Sentences with phrase «considered by the prosecutor»

Not exact matches

Under Justice Department guidelines, prosecutors must consider alternatives to search warrants by using the «least intrusive approach» to gathering evidence from an attorney's office.

The verdict was the first legal victory of the #MeToo movement, considered by many to be a watershed moment for survivors of sexual assault, and the woman responsible was 35 - year - old prosecutor Kristen Gibbons Feden.

If that isn't hot enough for you the Justice Department is said to be considering having federal agents and prosecutors from the Southern District of New York join the jamboree originally launched by feds in the Northern District.

And Azrack, who by law at this point is to consider trial evidence in a light most favorable to prosecutors, interjected with whatever questions she had.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni considered scheduling the trial for the summer after prosecutors said they would be ready by July, but she set the Nov. 2 date after defense lawyers said they needed more time to prepare.

Late last year, federal prosecutors said they may introduce evidence at trial to show that Percoco «threatened at least four New York State employees... who were considering leaving their current jobs or State service entirely, by claiming that [he] would use his extensive influence... prevent them from finding future employment.»

In addition to the civil sanctions imposed by the Ethics Commission, Darr faces the possibility of criminal charges which a state prosecutor says he is considering.

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.

It appears from the motions filed in late January by the state in the Connecticut Coalition of Justice In Education Funding v. Rell lawsuit that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a former prosecutor, would prefer to fight schoolchildren in the courtroom than to sit down with plaintiffs and realistically consider the state's options.

Considering the enduring popularity of police procedurals and legal dramas in popular culture, the formula behind Capcom's Ace Attorney might read like a sure - fire money - maker — a game where you play as a rookie defense attorney named Phoenix Wright who shields his obviously innocent clients from the wrath of increasingly aggressive prosecutors by pointing out the holes in the state's case, inevitably producing the real culprit just in the nick of time.

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.

One fact that the court is required to consider in determining an appeal made to the forum bar is any belief held by the prosecutor, in this case the CPS, that the UK would not be the most appropriate jurisdiction in which to prosecute the defendant.

There is no reason in principle why a private prosecution should not be considered an abuse of process if the crime, the subject of the prosecution, is one that has been encouraged by the private prosecutor or when, in some other way, the private prosecutor has essentially created the same mischief as that about which he or she complains.

It is a reasonable policy which, if implemented in a considered way by front line prosecutors, will ensure that cases where no evidence should be offered will result in acquittals and stays of proceedings will be directed only in those rare cases where there is a likelihood of recommencement.

The prosecutor will be required to consider several factors, including but not limited to the motive and purpose of the offence, the relationship between the offender and the victim, the risk or damage caused by the offence, and the offender's attitude after committing the offence.

On 14 January it was widely reported that police and prosecutors are considering use of the «text sting», a stratagem imported from the US and Canada in which complainants under police management will try to trap their alleged tormentors into making written apologies by sending such heartfelt recriminations as: «How could you have treated me like that?»

Although liability under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 is considered administrative in nature, infringements are investigated by public prosecutors and adjudicated by criminal courts, in parallel with the prosecution of the individuals» related crimes and in accordance with the code of criminal procedure.

According to the Wall Street Journal, prosecutors said the four executives were detained and questioned by authorities on Thursday at a time when government authorities are increasingly considering regulations for the cryptocurrency sector.