Sentences with phrase «as a prosecutor there»

An official who spoke to The Daily Caller said an investigation by Bharara's office «would be seen by agents as a positive development as prosecutors there are generally thought to be more aggressive than the career lawyers within the DOJ.»

Kristin Dangerfield is senior general counsel for the Law Society of Manitoba and has worked as a prosecutor there since 1998.

McCarthy said he was not aware of a pro se defendant in Montgomery winning an acquittal in a serious felony in his 27 years as a prosecutor there.

Not exact matches

Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Cohen's business practices, including whether there were any crimes committed as part of a possible pattern or strategy in 2016 of buying the silence of people who could have damaged Trump's candidacy, according to people familiar with the probe.

As Wall Street On Parade previously reported on April 10, there are some serious conflicts among prosecutors overseeing portions of the case in the Southern District of New York.

And as long as you have the death penalty at all, there will always be political pressure to use it more, and pressure upon prosecutors to seek it, and get death penalty convictions — actual innocence be damned.

I have talked to prosecutors around the country, and this was my own experience as well, that just about every time we saw a pastor come to court in a supportive role, he was there on behalf of the perpetrator.

Prosecutors view someone as a subject when that person has engaged in conduct that is under investigation but there is not sufficient evidence to bring charges.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, today of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

The patients were referred to the firm by Silver, who served as «of counsel» to the firm but did little work there, prosecutors said.

The order appoints the state attorney general as a special prosecutor in cases where unarmed suspects are killed by police, or when there is a question about whether a suspect was armed or not.

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between Sen. Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Uniondale firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

Prosecutors have vowed that if there is a mistrial, they'd retry Espada on charges that he used his Bronx health - care nonprofit as a personal piggy bank, sources said.

But from his years as a prosecutor, Giuliani surely knows one iron law about tapes and leaks: There are always more.

That order appoints Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor in cases where a police officer kills an unarmed civilian, or there's question of whether the person was armed.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker on Monday of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker on Monday of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

And there's also another bill, sponsored by Democratic Assemblyman Nick Perry, also of Brooklyn, which would allow a judge to appoint another DA or AG to act as a «special district attorney» in criminal matters where the judge finds that the county prosecutor is «disqualified.»

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Long Island law firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

There are, as to be expected, some Espada headlines gracing the papers this morning: State prosecutors subpoenaed 10 staff members with ties to Espada's Soundview HealthCare Network yesterday.

Mr. Heastie defended the expenditures as perfectly legal and there is no evidence that federal prosecutors, who seized the commission's work after Mr. Cuomo unceremoniously ended it, are now investigating Mr. Heastie.

Ciminelli has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors as they look into whether there was potential bid - rigging involving a contract won by his company to build a state - funded $ 750 million SolarCity plant in Buffalo.

On Tuesday, there will be a Westminster Hall debate about the role of the RSPCA as prosecutor, following the recent case against the Heythrop.

District attorneys around New York are still trying to clarify a recent executive order from Cuomo that appoints the state attorney general as a special prosecutor in cases where unarmed suspects are killed by police, or when there is a question about whether a suspect was armed or not.

«The law in New York State is if there is information out there and if the prosecutor knows about it and if it might tend to induce a grand jury not to indict, that prosecutor is duty - bound to present that evidence to a grand jury and to appropriately instruct the grand jury as to its significance,» attorney Joseph LaTona said.

«Upstate members wanted a person who would be appointed regionally, so if there was a situation in upstate New York, you would have an upstate person,» appointed as the special prosecutor.

«The attorney general will be a standing prosecutor in any case where a law enforcement officer kills an unarmed civilian or kills a civilian and there is a question as to whether or not the civilian is armed and dangerous,» Cuomo said.

Making public corruption cases is always tough for prosecutors — there generally isn't tangible evidence like drugs waiting to be seized, quips Nyhan, the Dartmouth government professor — but elected officials still make tempting targets for ambitious prosecutors — particularly those as prominent as a state House speaker.

