Sentences with phrase «as victim statements»

Additionally, during this process, character witnesses acting on the Defendant's behalf, as well as victim statements, will be presented to the judge for review.

Not exact matches

«This act of evil occurred as the victims and their families were in their place of sacred worship,» President Donald Trump said in a statement.

Raisman's unflinching victim impact statement skewered her abuser as well as the complacency of USA Gymnastics as a whole — and it's not the only organization that she wants to hold accountable.

Mueller charges lawyer with false statements in Russia probe, Reuters Most Americans say Trump, Congress not doing enough to stop mass shootings, Post-ABC poll finds, Washington Post International Netanyahu confidants named as suspects in new corruption probe, Reuters Oxfam boss apologizes to MPs over abuse of Haiti quake victims, The Guardian

The charity said in a statement: «After years of calling for justice to be done to the victims of genocide in Iraq, the UN has at last heard a plea for the forgotten minorities such as Christians and Yazidis who have been erased from their homelands.

Defending Shepard as having been the victim of «a brutal, anti-gay hate crime,» a spokesperson for the Matthew Shepard Foundation denounced Jimenez's claims in a statement to The Huffington Post at the time of the release of The Book Of Matt.

«I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse made by family members, as well as by abuse victims themselves,» Francis said in the homily, according to a text of the statement provided by the Vatican.

My own statements about the way in which the decline of marriage contributes to the difficulties facing the working class were singled out as suggesting that unmarried women with children were somehow responsible — blaming the victim.

I reiterate, as I have over and over again, that it is not about the details of a difficult divorce, but how questionable actions and statements were lied about, covered up, and used to develop a smear campaign about victims, all to protect important people.

SNAP, the Survivors» Network of those Abused by Priests, said as it released the list Wednesday that its accusations were based on media reports, legal filings and victims» statements.

«Without exception, church members must not submit for proxy temple ordinances [rituals] any names from unauthorized groups, such as celebrities and Jewish Holocaust victims,» the statement read.

It is particularly terrible to read some of the theological statements of the era: the apologias for Nazism, the carefully crafted protests that avoided any explicit mention of the victims, and the sermons that interpreted Nazi policies as instruments of God's historical will.

The Vatican, in its statement Monday, said, «The word «chiacchiericcio» (gossip) was erroneously interpreted as disrespectful to the victims of sexual abuse.»

I am (a) A victim of child molestation (b) A r.ape victim trying to recover (c) A mental patient with paranoid delusions (d) A Christian The only discipline known to often cause people to kill others they have never met and / or to commit suicide in its furtherance is: (a) Architecture; (b) Philosophy; (c) Archeology; or (d) Religion What is it that most differentiates science and all other intellectual disciplines from religion: (a) Religion tells people not only what they should believe, but what they are morally obliged to believe on pain of divine retribution, whereas science, economics, medicine etc. has no «sacred cows» in terms of doctrine and go where the evidence leads them; (b) Religion can make a statement, such as «there is a composite god comprised of God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit», and be totally immune from experimentation and challenge, whereas science can only make factual assertions when supported by considerable evidence; (c) Science and the scientific method is universal and consistent all over the World whereas religion is regional and a person's religious conviction, no matter how deeply held, is clearly nothing more than an accident of birth; or (d) All of the above.

«The same great young man, great student and great athlete that we have been so proud to have as a member of our family is the same guy tonight, unchanged in any way except for, as he indicated in the statement, his release, the embarrassment of being a victim in this case.»

«His statement underscores a complete lack of understanding of the scars left by the World Trade Center attacks as well as the pain and suffering endured by the victims of 9/11 and their families.

Confirming the procession in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, he said, «the governor commiserated with families of the victims and described the attack on the young protesters as insensitive to the current mood of the people who are in grief over the killing of many innocent people by suspected armed herders.

(In her statement, Ms. Vladimer characterized Mr. Klein's campaign against her claims as «all - too - familiar gaslighting methods,» which help to compel «victims of abuse to remain silent, particularly when abuse comes from men in positions of high authority.»)

Cuomo's counsel, Alphonso David, late Monday night released a statement expressing the gov's «full confidence» in Bill Mulrow, Jim Malatras and Andrew Kennedy, terming all three as «nothing more than victims or witnesses to a potential crime.»

It is a tough task to challenge such fascism crimes; As a victim of a series of fascism crimes associated with Udacity cofounder Sebastian Thrun along with this criminal suspect Gabriele Scheler, and the likes, what I posted on the web are no more than facts, facts those fascists I challenged dare never officially deny, either publicly or in private; I bet such of their fascism crimes would not be tolerated anywhere in human society; If anyone disagree, especially those in my public challenge, please give us a candid answer right here on this board, which part in my statements is not base upon facts?

Thornton said she understood and supported people's right to have guns for the protection of their homes and families, but she believed the sheriff's statement could be construed as encouraging people to get involved in cases in which they might as easily become victims.

Helming, a freshman from the Finger Lakes, said in a statement that she will refuse her $ 12,500 stipend as vice-chair on Crime Victims, Crime and Corrections.

«In the #MeToo moment it's especially disappointing to see the governor fail to mention child victims of sexual abuse in his State of the State address, even as he correctly prioritizes the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace,» said Michael Polenberg, vice president of government affairs at Safe Horizon, and survivor and advocate Bridie Farrell said in a joint statement.

«As a mother and lifelong community activist, I'm determined to pass the Child Victims Act and stand up for families in Albany,» Alcantara said in a statement.

