Sentences with phrase «face prosecution in»

People who assault others often face prosecution in the criminal courts for their actions.

An adult criminal offender would face prosecution in a trial, while juvenile criminal offenders would have their cases heard in the state's juvenile delinquency courts.

Jason Bateman stars as Sandy Patterson, who travels cross-country to return Diana, played by Melissa McCarthy, to face prosecution in Colorado.

She wanted to know if her partner would be likely to face prosecution in Britain after accompanying her on a trip to Switzerland.

Zuri Ibrahim is likely to be transferred to the Upper West regional capital of Wa for further interrogation — and later he will face prosecution in his country.

The two banks, however, will still face prosecution in Australia over the matter and, potentially, from overseas authorities.

In 2006 he was told he faced prosecution in Turkey, where he lives, for his collage Best in Show, showing the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan as a dog.

Second, the main mischief caused by the presumption — as identified by the House of Lords in C v DPP [1995] 2 All ER 43, [1995] 2 WLR 3873 — was the difficulty facing the prosecution in rebutting the presumption.

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While prosecutions are rare, women who are hospitalized for abortion complications frequently face criminal and civil action, and even run the risk of spending up to three years in jail.

In the letter, Frerichs said that this has left the legal cannabis industry «with limited confidence it will not face criminal prosecution» from federal officials.

Assange, who denies the rape allegations, fears that if he is arrested he will be handed over to the United States to face prosecution over WikiLeaks» publication of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents in one of the largest information leaks in U.S. history.

He faced a sixth deportation in 2015, and was in Justice Department (DOJ) custody that March after serving 46 months in prison for a felony re-entry into the US, but instead of transferring him into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation, the department transferred him to the San Francisco County Jail for prosecution of a 1995 marijuana charge.

One reason: In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuiIn 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuiin China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.

He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted in a pending criminal case — one of several prosecutions brought against him.

Arguments have been made that banks in general often do not face criminal prosecution for violating anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations, but instead, according to the author of the aforementioned article referred to above,» (accept) settlements that either defer or erase the threat of criminal suits.»

With her passport confiscated and facing prosecution, in November 2016 she reached out to Caruana Galizia, and shared her story in February last year.

Mo. is charged with failure to report the suspected abuse of a child, becoming the first active bishop in the country to face criminal prosecution in such a case.

The reach of this device becomes ever clearer when we recall that the Court was not faced, in Romer, with an attempt to stir up prosecutions or withdraw the protections of the law from gays and lesbians.

The prosecution calls 130 people, amongst them is the Atalanta coach Stefano Colantuono (who risks a referral), in addition there is Stefano Mauri, Sergio Pellissier and Cristian Doni who could face action.

In December 2000, Austin was allegedly run over by windsurfer Dane Barnhard, who left a six - inch gash in Austin's shin and now faces prosecution by the Maui district attorneIn December 2000, Austin was allegedly run over by windsurfer Dane Barnhard, who left a six - inch gash in Austin's shin and now faces prosecution by the Maui district attornein Austin's shin and now faces prosecution by the Maui district attorney.

I am personally not going that route because it IS ILLEGAL to use them and if you are ever in an accident you could face prosecution and would certainly not being reimbursed for injuries and the like.

But they are being translated in this country as non-negotiable rules and so a midwife who uses her own judgement to take on a case which falls outside the narrow guidelines will be in breach of the law and may face prosecution.

Five Health Ministry employees will also face charges in the affair, the state prosecution announced yesterday.

Countryside Alliance chief executive Simon Hart stated in May 2008: «Most hunts have been able to carry out a range of hunting activities with only a very few facing vindictive prosecutions.

In his statement on Thursday, Patino emphasized both that Sweden has yet to guarantee that the Wikileaks founder will not face further prosecution in the U.S. and that, in the view of Ecuador, Assange's fears of persecution are legitimatIn his statement on Thursday, Patino emphasized both that Sweden has yet to guarantee that the Wikileaks founder will not face further prosecution in the U.S. and that, in the view of Ecuador, Assange's fears of persecution are legitimatin the U.S. and that, in the view of Ecuador, Assange's fears of persecution are legitimatin the view of Ecuador, Assange's fears of persecution are legitimate.

