Sentences with phrase «abuse in criminal trials»

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The final budget deal, as expected, did not include a range of non-fiscal matters, including extending the statute of limitations in child abuse cases, school safety measures, gun control, relaxing certain criminal bail requirements and any bolstering of ethics and campaign finance laws in reaction to what has become an annual parade of Albany corruption cases, including two major trials this year of people with close ties to Cuomo.

One of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's leading supporters in New York's Orthodox Jewish community, Ari Noe, surrendered in Manhattan Criminal Court to begin a 15 - day sentence for misdemeanor sexual abuse, after an appeals court rejected his request for a new trial.

Nyako and the others are standing trial before Justice E. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja in a 37 - count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N29 billion preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

This bill would effectively eliminate the disposition process for abused and neglected animals and allow the animals to remain in the hands of their abusers until the conclusion of a criminal trial.

In criminal proceedings, it is well - established that a stay for abuse of process may arise either because it is no longer possible to have a fair trial (limb one); or because it offends the court's sense of justice and propriety to try the accused in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13In criminal proceedings, it is well - established that a stay for abuse of process may arise either because it is no longer possible to have a fair trial (limb one); or because it offends the court's sense of justice and propriety to try the accused in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13].

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

Even if a criminal trial against an alleged child abuser does not result in a conviction, a plaintiff may still bring and win a civil claim for the abuse.

If the prosecutor in a criminal trial failed to convince the trier of fact (the judge or jury) that no reasonable doubt existed as to the defendant's guilt, a plaintiff may nevertheless be able to show that it was more likely than not (the definition of a preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant committed the child abuse alleged in a civil trial.

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