Sentences with phrase «by the grand jury not»

Cuomo repeated that there was a chasm of police and community trust, exacerbated by a recent decision by a grand jury not to press charges in relation to the fatal arrest of Eric Garner.

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President Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's former business associate, Rick Gates, pleaded not guilty on Monday after being indicted by a grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe.

Catering to women who were so pregnant they couldn't get abortions anywhere else, Gosnell's clinic became a «huge moneymaker» by charging $ 3,000 for a late - term abortions, according to a scathing, 281 - page grand jury report that lays out the allegations against him.

Three additional civil suits alleging sexual abuse, by parties not named in the grand jury report, also have been filed against the Philadelphia archdiocese since February.

@DVK The article does mention that, but I'm skeptical that explains the disparity, as that would have to mean that every single grand jury investigation of a police officer, more or less, was motivated by public outcry, and no grand jury investigations not of police officers were.

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ALBANY — During an interview on CNN, Governor Andrew Cuomo repeated before a national audience his pledge for a «soup - to - nuts» review of the criminal justice program in light of the surprising and «corrosive» decision by a Staten Island grand jury not to indict a police officer involved in the fatal arrest of Eric Garner.

Henry Wojtaszek would not discuss his appearance before the grand jury convened by Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in 2014.

Addressing the grand jury decision to not indict the police officer who caused Garner's death, Sharpton «connected the dots» of other cases of African Americans or Latinos killed by police, from Anthony Baez and Abner Louima to Michael Brown and Akai Gurley, urging action.

This is not only factually and legally incorrect, but contradicts an earlier concession by the grand jury that, at the very least, the question of which filing was pre-eminent was a matter of legal debate.

The city lawyers said they should not have to testify at a grand jury because their work is covered by attorney - client privilege and therefore confidential.

In its appeal, the NYCLU said not knowing why the grand jury ruled not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the death of Garner was «incompatible with the understanding that democracy works best when public policy choices are undertaken by an informed electorate and their representatives.»

De Blasio, who said he has not been called before a grand jury, said his meeting with the Manhattan DA's office was a «few weeks back» and was attended by «me and my lawyers.»

Broken down politically, Republican voters by a 2 - to - 1 margin believe the grand jury was correct in not indicting Garner.

The poll found that by a 58 percent to 33 percent margin, New Yorkers would back giving Schneiderman the power of special prosecutor to probe other instances of police brutality after a grand jury chose to not indict a New York police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Just weeks after the three - year anniversary on the decision by a Westchester County Grand Jury not to indict White Plains Police Officer Anthony Carelli on the killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr, Westchester County Democratic Chairman Reginald Lafayette appeared on Total Faith Network and said he doesn't think Westchester County needs an Independent Prosecutor.

«The court notes that there was opinion testimony offered to the effect that (1) but for being asked by Henry Wojtasek, Synor probably would not have hired Meghan Ortt, (2) that she had a «no - show job,» and (3) that Synor was a conduit for funds to be paid to her,» the judge wrote of the grand jury testimony he inspected.

I could see issuing a grand jury report that says «by the way this system is asking for trouble,» but it is not the crux of what he does.»

The decision by Abelove to not have the officer sign an immunity waiver raised questions about the validity of the grand jury's determination to clear the police officer — because the panel could not have voted to indict him without a waiver.

The motion, filed by Vincent Messina, who argued that he should not be required to testify before the grand jury because it would violate attorney - client privilege and force him to disclose «secrets,» was rejected in court today.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was blasted by police unions for statements he made in the wake of a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death, released a more subdued message Tuesday.

The move came in a letter that Schneiderman sent to Cuomo Monday and was sparked by the decision of a Staten Island grand jury not to indict a white officer in the chokehold death of a black man, Eric Garner.

The move comes in the wake of the decision by a Staten Island grand jury to not indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man, Eric Garner whom police were trying to arrest for allegedly selling loose cigarettes.

Savino said that, while each candidate deserves to have their record scrutinized — «that includes even the handling of the grand jury» by Donovan — «that should not be the overarching issue of this campaign.»

