Sentences with phrase «allow prosecution»

Some in the legal community are of the view that peremptory challenges, which allow the prosecution and the defence to reject potential jurors without a reason, should be abolished.

Insult to foreign heads of state In April 2016 the Turkish government requested that the German government allow prosecution of satirical television present Jan Böhmermann under Criminal Code Art. 103 over a vulgar poem Böhmermann read on television ridiculing Turkish President.

The high court pointed out that, during this period of transition to the firm timelines for cases underway before last July's Jordan ruling, the framework still allows judges to weigh the seriousness of an offence and the prejudice to a defendant that might result from a long delay, and for a judge to opt to allow a prosecution to continue.

It is acceptable practice to elect indictable in order to allow the prosecution to proceed, such as where the 6 month time limit has expired, and then re-elect summarily with consent.

Now, I've learned that in a criminal trial where the defendant is alleged to have strangled his wife, but contends that it wasn't he who caused her death but a canine, the court may allow the prosecution to present expert testimony on the possibility of smothering - by - dog.

As agreements reached between the SFO and an organisation which could be prosecuted, under the supervision of a judge, DPAs allow a prosecution to be suspended for a defined period provided the organisation meets certain specified conditions.

DPAs allow a prosecution to be suspended for a defined period, provided the organisation meets certain specified conditions.

At the United Nations, whose general hostility to free speech is fairly well established, a proposal is on the table to allow the prosecution of people, like myself, who publicly disagree with the UN's position on climate science:

This is a scam, and laws should be revised to allow prosecution of those who write such promotional garbage as we have seen.

Advocates and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. are calling on the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would allow prosecution of websites such as Backpage that facilitate sex trafficking.

It will need to accept donations from anyone who believes in the personal integrity of the Skeloses and the inherent unfairness of a system that allows the prosecution to literally spend tens of millions of dollars to put their case together for the purpose of running the defense team into a financial ditch.

The ICO is now seeking to change the law to allow prosecutions if a complaint is made more than six months after a breach.»

Seismologists also warn that it is dangerous to allow prosecutions like this one because the fear of legal retaliation will discourage seismologists from issuing any advice at all in the future.

Via Siouxsie Law I came across an interesting recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Georgia that reversed a murder conviction because the trial court allowed the prosecution to introduce «irrelevant and highly prejudicial character evidence» about a teenage defendant's «goth» lifestyle.

Such relaxation of the application of the rules of evidence also can be seen in jury trials, including where the judge allows prosecution witnesses to testify to otherwise inadmissible hearsay matters after a prosecutor claims s / he will «tie up» the hearsay loose ends with subsequent testimony and evidence.

The amended OHSA now clearly allows a prosecution to be commenced either one year after the incident giving rise to the prosecution, or one year after the day upon which an MOL Inspector learns of the alleged offence.

The court took the view that the prosecution had been ambushed and allowed the prosecution to reopen its case and plug the evidential gap.

That concurrent legislative action, and uninterrupted subsequent history of allowing prosecutions in the federal courts clearly establishes federal jurisdiction over federal prosecutions.

Not exact matches

He meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House this week and is expected to press for immunity from prosecution as a condition for allowing even a relatively small contingent of U.S. troops to stay behind in Afghanistan after the 2014 drawdown.

The decision to allow Boehmermann's possible prosecution was awkward for Merkel as she sought Ankara's help in reducing Europe's migrant influx but also expressed concern about the state of media freedom in Turkey.

Chancellor Angela Merkel in April granted a Turkish request to allow the possible prosecution of Jan Boehmermann for insulting a foreign head of state.

Buffett's philanthropy and time serving in law enforcement allowed him to set up groundbreaking reforms such as his Macon County, Illinois program where drug addicts can turn themselves in for rehabilitation without fear of prosecution.

Mr. Barutciski said Britain, in devising its own new policy for deferred prosecution agreements in foreign bribery cases, allows these deals but says they must be submitted to a judge for approval.

Milos Barutciski, a lawyer with Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto familiar with the SNC - Lavalin affair and who has co-operated with authorities on certain aspects of the case, said he believes the Trudeau government will study both allowing deferred prosecution agreements and changing the mandatory blacklist provisions in the Conservatives» controversial government procurement rules.

