«People are looking to the Silver and Skelos retrials to understand whether and when prosecutors can
secure convictions in cases beyond paradigmatic bribery,» said Kelly Kramer, a defense attorney at firm Mayer Brown who isn't involved in either case... Legal experts say the former lawmakers» second trials will likely be similar in substance to the first ones.
In its ruling, the high court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a politician, making it more difficult for prosecutors to
obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence government.
«That is a significant part of this decision, that they find sufficient evidence not only because it means he could be retried but also because it shows there is sufficient evidence to sustain
a conviction in this case upon retrial,» he said.
She says there is a $ 10,000 reward for information leading to
a conviction in the case and urges public figures and community leaders to condemn the incident.
«With their support, we are able to triple the original award and offer $ 3,000 for information leading to an arrest and
conviction in this case.
«With their support, we are able to double the original award and offer $ 2,000 for information leading to an arrest and
conviction in this case.
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A stream of speakers (most Indigenous women) all had a similar refrain: Fontaine, 15, was failed not just by a criminal justice system that did not secure
a conviction in her case, but by every other institution she came in contact with in her short life.
In the petition, internationally respected Monash University Professor of Forensic Pathology Stephen Cordner notes: «If
the convictions in this case are to stand, I want to clearly state there is no pathological or medical basis for concluding homicide.
«If
the convictions in this case are to stand, I want to clearly state there is no pathological or medical basis for concluding homicide,» Professor Cordner said.