Sentences with phrase «defendants charged in the case»

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In February, the agency dismissed charges against six defendants in the case, according to federal court recordIn February, the agency dismissed charges against six defendants in the case, according to federal court recordin the case, according to federal court records.

The jury must determine whether the facts of the case as established by testimony in court fit the legal definition of the offense with which the defendant is charged — a definition likely to be complicated at best, incomprehensible at worst.

«The defendant who was the target in this case, George Maziarz, plead to a penal law charge where the penalty was $ 1,000,» Assistant Attorney General Christopher Baynes said in court.

Further, he said he believes other defendants charged on the same day last year could be making similar requests to get their criminal cases tossed out or re-assigned to courts in upstate.

«It is my decision that this court has jurisdiction on the charges filed against the first defendant in this case and the notice of preliminary objection is dismissed,» Justice Solebo ruled.

The three local construction executives indicted in the Buffalo Billion bribery and bid - rigging case are seeking to have the charges dismissed, or — if that fails — at least to be tried separately from the other defendants in the indictment.

The criminal complaint charging Seabrook and his fellow defendant, hedge - fund manager Murray Huberfeld, strongly suggests that a witness who is cooperating with the government in the case, Jona S. Rechnitz, could also serve as an important witness in at least one of the fund - raising inquiries centered on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Lawan now being the sole accused person in the case came as an amendment was made to the charges by the ICPC which saw Emenalo's name removed as a defendant.

Lawyers for the defendants deny the charges and have been seeking to toss the case on a number of grounds over the past year, including court decisions in unrelated public corruption cases.

«These defendants are charged with creating a killing field in a crowd of innocent people, showing depraved indifference to human life and causing the death of Carey Gabay,» Ken Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney, said in a statement about the case.

Percoco and the other defendants maintain their innocence and have pleaded not guilty to all charges; the case — particularly in the wake of a

By Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, a plea bargain agreement is allowed as in this case, wherein the first defendant has provided relevant information to aid the prosecution of this case... it appears to me that by the above provisions of the ACJA, under a plea bargain agreement, the appropriate sentence to be recommended should be within the appropriate range of punishment stipulated for the offence charged.

A total of 46 defendants have been charged in the case, and 39 were taken into custody today, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

The Attorney General's office said it's actually quite common for state and federal prosecutors to bring charges against a defendant simultaneously and in this case, both have been investigating Pigeon for years.

Skelos is charged with extorting money from a real estate company and environmental firm to aid his son, Adam, who also is a defendant in the case.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Monday charged Skelos with corruption charges that include extorting real estate execs and a environmental firm to enrich his son, Adam, also a defendant in the case.

However, «[a] ttorneys are urging caution in evaluating the strength of [the] case,» which «bears some similarities, they say, to other recent cases involving Chinese American or Chinese defendants in which federal prosecutors abruptly dropped charges because of improper analysis or insufficient evidence.»

The case bears some similarities, they say, to other recent cases involving Chinese American or Chinese defendants in which federal prosecutors abruptly dropped charges because of improper analysis or insufficient evidence.

The prosecutor in Padua, where the case against a different group of defendants resides, has asked to dismiss all charges as well.

The judge also dismissed charges against the other 14 defendants in the Verona part of the case.

In cases in which loss or damage due to price - fixing can not be proven, the appropriate recourse may be for the Commissioner of Competition to charge the defendants under the Competition Act.&raquIn cases in which loss or damage due to price - fixing can not be proven, the appropriate recourse may be for the Commissioner of Competition to charge the defendants under the Competition Act.&raquin which loss or damage due to price - fixing can not be proven, the appropriate recourse may be for the Commissioner of Competition to charge the defendants under the Competition Act.»

In case you crave more details, Monson is a defendant in one trial involving drug charges and another trial charging second - degree murder, and in the course of those trials he has stabbed three different lawyers with writing utensilIn case you crave more details, Monson is a defendant in one trial involving drug charges and another trial charging second - degree murder, and in the course of those trials he has stabbed three different lawyers with writing utensilin one trial involving drug charges and another trial charging second - degree murder, and in the course of those trials he has stabbed three different lawyers with writing utensilin the course of those trials he has stabbed three different lawyers with writing utensils.

in a case in which a witness's identification of the defendant is at issue, and the identifying witness and defendant appear to be of different races, a trial court is required to give, upon request, during final instructions, a jury charge on the cross-race effect, instructing (1) that the jury should consider whether there is a difference in race between the defendant and the witness who identified the defendant, and (2) that, if so, the jury should consider (a) that some people have greater difficulty in accurately identifying members of different race than in accurately identifying members of their own race and (b) whether the difference in race affected the accuracy of the witness's identification.

During this address, there are 15 things that the court must ensure that the defendant understands (if they apply in the case); one of these is the nature of every charge the defendant is pleading guilty to.

In addition, if the defendant's rights were violated during the arrest process, a DWI / DUI attorney may be able to get the evidence thrown out and, in some cases, have the charges reduced or dismisseIn addition, if the defendant's rights were violated during the arrest process, a DWI / DUI attorney may be able to get the evidence thrown out and, in some cases, have the charges reduced or dismissein some cases, have the charges reduced or dismissed.

If the facts of the case simply do not support the legal charges against the defendant, an experienced lawyer can bring this to the prosecutor's attention in an effective way, and make the appropriate application for dismissal of the charges.

The police investigate all cases of road death that may result in a defendant being charged with an offence.

