Sentences with phrase «case against the accused person»

The trial judge also found that the case against the accused person was established by Popoola's evidence which was corroborated by the evidence of his brother who handed over the ransom to the accused person and identified them as recipients.

Not exact matches

«Most people don't realize that in the»80s and»90s Gentile had an impressive record as a prosecutor in the Queens D.A.'s office,» he said, pointing in particular to the now - councilman's prominent case against three white St. John's University lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a black classmate in 1990.

The prosecution led by Chief State Attorney Ms. Evelyn Kelson informed the court they intend to open their case against the 14 accused persons on March 5.

Ajibola stated that the accused persons were not remorseful by still insisting that they don't know anything about the case notwithstanding the overwhelming evidence against them.

Provisional charge of murder has been preferred against the seven persons accused of lynching and burning a Ghanaian military officer.They have been remanded into Police custody to allow investigators delve into the case.

In my assessment, the judiciary has done all anyone can reasonably expect in supporting the current fight against corruption - anti-corruption cases have moved very fast to trial; and judges have imposed especially severe and onerous terms on accused persons brought before them for corrupt acts, with bail terms typically including deposit of their international passports, sureties and bail bonds with assets equivalent to the amount allegedly embezzled; and very high qualifications for standing as surety.

A statement from EFCC signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity said, «Mustapha and Esthon were docked following a complaint alleging criminal conspiracy between the accused persons and a prima facie case established against them.

If a person went to a solicitor and accused an entity of illegal activity knowing in advance that the solicitor or the district attorney would try to refuse to take the case, would it theoretically be possible to then file suit against the solicitor under 42 U.S.C. 1983:

This interpretation is supported by the non-exhaustive list in Article 3 (2) and the reference to «enabling suspected or accused persons to have knowledge of the case against them» in Article 3 (4).

The reason that there were almost three times as many people accused as there were cases is that the law expressly authorizes a wife (but not a husband) to ask the police to bring charges against all of the relatives of her husband who may have participated in the alleged acts of cruelty.

Essentially, a defence of self - defence can be raised in domestic abuse cases where the accused argues that they reasonably believed there was a serious threat of harm being applied against them or another person, that the act they are committing in self - defence is actually intended to be in self - defence and that the act that was committed is reasonable considering the situation.

Rather they must furnish to an accused all relevant and readily available evidence so that an accused person will know the nature of the charges against him and the details of the case to be presented against him / her if he later elects to proceed to trial.

If an accused person enters a guilty plea in the criminal context because the crown does not disclose material information relevant to the case against the accused, the accused may succeed in having the guilty plea withdrawn.

What rights do persons accused of offences under the Act have to disclosure of the case against them?

In a pair of decisions delivered this morning, R. v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, and a companion case, R. v. Carvery, 2014 SCC 27, the Supreme Court has endorsed the trial courts» practice of routinely crediting time spent by accused persons before their sentencing on a more than one - to - one basis against the total duration of their sentence, the Truth in Sentencing Act, enacted by Parliament in 2009, notwithstanding.