Sentences with phrase «date of her acquittal»

The Supreme Court must consider whether, where a person claims that a prosecution has been brought in breach of her human rights, the time limit for bringing proceedings under the Human Rights Act 1998 runs from the date of her acquittal / conviction, or the date on which any appeals are granted.

Not exact matches

As the trial of William Kennedy Smith in West Palm Beach, Fla., came to a close last week with his acquittal on sexual battery charges, the date for the next high - profile rape trial, in which heavyweight Mike Tyson will be the defendant, was being set in concrete: Jan. 27.

As one of the essayists astutely points out, he even smuggles in reference to Dutch geometric abstraction in the primary colors of the workstation.4 That one prominent art critic's review frames Marshall's retrospective as «not an appeal for progress in race relations but a ratification of advances already made» is somewhat bewildering in the face of this opening gambit.5 After all, both of these paintings date from the year after the 1992 acquittal of Los Angeles police officers in the beating of Rodney King and the ensuing waves of unrest.

The acquittal of a prominent Toronto pastor of sex offence charges dating back four decades will mean Rev. Brent Hawkes can continue helping people in his community, Toronto... Read more