Melissa has also served as an Assistant Public Defender in Broward County where she represented indigent criminal defendants charged in a variety of cases ranging from misdemeanors to first degree felonies.

Yet a defendant threatened with punishment for injuring a nonparty victim has no opportunity to defend against the charge, by showing, for example in a case such as this, that the other victim was not entitled to damages because he or she knew that smoking was dangerous or did not rely upon the defendant's statements to the contrary.

After New Mex and the directors pleaded guilty to their respective charges, a sentencing hearing was held in which the Crown and defendants made separate arguments to support their view of the appropriate penalties in the case.

First, the defendant's own knowledge and intent and state of mind are especially crucial in perjury and obstruction of justice cases; the obvious witness to negate those charges, or at least to raise a reasonable doubt about them, is the defendant himself.

The short answer, therefore, is that in England and Wales a defendant can not be convicted on a charge that is not listed on the indictment, but a jury can convict of any charge on the indictment if the judge asks the jury to retire and consider a verdict - but the case may not get so far as that, if a plea - bargain is struck.

This case concerns a defendant's desire to testify in greater detail about the incidents giving rise to the criminal charges, confronted by his attorney's belief that more testimony was not a good idea.

The court considered its powers to make orders restricting reporting in order to protect children of defendants facing criminal proceedings (in this case child pornography charges).

At the end of the process, unless the defendant is exculpated in relation to every single underlying transaction and in relation to every single formulation of the case against him, he will be found guilty of the generic charge.

«Even without juries being informed of jury nullification, cases have been won here in New Jersey with jurors, after watching defendant testimony, deciding for either moral or personal reasons not to convict, concluding that the charges were unjust,» Peditto said.

Obtained a directed verdict on all but one count of a complaint and a defendants» verdict on the remaining count for two Fairfield County police officers accused of false imprisonment, unreasonable search and seizure pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, and malicious prosecution in a case brought by two elderly residents charged with animal cruelty.

In the case of manslaughter, for example, when a defendant is charged with recklessly causing the death of another, we will work to show that the death was the victim's fault or that the defendant did not act recklessly.

But when he was assigned one case in particular by lottery, he thought about recusing himself, and he continued to think about it until the prosecutor informed him that the defendant was planning to plead no contest to the charges.

In the right case, a Criminal Lawyer can demonstrate that the best interests society and of the person charged is to assist in rehabilitating the defendant and NOT to destroy their life by giving them a criminal recorIn the right case, a Criminal Lawyer can demonstrate that the best interests society and of the person charged is to assist in rehabilitating the defendant and NOT to destroy their life by giving them a criminal recorin rehabilitating the defendant and NOT to destroy their life by giving them a criminal record.

Mr Page has experience of complex driving cases representing Defendants charged with Drink Driving / in charge, careless and dangerous driving, speeding and other motoring offences.

Read more about jury protection for defendants in felon in possession and other firearms - related cases: — Georgia Judge Informs Jury of Mandatory Sentence — Jury Finds Man Not Guilty of Weapons Charge — Did The First Circuit Encourage Jury Nullification in Stolen Gun Case?

Therefore, the High Court passed undertakings by which traders committed not to «create the false impression that the consumer has already won, will win or will on doing a particular act win, a prize or equivalent benefit, when in fact taking any action recommended by the [trader] in relation to claiming the prize or other equivalent benefit is subject to the consumer paying money or incurring a cost which is either: (a) a substantial proportion of the unit cost to the defendant of the provision to the consumer of the thing described as a prize or other equivalent benefit; or (b) in the case of a charge stated to be for delivery and insurance, used by the defendant to finance in whole or in part its acquisition, handling or other cost of the making available of that thing, other than the actual cost of its delivery to the consumer and insurance (if any) in transit» (account rendered by the CJEU in C - 428 / 11 at para 20, emphasis added).

A court hearing is set up to review the case with defendants engaging expert criminal lawyers in challenging the charges made by the prosecution which must prove the crime through:

In Carosella, the complainant in an historic sexual assault case went to a crisis centre for advice about laying charges against the defendanIn Carosella, the complainant in an historic sexual assault case went to a crisis centre for advice about laying charges against the defendanin an historic sexual assault case went to a crisis centre for advice about laying charges against the defendant.

Some 20,000 criminal defendants who were convicted of drug charges could potentially have their convictions dismissed, or cases retried, as a result of the state's debacle concerning Ms. Dookhan's misconduct while working in a Boston - area drug analytics lab.

The charges that will be filed in a specific case will depend on the seriousness of the offense, the defendant's history of similar behavior, and the defendant's criminal record.

As a prosecutor, he was involved in the post-conviction review and investigation of numerous cases leading to the release of defendants wrongfully convicted of murder and other criminal charges.

The lawsuit charged that New York State's decision to abdicate responsibility for public defense to its counties resulted in a patchwork of often understaffed, poorly resourced and largely dysfunctional public defense systems where defendants were routinely arraigned without attorneys, urged to take plea bargains regardless of the facts of their cases, burdened by excessively high bail, and incarcerated for shockingly long periods for misdemeanors and petty crimes.

The Padilla, Youth & Communities Team advises BDS criminal and family defense clients about the potential immigration consequences of criminal charges and family court proceedings, following our constitutional obligation under the Supreme Court's holding in Padilla v. Kentucky to provide competent advice to criminal defendants to help them make an informed choice about their cases.