Sentences with phrase «continuing the prosecution of»

This comes after he sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor.

The announcement comes two days after the youngest mayor in Mount Vernon history sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor in the wake of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last week.

«So the continued prosecution of Groia, in my view, calls into question the priorities of the Law Society of Upper Canada,» he said.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Senate recently passed a resolution condemning the prosecution and continuing incarceration of former prime minister Yuliya Tymoshenko and her political allies.8 Various European leaders, including OSCE Parliamentary Assembly members, have made a special point of visiting Tymoshenko in prison and lobbying for her release.9 Her incarceration has become one of the main obstacles in Ukraine's relations with the EU, stalling Ukraine's hitherto successful bid for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Brussels.

Already embroiled in controversy over remarks Hussain was alleged to have made in 2004 concerning the prosecution of Sami al - Arian, this appointment warrants careful consideration because of the problematic mission and track record of the OIC... Continue Reading»

According to Edward J. Larson's scholarly, informative, Pulitzer Prize - winning book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, the prosecution of young John Scopes for presumedly violating a state law restricting the teaching of evolution in the public schools need not have resulted in the now legendary high - pitched standoff between the atheistic radical Clarence Darrow and the robustly religious populist William Jennings Bryan.

HMRC will continue to challenge in the courts and anyone who engages in tax avoidance schemes risk not only the high cost of these schemes but also lay themselves open to penalties and, potentially, prosecution.»

That's a shameful situation and we've allowed that to continue for the last 45 years by the continued prosecution under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the idea that prohibition will make a difference.

Ebo Hawkson reported from the court that a Senior State Attorney, Ms Sefakor Batsa, told the court on Tuesday that, based on section 54 of the criminal and other offences Act, 1960 (Act 30) the AG had filed a nolle prosequi not to continue with the prosecution.

The presiding judge, Justice James Tsoho during the hearing ordered that Nnamdi Kanu be taken to prison instead of being kept in custody of the DSS overruling the request by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Mohammed Diri, for the continued incarceration of Kanu by the DSS.

«This Office will continue the vigorous prosecution of political corruption to secure for the people of New York — regardless of party affiliation — what they deserve: the honest labors of their elected representatives.

Britons continue to travel abroad to die and the law - following guidelines from the director of public prosecutions endorsed by MPs - effectively forgives compassionate amateur assistance to die.

Even if the police did more, this is unlikely to be supported by a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) that continues to prosecute single offences out of a catalogue of intimidation, thereby denying courts the opportunity to take into account a perpetrator's full behaviour.

There is also a companion trial to the Percoco case in June, which is expected to probe pay - to - play allegations in Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» revitalization initiative for that part of New York — which means that hard looks at the practices of state government will continue to be in the news with the prosecution of another Cuomo ally, Alain Kaloyeros.

«If government does not exempt child victims of rape or defilement from the compulsory payment of N5000 for obtaining medical reports from hospitals as evidence for prosecution, perpetrators of these evil and criminal acts would continue to escape justice and such acts would continue to increase in our society,» she said.

Chief Oyegun who was represented by APC National Deputy Chairman (South), Engineer Segun Oni, said the President's widely lauded war on corruption has started to yield fruit, just as astronomical sums of money have and continue to be recovered from corrupt public officials with several prosecutions carried out by a newly re-energized EFCC.

«President Mahama pledges to the people of Ghana that the NDC will continue to make corruption a high risk activity punishable in accordance with rule of law,» he said, assuring that the various investigative and prosecution bodies will be strengthened to support quest to fight corruption.

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, continued on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja with the prosecution witness, Mustapha Yerima, further stating how he was pressured by the defendants to claim the property allegedly acquired with the proceeds of crime.

The home affairs committee will continue their questioning with director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer on Tuesday April 5th and the information commissioner on Tuesday April 26th.

(EFCC Press Release) The trial of a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Azibaola Robert, his wife, Stella and their company, One Plus Holdings, continued before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 with a prosecution witness, David Nkpe, telling the court how some individuals and companies were alleged to have received payment from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, without contract or approvals.

Seelig accused Ponte of being «derelict in his responsibility to take action against Seabrook» and of «blatant inaction concerning this scandal» because he is aware «Seabrook's preoccupation with avoiding prosecution and conviction has given you the opportunity to continue mistreating correction officers.»

Silver's defense attorneys continued their cross examination of Dr. Robert Taub, the prosecution's star witness in a bribery scheme allegedly orchestrated by Silver.

At least someone should be in jail and we should look forward to their prosecution... We are too close now to allowing all of this to continue and I am very disappointed in government that after two, three days of this happening, there doesn't seem to be any attempt to try and deal with these groups.

