Sentences with phrase «avoid wrongful conviction»

«Presumably» to avoid wrongful conviction?

Only aggressive representation, including a thorough investigation, will help you avoid wrongful conviction.

They appreciated the importance of avoiding a wrongful conviction as much as the need to avoid a wrongful acquittal.

Not exact matches

(8) the points made in the conclusion are: (1) consistent with avoiding expenditures on the criminal justice system, the federal attorney general appeared to be neglecting the plight of pre-trial inmates in custody in extremely bad jail conditions, and the provincial attorney general appeared to ignore the needs of prosecutors for greater resources of staff and time in order to work adequately; (2) similarly, the other examples presented also support the proposition that the criminal justice system is inadequately resourced because there are «no votes in justice»; and, (3) the reduction in the safeguards against wrongful convictions caused by the radical changes in procedures made necessary because governments do not provide adequate resources for the criminal justice system;

It's tempting to believe that we've learned from past mistakes and have all the necessary safeguards in place to ensure that wrongful convictions can be avoided.

To wrap up this series on wrongful convictions, there are a number of ways that future damages can be avoided by preventing false confessions from happening in the future.

Victims and their families can see justice; prosecutors and police can have the tools to do their jobs well; the public can have more confidence in the system; and innocent people and their families can avoid the tragedy of wrongful convictions.

This led to a public inquiry in Ontario in 1997 on how to avoid future wrongful convictions.