Sentences with phrase «empower grand jury»

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The order empowers the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to conduct a public corruption probe of Abelove's conduct, including his decision to present the case to a grand jury that cleared the officer of wrongdoing less than a week after the shooting.

Under an Executive Order by Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman is empowered to examine all police - involved shootings of unarmed civilians and, if necessary, take the case to a grand jury.

Macon Blair's «I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore,» in which Melanie Lynskey plays an ordinary woman who becomes empowered as a detective - avenger after she is robbed, won the U.S. grand jury prize in the dramatic category.

That's true whether it's Spike Lee, reaffirming not just racial equality but also an empowering sense of black pride with Grand Prix winner «BlacKkKlansman» (his first film in competition since «Jungle Fever» in 1991), or Jury Prize winner Nadine Labaki, whose harrowing child - endangerment drama «Capernaum» calls attention to the problem of neglected children in Beirut.

The Grand Jury is empowered to hear evidence which tends to protect a citizen against unfounded criminal prosecutions.

Grand juries consisted of 23 local citizens empowered to indict those suspected of crime, a function now performed by the magistracy.