Sentences with phrase «by the prosecutor because»

D'Souza and his lawyer had claimed that he was being targeted by prosecutors because of his consistent criticism of President Obama and liberal elites.

Judge Rex Burlison of St. Louis Circuit Court disqualified Watkins on Monday from also representing an investigator hired by prosecutors because of the appearance of a conflict of interest.

The prior DUI will be known by the prosecutor because it will show up on the accused person's driving record.

Not exact matches

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives, hinted during an hour - long argument in the case at support for the Justice Department's stance that because Microsoft is based in the United States it was obligated to turn over data sought by prosecutors in a U.S. warrant.

Trump and Cohen had sought a delay because of a pending criminal investigation of Cohen by federal prosecutors in New York.

More than four years later, Zambada — who currently resides in a federal prison in Milan, Michigan — still has not been tried, in part because of endless wrangling by prosecutors and defense attorneys on the size and scope of the pretrial legal discovery.

The school's lawsuit stemmed from a request by the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office, which asked the school not to turn over certain reports, because the prosecutors have yet to determine whether they will press charges against those named in the reports.

And it's no longer a joke that the Manhattan - based prosecutor might be listening in on every phone call made by an Albany power broker — when former Senate leader Dean Skelos» son told his dad, «You can't talk normally because it's like fucking Preet Bharara is listening to every fucking phone call,» it turned out to be the truth, and is now a matter of public record.

Hynes said in a statement that he wants the special prosecutor because the Kings County Democratic County Committee — headed by Lopez - supported Hynes» re-election campaign in 2009 and his upcoming 2013 campaign.

In the latest government filing, Eastern District prosecutors said they specifically want complete copies of documents that have been submitted to them only in redacted form because of a claim of attorney - client privilege by the Town of Oyster Bay.

«Because of the pride on how we tackled terrorism and defeated Boko Haram terrorists through our gallant troops and partners in the twilight of the previous administration, which is the reason I have insisted on open and public trial of my stewardship rather than secret trial in the court as being canvassed by my prosecutors.»

«Because of the pride on how we tackled terrorism and defeated Boko Haram terrorists through our gallant troops and partners in the twilight of the previous administration, that is the reason I have insisted on open and public trial of my stewardship rather than secret trial in the court as being canvassed by my prosecutors.»

While testifying at the unrelated corruption trial of former State Sen. Dean Skelos, Walker confirmed he is being investigated by federal prosecutors for what he called «campaign contributions, that contractors received work because of that.»

First the mayor was questioned for nearly two hours by Manhattan prosecutors over his fund - raising for state Senate elections — and now Hizzoner has agreed to talk to the feds because he wants to convince them to stop investigating him for possible corruption at City Hall, it was reported Friday.

On the one hand, the government said it wanted the information introduced because it showed, in part, «evidence of a guilty conscious» by Silver, who was somehow aware of the government's action and was hoping to get a step ahead of prosecutors by unearthing information about the grants to Taub before they did.

Vance said national legislation is needed to curb the flow of illegal guns because prosecutors can not solve the problem simply by making more arrests.

The case was prosecuted by the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office as a special prosecutor, as the Warren County District Attorney's Office stepped away from the case because of its staff's work relationship with Tennyson.

Officials for the campaigns of four other Democratic candidates for the job — State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman; Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky; Eric R. Dinallo, a former state insurance superintendent; and Sean Coffey, a plaintiffs» lawyer and a former prosecutor — said they were not yet ready to reveal the fund - raising figures they would be submitting to the Board of Elections by Thursday, the formal deadline, in part because they were still processing donations and paperwork.

Schneiderman says he's been quiet about the anti-corruption commission shut down by Governor Cuomo and now under federal investigation, because he's cooperating with prosecutors.

Cuomo has not said whether he has been interviewed by prosecutors, declining comment because of the ongoing nature of the inquiry.

Both also paid heavy fines and restitution because, according to prosecutors, the couple had made at least $ 1.5 million in just more than a year by peddling tiny vials of fake Botox to doctors across the U.S.