There is no such title as crown prosecutor in Russia — the Crown Prosecution Service is a British term — but the equivalent in Russia is the prosecutor general of Russia.

To fight corruption, Donovan said, «We need someone who has worked 15 years as a prosecutor, who has no ties to Albany, hasn't served their last 12 years there like my opponent and may have to investigate the people he has served with and has relationships with.»

While Biben is a respected prosecutor, her ties to Cuomo are thick and there is a growing concern among legislators that Cuomo will effectively have control of JCOPE, just as Gov. Eliot Spitzer did over the CPI during Troopergate.

While there are other individuals who stated that Wilson reached out of the SUV and grabbed Brown by the neck, prosecutors could not credit their accounts because they were inconsistent with physical and forensic evidence, as detailed throughout this report.»

There, prosecutors didn't see Heng as the primary culprit, and didn't pursue the most serious charges against him.

In one province (not Alberta), there are so many appellate decisions condemning the practice, but not ordering a new trial, that one wonders whether the prosecutors there think that it is a matter of «Do as I say, not as I do.»

Sanders requested further discovery on Perez as an informant, but the lead prosecutor fought the request by conceding that Perez was acting as a government agent, and thus there was no need for discovery on the issue.

D.A. Confidential, which was welcomed to the legal blog community in grand fashion by Above the Law in December, is a consistently good read, and, as ATL noted, there are not a lot of open Internet windows into the minds of prosecutors.

In fact there are federal versions for quite a number of state crimes (e.g. controlled substances), and there isn't a bright legal line as to when federal charges vs. state charges will be pursued: typically, one prosecutor will defer to the other.

For example, in the state of Illinois where I previously practiced as a public prosecutor, there was a very limited period of time in which spouse support was awarded.

There was simply no evidence whatsoever of murder; the original police investigation and prosecutors determined as such and nothing ever contradicted it.

Part of the problem is that in criminal proceedings the sentencer can not be accessed until late in proceedings: there are no deferred prosecution agreements and no guarantees can be given as to sentence by the prosecutor.

Groia is seeking to have Wardle recused from that panel because as Canadian Lawyer reports, ««There is a reasonable apprehension of bias arising from the fact that partners and associates at Mr. Wardle's firm, Wardle Daley Bernstein LLP, regularly represent the Ontario Securities Commission as prosecutors and are closely involved in proceedings at the OSC and that Wardle LLP also regularly represents the Law Society of Upper Canada as prosecutors in discipline proceedings,» wrote Groia's counsel, Earl Cherniak, in a June 5 notice of motion.....

Prosecutors described the conspiracy as a «pyramid scheme» and said there are other «unindicted co-conspirators.»

The court failed to address the more sensational race issue, he notes — the prosecutor's racially charged reference to this as his «O.J. Simpson case,» which Denniston says was meant to convey «that there a black man had gotten by with murder.»

There is no reason in principle why a private prosecution should not be considered an abuse of process if the crime, the subject of the prosecution, is one that has been encouraged by the private prosecutor or when, in some other way, the private prosecutor has essentially created the same mischief as that about which he or she complains.

Alberta's Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley has announced that there will be $ 14.5 million invested in hiring 35 more crown prosecutors, as well as 30 additional support staff.

As a result, there is considerable support for the striking lawyers from judges and prosecutors.

While there is guidance as to when one would be suitable, the prosecutor has discretion.

Joseph Neuberger was able to establish a complete lack of credible reliable evidence and as a result the prosecutor agreed with defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger that there was no reasonable prospect of conviction on any of the charges.

Rule 3.3 (The duty of the parties) There is now an explicit duty on the prosecutor and defendant to communicate with each other, at the first available opportunity and through to the conclusion of the case, on matters such as likely plea; agreed matters and matters likely to be disputed; what information or material is required from the other party and why; and what is to be done, by which party, and when.

During his career there, Andrew was responsible for numerous high profile prosecutions and was recognized for his accomplishments as a prosecutor.