Sentences with phrase «custody before their trial»

Cuomo proposed a series of criminal justice reforms, including eliminating cash bail for many low - level offenses; pursuing legislation that would cut back on time defendants are held in custody before trial; and reducing the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.

The Court sent a strong message that too many individuals are being held unnecessarily in custody before trial and too many individuals are subject to restrictive conditions and forms of release.

This is another term for bail hearing, where the judge decides if an accused person is being released from custody before their trial or sentencing.

Not exact matches

The judge Felix, although almost persuaded that the accused has striven «always to have a clear conscience before God and before man» (Acts 24:16) nevertheless adjourns the trial, keeps the accused «in custody but... allow [s] him some liberty, [does] not... prevent any of his friends from looking after him.»

The primary issue before us is whether trial court's award of joint custody is in the best interests of the Burham children.

Suswam, by his suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, is asking the court to declare his detention in the custody of the DSS since February 25, 2017, without trial, as a violation of his fundamental rights, to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and dignity of human person.

On the war against corruption, although the Church lauded the Federal Government, it urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, «to stop media trials of suspects in their custody and ensure the conclusion of investigations before arraignment and prosecution of alleged offenders.»

Fortunately, Oklahoma Divorce Courts require mediation when property and custody disputes can not be resolved before trial.

Indicted for the Queens robbery of the liquor store by a grand jury, he absconded before the trial and was wanted by the F.B.I. on a charge of unlawful flight from custody.

If there are accusations about domestic violence in a child custody case, the judge has to hold an «evidentiary hearing» (a trial before a judge without a jury) to decide whether a parent has engaged in one or more acts of domestic violence against the other parent, the child, or another family or household member.

Previously a defendant could delay or even block a divorce case by contesting the divorce grounds, thereby requiring a «grounds trial» before any of the economic or custody issues could be heard, let alone finally resolved.

In Cortina, the court upheld the trial judge's decision to award sole custody of teenage children to the father but varied the costs order to take into account the fact that a particular offer had expired three days before trial and thus was not in strict compliance with Rule 18 (14).

Release pending trial is critically important to every accused person, both because defending a case is much more difficult from in - custody than out; and also because the presumption of innocence is always undermined where a person is held in jail before his or her guilt and innocence is determined.

An accused stuck in custody often have to wait 6 months to 1.5 years before their trial date.

With Millard held in custody without bail, the case is likely to see trial before the year is up.

It appeared that the petitioner was not in the military service of the United States, but was held in custody by military authority for trial before a military commission upon charges founded upon the publication of articles alleged to be incendiary and libelous, in a newspaper of which he was editor.

If the issues regarding the division of property and permanent custody and support orders can not be agreed upon, the matter will be set for trial before a judge.

In PA, court - ordered mediation relates to mandatory custody mediation ONLY, which all spouses in litigation must submit to as a final step to see if their custody issues can be resolved before their case gets listed before the divorce judge for initial listing and trial.

Therefore, before deciding to «fight» for custody, think long and hard of the many options that can be implemented in your case in establishing a parenting plan that allows your children to have maximum access to both parents (not necessarily a 50 - 50 arrangement, but rather one that allows both parents to be involved in an ongoing basis with the children) as such an arrangement has been shown to be better for the children's future emotional well - being than one in which one parent is shut out of the children's lives (something that is not going to happen even after a custody trial).

If custody is involved in a dispute, FCS mediation may be a mandatory requirement before the court allows a contested issue to come to trial.

Although a father's odds of winning custody should technically depend on how well he meets his state's best interests factors, custody is sometimes established even before parents go to trial.

Because of the potential benefits associated with divorce mediation, divorce cases are routinely referred to mediation as either a first step or in other cases, as a final option before a divorce or custody case proceeds to trial.

This requires a trial, and a judge will weigh several stringent factors before ordering joint physical custody over the wishes of one parent.