It would allow victims to bypass the prosecution and petition judges for hasty trials, as well as set arbitrary limits on the time to complete a state - level appeal.

Some have faced prosecution, with others allowed to re-enter society under the watch of security services.

Its prosecutor can not begin an investigation of an American without first notifying the U.S. and allowing it to take over the investigation and any prosecution.

In a court of law... once the defense goes there... the prosecution is allowed to follow that line of questioning.

While a ruling of incompetence allowed Pinochet to avoid prosecution as long as he remained silent, the dialogue led some members of the armed forces to divulge such secrets of the repressive era as the dropping of prisoners into the sea or the clandestine removal of buried bodies.

Pre-trial intervention is not unusual for first - time and non-violent offenders — with good representation, anyway — and can be compared to deferred prosecution, as both paths allow those accused of crimes to pay lesser penalties and avoid convictions and incarceration while satisfying other conditions asked for by prosecutors and set by courts.

But there is obviously great scope for an investigation of this complexity to slip beyond its deadlines, and should prosecutions follow, allowing for trials and appeals could well add more years to the process.

The defense's controversial decision to seek an acquittal rather than allow the jury to consider manslaughter was based on proving the earlier injury because the prosecution's indictment said the baby died from a single incident of what their experts called «shaken baby impact syndrome.»

Control orders allow terror suspects to be closely monitored when there is insufficient evidence for prosecution or deportation, and Mr McNulty claimed: «Without control orders these individuals would be free to continue to engage in terrorist - related activity.»

That's a shameful situation and we've allowed that to continue for the last 45 years by the continued prosecution under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the idea that prohibition will make a difference.

According to the report, Senate suspended the consideration of the bill which sought to amend Section 308 (2) of the 1999 Constitution to allow for the prosecution of the affected leaders on matters relating to economic and financial crimes even when in office, because it was introduced to the Senate after the constitution review committee had submitted a report on the key amendments to be effected in the life of the Eighth National Assembly.

This is to protect the president from unwonted prosecution and to allow for he or she to execute the office with minimal distraction or fear that their actions will be personally litigated at every turn.

The Convention allows for prosecution for the «conspiracy to commit genocide, incitement to commit genocide, and the attempt to commit genocide».

Depending on the severity of the atrocities already committed and the health of the ruler, we might consider allowing a head of state to negotiate a number of «freedom years» before facing ICC prosecution.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to respect the democratic principles of separation of powers by allowing the judiciary to do its job in proper prosecution of people accused of corruption

He said, «I also want to put it on record that we have been coming to court ready for trial; it is the prosecution that has not been allowing the trial to proceed.

The bill, however, is encountering fierce opposition from district attorneys who complain it will, among other things, allow criminal defendants to bring bogus charges against prosecutors in a bid to bog down prosecutions.

The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect State Act, as it's called, «would finally allow families and patients, including our veterans in 40 states that have some form of legalized medical marijuana, to access the basic care that they need without fear of prosecution,» Gillibrand said.

The prosecution counsel, however, sought an adjournment to allow him present more witnesses to give further testimonies.

At 1:45 p.m., U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker along with Rep. Steve Cohen will reintroduce a bipartisan bill that would allow patients to access medical marijuana in states where it is legal without fear of federal prosecution, SVC 203, Washington, D.C.

At that point, defense attorneys are expected file a Rule 29 motion, allowed in any criminal trial, in which they will argue that the prosecution failed to present enough evidence to prove its case.

«As such,» (a) requirement that the government trace each dollar of the transaction to the criminal, as opposed to the non ‐ criminal activity, would allow individuals effectively to defeat prosecution for money laundering by simply commingling legitimate funds with criminal proceeds.»»

«I would have asked that the defendants in this case be discharged and allow to go home pending the time the prosecution would get serious for their trial.

The court presided over by Mrs Mary Nsenkyire granted a request by the prosecution to allow the Attorney General's Department to have a copy of the docket.

Prosecutors told police that the Computer Misuse Act allowed for prosecution regardless of whether the intended recipient had heard the message or not, he wrote.

At the same time, the bill allows for prosecutions that arise from actions such as turning off utilities like heat and hot water or exposing children to lead and dust.