Christiana with intent to commit felony and stealing and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 411 (1) of the criminal code 34 vol.

All the issues about entry on to the premises of Parliament, the searching of parliamentary offices and constituency correspondence and what is, or should be, available to the court can be considered by the Speaker's Committee, which the House agreed should start its work after the criminal proceedings had come to a conclusion.

The proposals in the criminal justice and courts bill show that, ironically for plans that have been sold as being about education, the government is failing to learn those lessons.

The criminal courts charge may be misguided and wrong but it has done at least one service, in raising fundamental and far - reaching questions about who is being brought before the courts and why.

The plans for a huge child prison in the government's criminal justice and courts bill represent a failure to learn lessons about children's human rights.

«Change does not happen without an honest conversation in our communities, in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform in the criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court cascriminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court casCriminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court case, said.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about news reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were present yesterday at the Queens County Criminal Courts seeking a young woman in the Human Trafficking Intervention Courtroom: «Trafficked sex workers are exploited victims, not criminals.

The charges in part read: «That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser and Hon. Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large) whilst bring Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to the President on or about 27th November within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: the sum of N10billion being part of the funds in the account of the National Security Adviser with the CBN, the equivalent of which sum you received from the CBN in foreign currencies to wit: $ 47million and $ 5.6 million Euros committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you claimed to have distributed same to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Primary Election delegates and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«That you Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki whilst being National Security Adviser and Shaibu Salisu, whilst being the Director of Finance and Administration in the Office of the National Security Adviser on or about 12th December 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, and in such capacities entrusted with dominion over certain properties to wit: N90million which was in the account of the ONSA with Diamond Bank Plc, committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property by remitting the said sum into the account of Brains and Hammers Limited for the purchase of 7 - bedroom duplex house at No. 11 Mansur Bamalli Drive (D1064), Apo 1 Abuja and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Vol.4, LFN 2004.

«Allowing the victims» relatives to speak in court is about the criminal justice system being prepared to listen and learn from those most directly affected by the most serious of all crimes.»

A United Kingdom based Islamic advocacy organisation known as the Islamic Human Rights Commission, IHRC, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari before the International Criminal Court, ICC, following the killings of about 1,000 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, by the military in December 2015.

Lichtenstein was arrested by the FBI about a month ago after he allegedly approached yet another police officer, who he offered $ 6,000 for help obtain a gun permit for a client with no questions asked, according to a criminal court complaint filed by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara

Also being named are Surrogate's Court Judge Robert Gigante, Criminal Court Judge Mario Mattei, who as sitting judges would not comment to the Staten Island Advance when asked about the race.

Worse, she knows next to nothing about criminal law, court procedure or pressing justice issues, as proven by her preposterous display of ignorance in speaking with the Daily News Editorial Board.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about news reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were present yesterday at the Queens County Criminal Courts seeking a young woman in the Human Trafficking Intervention Courtroom:

The court heard that Briscoe was intent on bringing about Huhne's downfall and knew how to manipulate the criminal justice system to her advantage, misleading police in her witness statements and deliberately giving them an altered copy of one of her statements.

In earlier civil and criminal suits brought by the US government and the state of Alaska, Exxon settled out of court and agreed to pay fines and restitution of nearly $ 1 billion, plus cleanup costs totalling about $ 2.5 billion.

Nearly 10 years later in 2007 Purdue would plead guilty in federal court to criminal charges that they misled regulators, doctors, and patients about the drug's risk of addiction as well as its potential to be abused.

About halfway through the film, Vera is arrested and the rest of the narrative deals with the reactions of family, friends, the police, and the courts to the news that a woman regarded as the soul of goodness is a criminal.

That many in the school reform movement have either been reluctant or outright hostile about working with Black Lives Matter and criminal justice reform activists on addressing issues that are tied to schools (including overuse of harsh school discipline and the penchant of traditional districts to refer children to juvenile courts), has also made it easy for NEA and AFT to win over some activists.

>> > Jurors convicted Trudeau of criminal contempt in November for defying a 2004 court order barring him from running false ads about the weight - loss book.

Attending court proceedings for criminal animal abuse cases is a great way to demonstrate that your community cares about animal protection and expects zero tolerance for animal cruelty.

Find out about the campaign to prosecuton ecocide under the mandate of the International Criminal Court at http://www.eradicatingecocide.com

He is a tireless advocate for both protection of our criminal justice system and its reform with a particular passion about the issue of mental illness and addressing those with mental illness who appear in our criminal courts.

The Globe and Mail had an interesting article recently («The judge who writes like a paperback novelist»)(via How Appealing) about Ontario Court of Appeal Judge David Watt, who has become a bit of a sensation in criminal law circles as the result of a stark transformation in the way he writes his decisions.

About Ron Chapman: Florida attorney Ron Chapman practices criminal law at the state and federal court levels.

Posts about federal securities law enforcement, insider trading and criminal news - of - the - weird that hits the appellate courts.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals this week, including three criminal cases involving driving «over 80» and production of evidence; an unjust enrichment claim; and an appeal in a sexual assault case in which the Court of Appeal of Alberta had found that a trial judge had erred by relying on a stereotype about the behaviour of sexual assault victims.

An increase of about $ 50 million to legal aid in B.C. would not only ensure representation in criminal and family courts, it could prove to be revenue neutral, suggests Eder.

Schabas says what's interesting about the commission is that the International Criminal Court is a real player in the sense that the prospect of prosecution «is a real one now.»

About 5,000 lawyers from around the world descended on the city to discuss issues from law firm management to emerging M&A trends to dawn raids to professional ethics and the appointment of judges to the International Criminal Court.

This week on the Blonde Justice blog (which I now recall I started following because I liked its name and its tagline, borrowed from Jay - Z's «H to the Izzo»), the anonymous Blonde Justice writes about an odd victim statement she witnessed in criminal court.

Now the English courts have followed suit, with the High Court finding that Google had to remove links to articles about an individual's spent criminal conviction (NT1 & NT2 v Google LLC).

& Juvenile Delinquency defense is about providing legal representation regarding criminal investigations, charges, arrests and court proceedings.

Federal public defender offices across the country have experienced serious staff reductions despite a workload that represents about 60 % of the criminal defendants in the federal court system.

These findings would suggest that there could be substantially fewer failures to appear if simple reminders were sent out that included the time and place of the court hearing and warnings about the criminal consequences of failing to appear.

The majority of felony criminal cases are resolved in the pre-trial phase of criminal proceedings through court appearances (conferences and hearings), waivers, motions (requesting court to resolve a dispute about the evidence or charges between the defense and prosecution), discovery issues, and plea bargains or negotiations.

My client did not know about the key distinction between civil and criminal court.

These dashboards provide key information about the progress of criminal cases at Ontario Court of Justice court locations, from the bail phase onwCourt of Justice court locations, from the bail phase onwcourt locations, from the bail phase onwards.

The author writes about his day - to - day experiences as a criminal defense attorney in Washington, D.C., including his appellate work and court - appointed work with juvenile clients.

As chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court his job is as much about politics as it is about brining criminals to justice.

Also, it is likely time not only to think about reallocating funds from adversarial civil processes but also from the criminal courts, which — while of course important — touch the lives of fewer Canadians than do civil and family processes.

Underdog Blog has posts about criminal defense law, including summaries of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.