Sentences with phrase «by prosecutors»

However, given the nature of the comments made by the court, it is likely that these comments will be used by prosecutors in future cases.
We aggressively represent clients charged with the distribution of drugs by analyzing the case presented by prosecutors thoroughly for any errors or mistakes.
But the defense lawyers argue in today's filing that those cases didn't involve comments made by the prosecutor to the press.
This is a tactic commonly used by prosecutors against animal owners in an effort to force the animal owner into compliance with the demands of the prosecution.
However, criminal cases are brought by a prosecutor for unlawful behavior and do not include personal injury claims.
Still, this man was fortunate to avoid the prison time sought by the prosecutor.
It's a common white collar crime charge filed by prosecutors.
This wrongful death case is handled in civil court and is separate from any criminal case brought by prosecutors.
In cases referred by states or by the prosecutor on his or her own motion, the ICC will not be free to prosecute crimes regardless of where they are committed.
Either way, your defense attorney will fight for you to get the best possible outcome, and will clearly explain the pros and cons of any bargain offered by the prosecutor.
It is one key change in guidelines stemming from controversial federal investigations that resulted in efforts by prosecutors to obtain journalist records about reporting on national security issues.
The prior DUI will be known by the prosecutor because it will show up on the accused person's driving record.
At worst, material has been reviewed by the prosecutor, but has not been properly disclosed.
An aggressive defense to charges of this nature is absolutely necessary in light of what's at stake and the increased scrutiny placed on such allegations by prosecutors and the media.
More than # 100,000 was spent by prosecutors pursuing the former couple.
The accusations by prosecutors state that the site published fake profiles to lure customers to purchase paid services.
Had one single person hung the jury, it is likely that his case would have been abandoned by prosecutors given the change in the law.
It was written to help combat organized crime, but like so many laws, it's scope has been widely expanded by prosecutors seeking to make a name for themselves.
While in most cases prosecutors act in accordance with their legal and ethical obligations, bad behaviour by prosecutors is not hard to discover when you look at the case law.
This information can be downloaded and analyzed to attack the foundational documents relied upon by the prosecutor.
Criminal contempt is typically initiated by a prosecutor, requires a trial, and its purpose is to punish someone for past misconduct.
But they denied the formal criminal accusations read aloud by prosecutors.
«Today's hearing raised more questions than it answered about why there has been no investigation into the obvious ethics violations by this prosecutor,» he said.
They cited questions about evidence in the case and instructions delivered by prosecutors to the jury, and said their sentences were excessive.
However, the evidence gathered by law enforcement and used by prosecutors against the offender can also assist in proving wrongdoing against the party in a civil case.
These two factors are almost always considered by the prosecutor in determining your plea bargain offer.
Moreover, the judge assigned would be required to attend training established by the prosecutor.
The confines of the agreement are that the defendant will plead guilty in exchange for certain concessions by the prosecutor.
The preliminary hearing will allow the judge time to consult the evidence produced by the prosecutor to decide if there is reasonable cause for trial by jury.
In fact, it might yield an improvement in the form of fewer prisons, more confidence in the criminal justice system, and greater accountability by prosecutors.
Immediately after being hired as your criminal defense attorney, we will begin challenging the evidence presented by the prosecutor.
The role of the police is to collect evidence which is commonly used by the prosecutor to prove their case.
When questioned by prosecutors regarding these charges, Libous denied involvement in any deal between the lobbying firm and the law firm, according to the indictment.
When asked by prosecutor Catherine Mirabile to clarify what the mayor said, Singh answered: «His response was, «I really do not want to hear.
Seabrook's alleged co-conspirator, Murray Huberfeld, the Platinum Partners executive, is accused by prosecutors of paying him $ 60,000 [to steer Platinum union business] in a black Ferragamo bag.
Cohen is under federal criminal investigation by prosecutors in New York.
The decision by prosecutors buoyed City Hall, delivered an immediate and perhaps insurmountable lift to Mr. de Blasio's re-election chances in the fall, and instantly snuffed out the last embers of hope for an array of Democrats and even some Republicans mulling a potential mayoral challenge in 2017.
Since September 2016, when the corruption charges were brought, a key question in Albany has been how was such a close confidante to Cuomo able to engage in a scheme as alleged by prosecutors.
Bruno agreed with a statement by the prosecutor who tried his second case, Richard Hartunian, that Congress needs to clarify the public corruption law.
The title refers to a statement by prosecutor Doug Mulder in his closing arguments for this case that police are the «thin blue line» that separates society and anarchy.
While it may be argued that these changes are merely procedural and have not fundamentally altered any principle of evidence or of justice, courts will now be presented with an increasing number of applications by prosecutors to admit in evidence information and admissions made in care proceedings into criminal proceedings.
A summary of phone records entered by prosecutors as evidence today suggests that Percoco used his old 39th floor office in the executive chamber offices with some regularity while he was working on the campaign.
GRANITEVILLE — Drunken - driving charges against former borough president candidate Richard Luthmann were dropped by prosecutors after the solitary witness to the crash refused to cooperate, prosecutors said.
Legal research ALDF attorneys will perform legal research as requested by prosecutors handling animal cruelty cases.
Twenty of about 40 potential jurors were deemed qualified by prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office, lawyers for the defendants and Judge Kimba Wood.
Peralta, who is now running for Queens borough president, is currently under investigation by the FBI, according to a letter filed by prosecutors with the judge.
Bannon is expected to be interviewed by prosecutors instead of testifying before a grand jury, after he received a subpoena
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