The statement read in part, «Governor Ortom commiserates with families of the victims, describing the attack on the young protesters as insensitive to the current mood of the people who are in grief over the killing of many innocent persons by armed herdsmen in Guma and Logo local government areas of the state.

In an opening statement at a hearing in Albany to determine if Paladino should be ousted from his elected School Board position, attorney Dennis Vacco painted Paladino as a victim of an effort by fellow School Board members to punish him for making controversial, but constitutionally protected remarks about President Obama and his wife in another newspaper story.

In a statement, DA Cy Vance said, «Devin Brown is accused of brutally attacked a 61 - year - old woman while she was walking alone on the Lower East Side, without any apparent provocation... The details of this senseless attack are truly shocking — the defendant is accused of continuing to assault the victim as she lay motionless on the ground.»

«Wounds sustained by a victim who refuses to cooperate with a police investigation have been recorded as self - inflicted,» Kelly said in a statement.

Abargil catches a lawyer blaming future victims in what she meant as a cautionary statement, so Abargil reframes it appropriately.

Many female stars and other guests are expected to dress in monochrome for Sunday's ceremony as a statement of solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and abuse.

The families of the Parkland school shooting victims also released a statement Friday, asking the media not to use the name of the shooter, as they did after the deadly rampage at Stoneman Douglas High.

Once a murder victim has been discovered, you will have a certain amount of time to investigate the crime scene and to take notes on the condition of the body and the surrounding areas as well as to take any statements from your other classmates about where they were at the time of the murder and if the saw or heard anything that might help with the investigation.

«Financial abuse is an invisible weapon that's just as effective as a lock and key in controlling victims,» SVP of corporate responsibility at Allstate Insurance Vicky Dinges said in a statement.

In other statements, Saint Phalle would be careful to describe the paintings as «bloodless victims.»

Of course, IANAL, but it looks to me as though the various «big carbon» victims of this RICO persecution would be able to sue for triple damages: the IPCC, those responsible for the letter, perhaps even the scientific societies who have participated in the IPCC's perversion of Science then issued «authoritative» statements about the science.

I guess Joe Romm thought that Gavin as victim and Curry as evil story line was more tempting than emphasizing that main stream climate scientist objects to having «science is settled» statement attributed to him.

At this point in time, after everything that has come out over the last 90 days or so, when I read an article that starts right out with a reference to the «stolen CRU emails» — a statement which assumes facts not in evidence — I know I am dealing with someone who wants to establish CRU as being the victim in the whole story — usually with the objective of deflecting attention away from what the content of the e-mails reveals.

According to the agreed statement of facts, Tennenhouse was submitting applications on behalf of residential school victims as late as November 2011, despite telling the law society he had had no dealings with IAP claimants.

The victim has to demonstrate that he or she suffered damage or harm as a result of the statements.

Yet a defendant threatened with punishment for injuring a nonparty victim has no opportunity to defend against the charge, by showing, for example in a case such as this, that the other victim was not entitled to damages because he or she knew that smoking was dangerous or did not rely upon the defendant's statements to the contrary.

Insurance representatives contact victims very often with the intention of discussing the accident and facts as much as possible — even seeking to get recorded statements from victims.

The powerful use of Virtual Reality to place you in the same situation as a witness, an offender or victim, to validate or invalidate statements, has the potential to impact heavily on the judicial process and offer new insight into case specifics, where human memory and testimony may have been blurred over time, shock or other factors.

When it comes to personal injury, a legal representative can use evidence such as witness statements, photos, medical evaluations, and visible injuries to show the court how the accident was caused, as well as the extent of the victim's injuries.

Failing to properly collect this evidence, including photographs, witness statements, and police reports can have devastating consequences for victims injured as a result of someone else's negligence, so if you have questions about your own case, please contact the legal team at McCormick & Murphy, P.C., by calling 888-668-1182 today or by sending us a brief message.

• Make threatening or misleading statements to injured victims filing a claim for tort compensation • Misrepresent policy language or the law concerning insurance coverage • Ignore phone calls and letters from victims and deny such calls occurred • Prolong negotiations for a settlement unnecessarily with hopes that the victim will become desperate as a result of foreclosure or bankruptcy • Tell the claimant the file has been lost, destroyed or transferred to another office • Making statements that the claim was filed too late, even when the statute of limitations has not yet expired!

Under s. 722 (2), the judge must inquire» [a] s soon as feasible» before sentencing with the Crown «if reasonable steps have been taken to provide the victim with an opportunity to prepare» a victim impact statement.

It makes a claim about lawyers, and what we do, that means that when lawyers do the things they are actually required to do — such as cross-examine victims of a crime to challenge their credibility — those lawyers can not use the statement of their professional duties to explain and justify their conduct.

(ii) The matters to be dealt with are: - the aggravating and mitigating factors of the offence (not personal mitigation); - any statutory provisions relevant to the offender and the offence under consideration so that the judge is made aware of any statutory limitations on sentencing; - any relevant sentencing guidelines and guideline cases; - identifying any victim personal statement or other information available to the prosecution advocate about the impact of the offence on the victim; - where appropriate, any evidence of the impact of the offending on a community; - an indication, where applicable, of an intention to apply for any ancillary orders, such as anti-social behaviour orders and confiscation orders, and so far as possible, indicating the nature of the order to be sought.

The defendant alleged that admitting the victim's statement at trial would violate his 6th Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him as set forth in Crawford v. Washington, while the prosecution argued that the statement constituted an exception to the hearsay rule as an excited utterance and its admission would not violate the 6th Amendment.

Insurance companies try to take recorded statements from people as soon as possible so the victims do not have enough time to gather the facts of what actually happened in the crash.