Sentences with phrase «criminal trials raises»

The issue of fitness to plead in criminal trials raises interesting, indeed fundamental philosophical, questions concerning justice.

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The criminal charges against Cryns have raised concerns among some natural - birth advocates that midwifery is being put on trial.

This year, in the budget debate, the three men are also agreeing to rules for Uber, Lyft, and other ride sharing upstate; raising the age at which people are considered an adult for criminal trials; and a plan for making the SUNY system tuition free for many.

He cited criminal justice reforms under Cuomo, including the closure of 24 state prisons, the raising of the age at which youths can be charged with a crime, prioritizing community reentry programs, and helping pass laws allowing identification photo arrays at trial and videotaping of police interrogations.

The plan will also update the bail system, improve a defendant's access to a speedy trial and competent court - appointed defense attorneys, require that all police interrogations be recorded and raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

The governor also proposed criminal justice reforms such as overhauling the bail system, speeding up trials, raising the age of criminal liability to 18 from 16 and recording police interrogations.

Just this past year, legislative changes show New Yorkers can make a difference: by raising the age of criminal responsibility, enacting bail reform, ensuring access to a speedy trial, improving witness identification procedures and requiring video - taped police interrogation for serious offenses.

Launch the «New York Promise» Agenda to Advance Social Justice and Affirm New York's Progressive Values - Reforms of the Criminal Justice System including «overhauling New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, raising the age of criminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewideCriminal Justice System including «overhauling New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, raising the age of criminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewidecriminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewide.»

A Vermont native raised in Burlington, Lucas has extensive experience in criminal law and civil litigation, with courtroom experience that includes over 30 jury trials.

Furthermore, in absence of any criminal trial the inquest affords the bereaved family the opportunity to raise questions of the coroner to understand how their loved one died.

The high - profile criminal trials of Angela Cannings, Sally Clark and Trupti Patel raised general concern, not only about possible miscarriages of justice in the criminal courts but also in the family courts.