The Times Union has reported that, under the current administration, cops in Rensselaer County «are not happy» about the number of felony cases that have been dismissed by courts for not being presented to a grand jury in a timely manner.

The city has been swept by a string of protests over the past several weeks after a grand jury decided not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner on Staten Island.

«While I share the disappointment and sadness felt by millions of people across America in the decision made by the grand jury in St. Louis County not to indict Officer Darren Wilson, I hope we can honor the memory of Michel Brown through peaceful protests and peaceful dialogue, instead of anger and violence,» said Congressman Charles Rangel.

In his letter to the board explaining the decision not to prosecute, Vance said more than 100 entities and individuals received grand jury subpoenas and over 50 people were interviewed by his office.

Ultimately, the decision not to seek charges was made by the federal prosecutors themselves — the case was never presented to a grand jury — in light of the challenges of proving such a case.

In an unusual step that county Democrats say is politically motivated, a former Rensselaer County prosecutor wrote a letter to the Justice Department earlier this year asking federal prosecutors to investigate whether District Attorney Richard McNally had improperly ended the grand jury probe that was started by McNally's predecessor, Patricia DeAngelis, a Republican who did not seek re-election in 2007.

(Abelove, after he'd already convened a grand jury that opted not to indict the cop who killed Thevenin, was sued into compliance by Schneiderman.)

The company was described but not named in a federal indictment returned by a Manhattan grand jury last week.

The publication reported that Lynch told officers that «extreme discretion» should be used by officers, amid a lack of support by City Hall and Washington following the grand jury decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner on Staten Island.

In December 2014 a grand jury decided not to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer who was filmed by a cell phone camera putting Garner in an apparent chokehold.

that, under the current administration, cops in Rensselaer County «are not happy» about the number of felony cases that have been dismissed by courts for not being presented to a grand jury in a timely manner.

Last month, dozens of council members, including Mark - Viverito, protested a grand jury's decision not to an indict an officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island, and members have continued to push for police reforms opposed by both Bratton and Lynch.

Mr. Sharpton lamented that the stories of Mr. de Blasio's successes — the implementation of universal pre-K, paid sick days, municipal ID cards, and his ability to manage mass protests in the wake of the Eric Garner grand jury decision last year — aren't being told enough by other Democrats.

After a Staten Island grand jury decided in December not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the July chokehold death of Eric Garner, a request for disclosure of the transcripts and evidence presented to the grand jury was brought before the court by Public Advocate James, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and The New York Post.

Matthew Smalls, a Staten Island lawyer, said months ago that he would run, in the wake of the Eric Garner case — in which a grand jury impaneled by Mr. Donovan opted not to indict a white police officer in the unarmed black man's death.

Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos arranged to get his son Adam Skelos a job at a medical malpractice insurance company with business before the state — where the son threatened a supervisor and said he didn't have to show up to work because of his father's position — according to new charges brought by a grand jury.

While he can't make the investigations, and resulting grand juries, go away by changing

The P.B.A., frustrated by a lack of progress on labor talks and a perceived lack of support from City Hall when protests broke out following a grand jury's decision not to indict any police officers for the death of Eric Garner, lashed out at the mayor in December after two officers were shot and killed while sitting in their patrol car.

Two days after a Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict a white police officer in the death of Eric Garner, a spokesman for the family of Akai Gurley, a Brooklyn man shot and killed by a cop last month, called for the Brooklyn district attorney to charge the police officer with homicide.

If he doesn't take it by Monday, the case will go to the grand jury.

Nonetheless, Caproni concluded that that «dismissal of the indictment is not appropriate,» and refused to compromise the secrecy of the grand jury by having them polled.

Commissioner Daniel Horwitz, who was appointed by Governor Cuomo, argued against discussing an investigation in public, likening the commission to a grand jury proceeding, and saying it would not be fair to those who are the targets of a probe.

The original manslaughter indictment against Haste was dismissed in May by Supreme Court Justice Steven L. Barrett, who ruled that prosecutors from the office of Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson erred when they instructed the grand jury that it did not have to consider communications other officers gave Haste that Graham, 18, had a gun.

Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who could be seen in the video placing Garner in a chokehold, was not indicted by a grand jury.

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