Sentences with phrase «accused person in custody»

Section 515 sets out that detaining an accused person in custody is only permitted on one or more of the following grounds:

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If an Alabama court determines that domestic violence has occurred, the court will presume that it is not in the best interests of the child to be placed in the sole custody or joint legal or physical custody of the person accused of domestic or family violence.

A family court in Maine will only grant primary custody to a person accused of domestic violence if the court deems the custody agreement to be in the best interests of the child.

He also ordered that the accused persons be kept in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until their bail is decided tomorrow.

The 13 accused persons who escaped from a Kumasi Circuit Court yesterday after unprecedented chaos ensued in the law court have reported themselves to Police and are currently in police custody.

Their plea was, however, reserved by prosecutors who prayed the District Court in Accra to remand the accused persons into lawful custody to enable investigations to be concluded in the case.

Justice Nicol - Clay adjourned to July 11, 2017 for hearing of the bail applications and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in the EFCC custody.

The judge said the three accused persons were to remain in the prison custody pending the determination of their bail applications, the hearing of which has been fixed for July 1, 2016.

A Brooklyn City Councilman, Mark Treyger, is looking to make it illegal for police officers to have sex with people in their custody in the wake of an investigation into two Coney Island detectives accused of raping a teenager.

He maintained that in the matter before the court, the accused persons were alleged to have rescued as well as escaped lawful custody.

Consequently, Justice Jauro adjourned to February 8, 2016 for hearing on the bail application and ordered the accused person to be remanded in prison custody.

In view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Usman Shehu, urged the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial and to remand the accused person in prison custodIn view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Usman Shehu, urged the court to fix a date for the commencement of trial and to remand the accused person in prison custodin prison custody.

Nikolas Jacob Cruz, 19, accused of killing 17 people and injuring 14 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, is in custody and facing multiple charges of premeditated murder.

He stated that that one of the suspects in the custody of security agencies had since confessed the person (s) that hired them to bomb oil facilities, adding that it was ridiculous for Johnny to cruelly accuse him of being behind bombing of oil facilities when he knew it was a lie.

The magistrate, however, adjourned the matter till November 28, 2016, and ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison custody.

In view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Salihu Sani asked the court for a date to commence trial and also to remand the accused person in prison custodIn view of his plea, counsel to EFCC, Salihu Sani asked the court for a date to commence trial and also to remand the accused person in prison custodin prison custody.

Pretrial custody is when an accused person is detained in prison prior to trial.

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.

I have seen bail hearings adjourned, meaning the accused person remains in custody for all sorts of reasons, the Court list was too busy for a hearing to go ahead, an interpreter for a surety was not available or the Information was not sworn.

In this situation an accused person is released from police custody after they sign documents promising to come to court and often to come back to the police station to be fingerprinted (if they were not fingerprinted at the time of their arrest).

Although most accused persons will be released by the police or at a bail hearing, given the importance of the protection of the public, the Prosecutor must seek an order that the accused be detained in custody where she believes that the release of the accused would jeopardize the safety and security of the victim or public, and that such risk can not be appropriately mitigated by some form of community - based release with conditions.

Release pending trial is critically important to every accused person, both because defending a case is much more difficult from in - custody than out; and also because the presumption of innocence is always undermined where a person is held in jail before his or her guilt and innocence is determined.

A family court in Maine will only grant primary custody to a person accused of domestic violence if the court deems the custody agreement to be in the best interests of the child.