Elizabeth Glazer, director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, said, «Today, with the opening of a dedicated Rikers Island prosecution bureau, New York City is taking an important step to continue reducing violence in our city's jails.

The court granted the prosecutions» plea, and then adjourned to June 6, 2016, for hearing of the motion for bail and commencement of trial, while the accused person continued to enjoy the administrative bail granted her by the EFCC.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, sought the court's permission to continue with the examination - in - chief of the first prosecution witness.

NY Times reports that a federal judge reduced the prison sentence of former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin for his help in the criminal prosecutions of former state Sen. Carl... Continue reading →

But as he's made clear this year, there are now only two paths forward — continued prosecutions and further erosion of the public trust, or comprehensive ethics reform that gets to the root of the problem,» said Matt Mittenthal, spokesman for Schneiderman, in a statement to Gotham Gazette.

The judge said that since the prosecution counsel Mr. Oladipo Okpeseyi (SAN) did not object to the bail of the ex-NSA, the court has to affirm same and ordered the defendant to continue to enjoy the bail condition granted him in 2015 when he was first arraigned.

Unlike Barnes, other experts who testified for the prosecution in the Woodward trial continue to support the validity of SBS.

The United Arab Emirates» intolerance of criticism continued in 2016 with the prosecution of an Emirati academic and a Jordanian journalist, among others Authorized electronic components distributor.

Still, San Francisco has sharply reduced truancy and chronic absenteeism over the last several years using a range of tactics to ensure kids get to school, including prosecution of parents - programs initiated by former city District Attorney Harris with the school district and continued under her successor George Gascón.

A number of successful prosecutions were brought by the Peculiar Crimes Unit in the years that followed, with the result that the unit continued its work into peacetime.

Two felony charges dropped TAMPA, Florida ---- Claiming a lack of evidence sufficient to warrant a continued prosecution, Florida assistant state attorney Andrew Hubbard on May 1, 2018 informed Hillsborough Circuit Judge Mark Wolfe at a preliminary hearing that the state has dropped all charges against Spencer Heintz, 23, who had faced two counts of aggravated -LSB-...]

The novelist William Boyd uses the occasion of Philip Hook's Rogue's Gallery being published to launch a screed against the art market in which he says he has witnessed no less than three outright fraudlent practices «worthy of prosecution:» Continue Reading

Presumably, the government will continue to ratchet up the penalties and prosecutions for giving up «state secrets», but I suspect we'll be seeing more of these Edward Snowden incidents, not less.

It is entirely possible there is information not referred to in the reasons of the Hearing Panel that would shed further light on the decision to continue the prosecution.

These figures only relate to prosecutions that have been dropped due to failures to disclose evidence; they do not show all of the additional cases where there have been serious disclosure issues, yet the proceedings have continued regardless.

Similarly, the number of investigations and prosecutions in relation to historic sexual offences has continued to rise.

T argues before this court, as he did before the court below, that given the circumstances surrounding the breach and its seriousness, the continued prosecution offends the fundamental principles of justice that underlie the community's sense of fair play and decency and therefore the only appropriate response is a stay.

In United States v. Chambers, 291 U.S. 217 (1934), the Supreme Court said that a prosecution for a violation of the National Prohibition Act could not be continued.

Henning also notes notes that the prosecution here bears out the importance of keeping prosecutors» offices free of politics, so that these kinds of prosecutions can continue.

The Crown does not have to have a sincere belief in guilt in order to launch or continue a prosecution, just a belief that the evidence suggests a reasonable probability of conviction.

Assuming the Canadian courts continue to exclude consideration of the patent prosecution when construing claim terms, it is possible for courts in the United States and Canada to come to opposite conclusions on the meaning of claim terms even if the patents are the same.

The continuance of the prosecution of the defendants after the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, for a violation of the National Prohibition Act alleged to have been committed in North Carolina, would involve an attempt to continue the application of the statutory

When the Crown closed its case to the jurors, the judge urged the prosecution to consider whether it was appropriate to continue with the case in light of the friend's evidence.

In 2016, the Department of Justice continued to give high priority to False Claims Act investigations and prosecutions.

I have advised the Trust with the associated CQC and police investigations (corporate manslaughter) and continue to advise on the HSE prosecution for breaches of Health and Safety legislation.

District Attorney Krishna Abrams said, «The prosecution of driving under the influence cases continues to be a top priority.»

Demand for «hard» IP expertise such as patent prosecution, as well as soft IP expertise, such as licensing, copyright and trademark, continues to grow as technology advances in virtually every area of our lives.