Creating yet another world in which the handsome young jocks are always being pushed around by those law - loving nerds, just because they happen to also be vicious, amoral serial killers, THR is reporting that Jim Parsons has been cast as the prosecutor trying to put Zac Efron's Ted Bundy behind bars in the upcoming...

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.»

A previous trial had ended in acquittals all around, largely because of missteps by investigators and prosecutors, but an appeals court sent the case back for retrial.

(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;

This added necessity is not readily appreciated by some members of the judicial branch because it is unthinkable for them to be perceived as too cozy with executive branch agencies, including prosecutors, when they hear cases involving the agencies.

That is because the Court, in accordance with the test in R v Galbraith, is limited to considering the strength of the evidence served by the private prosecutor, and whether this evidence discloses a case to answer, regardless of any defence.

The newest issue of RI Lawyers Weekly features attorney Jason Knight in an article on the recent Tempest ruling, in which a 1992 murder conviction was overturned because of improper actions by police and prosecutors.

Because robbery is such a serious offense, defendants charged with either form of the felony are looked down upon by all facets of the legal system: judge, prosecutor, and jury.

Specifically, prosecutors allege, the law firm refused to allow one of its own clients, Lauren Klejmont, into its office in 2009 because she was accompanied by her service dog, a German Shepherd named Reicha.

By that definition, a girl with sexy clothes, can not claim self defense because prosecutors can argue that the girls provoke an attack on her self.

Defendant was charged by federal prosecutors because the incident happened in a national park.

Because of the narrow view of who may constitute the «client» in Three Rivers 5, regulators or prosecutors may attempt to challenge a claim that the notes of evidence prepared by lawyers at such interviews are protected by legal advice privilege.

Some parties (most likely Melloni, but also the Spanish public prosecutor) argued that the request was inadmissible because the questions of the referring court were based on the assumption that Article 4a (1) FD EAW, as inserted by FD EAW 2009, was applicable to Melloni's case.

It excludes minor or even moderate harm.19 Because there is no exact definition of what constitutes «great bodily harm»... it is actually determined on a case - by - case basis20... overzealous prosecutors have a tendency to allege it every chance they get.

Domestic assaults are treated differently by the Crown prosecutor, because of the heightened awareness around the issue.

And your first paragraph doesn't quite apply because you're describing a defense against a crime, which would have to be prosecuted by the state, and prosecutors don't last long if they bring frivolous claims, much less nonsense arguments.

He has since stated in appeals that he was «coerced» to plead guilty by both the prosecutor and his court - appointed attorney because he would face a possible life sentence in a jury trial.

In sum, I questions the assertion that federal judges «should not make policy judgments» at sentencing because: (1) such judgments seem inevitable and are clearly made by prosecutors in every criminal case, and (2) a fair reading of the text of 3553 (a) suggests that Congress has ordered federal judges to make individualized policy judgments in each and every sentencing.

And one thing Ken Anderson doesn't have to worry about is being sued for damages by Michael Morton because the Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors have «absolute immunity» from civil lawsuits for their legal work.

In practice, 10 U.S.C. § 375 has more bite because a federal prosecutor can and usually would refrain from prosecuting a crime ordered by his ultimate boss, the President, and there is not legal duty to prosecute every possible crime, but 10 U.S.C. § 375 creates an affirmative duty on the party of the Secretary of Defense that might be enforceable in a civil action.

The prosecutor said in a legal filing he deserves six months in prison because he grew the plants in a room adjacent to one occupied by his teenage daughter.

The prosecutor may not rebut a prima facie showing by stating that he challenged the jurors on the assumption that they would be partial to the defendant because of their shared race or by affirming his good faith in individual selections.

«Prosecutors favour Tremeear's because it was originally written by a former crown attorney.

Similarly, of the 16 successfully fulfilled court ordered mediations, eight had their charges withdrawn by the prosecutor and eight received a reduced penalty because of their successful participation in mediation.