On assisted dying, a survey in September found that 81 % think that «mentally competent individuals with incurable or terminal diseases who wish to end their lives receiving medical assistance should be able to do so, without those assisting them facing prosecution».

Bettison is facing further investigation relating to his role in the Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 people died, and could face criminal charges following a separate ongoing probe by the Crown Prosecution Service.

«New Yorkers, especially in the borough of Manhattan, face the continuation of discriminatory arrests and prosecutions thanks to unjust opposition in Albany.

«That the applicant, who knows full well that she is on bail in the United Kingdom where she is being investigated for several financial crimes, and that she would not be able to leave that country in view of the ongoing investigation and imminent trial, is seeking the order of this honourable court for the charge before this honourable court to be amended to include her name on the face of the charge in order for her to escape from investigation and prosecution in the United Kingdom under the guise that she is coming to face her trial before this honourable court and also to scuttle the trial before this honourable court.»

A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem, on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu and two others facing trial for alleged N2.9 bn fraud.

Guidelines for the Crown Prosecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair pProsecution Service would also be amended to ensure they «take account» of actions intended to prevent a crime, in a «double lock» intended to ensure that people who take reasonable steps to intervene to prevent disturbances are not faced with unfair prosecutionprosecution.

A Tory peer faces prosecution for fiddling his Parliamentary expenses after allegedly claiming more than # 11,000 in overnight subsistence and mileage costs.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El - Rufai has reiterated that Chocolate City co-founder, Audu Maikori, who was recently arrested by the police over a series of tweets he sent to his followers, alleging that some students of the Kaduna State College of Education had been killed by Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna, will face prosecution for his crime.

Any doctor who does intervene in this way could face prosecution for murder, which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

The «Nsuohye3» hit maker, faced trial for possessing weed in his house but was duly acquitted and discharged — after it emerged that the weed was actually planted in his house by the police earlier and the same police went to his house to do a search, found the substance, and arraigned him to court to face malicious prosecution.

These involve illegal insurance advisers selling bogus motor insurance policies, that result in the innocent motorist driving illegally without valid motor insurance, facing prosecution and having their vehicle seized and crushed.

UK citizens who commit sex offences abroad will face prosecution when they return to the UK - even if the act was legal in the country in which it took place.

An Associate Professor, University of Calabar (Unical) Dr Eyo Mensah and five students in the institution are to face prosecution over alleged certificate forgery.

Shi'ite Leader, El - Zakzaky not in Army's custody; to face prosecution — Buratai The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. - Gen.

Twenty - five persons are currently facing prosecution for their role in the suspected murder of Major Adam Mahama at Denkyira Obuasi.

«Except for interests other than the ends of justice underlying the pending charge against Senator Hamma Misau, we hereby call on the prosecution to play its prosecutorial cards face up, as we shall gladly love to meet them in court to articulate our robust defence against the obviously spurious allegations against the distinguished senator.

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has stated that Police Commanders who fail to ensure arrests and prosecution in vigilante - related incidents will face sanctions.

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has already warned that Police Commanders who fail to ensure arrests and prosecution in vigilante - related incidents will face sanctions.

In addition, their parents faced prosecution.

«Even persons who were facing criminal prosecution prior to the 2015 presidential elections who are now members of the ruling APC and other members of APC who are overtly known to be involved in known cases of corruption were excluded from the list whilst persons who have never been charged with any crime and who in fact have not held any previous government portfolio including myself were listed as «looters».

In an Orange County Register op - ed, former Democrat State Senator Gloria Romero identified three Los Angeles Democrats, Senator Kevin de Leon and Assemblymen Mike Eng and Jimmy Gomez, who have faced similar residency questions but evaded prosecution.

«After deliberation on the evidence presented in this matter, the grand jury found that there was no reasonable cause to vote an indictment,» Mr. Donovan said in a statement released to the press, after four months of presenting evidence and more than an hour of news reports that Mr. Pantaleo would face prosecution.

Defence counsel on Tuesday declined cross examination of a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Femi Fani - Kayode facing charges of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Lagos.

«Five more persons involved in the killings in the Guma and Logo local government areas have also been arrested, apart from the 11 herdsmen who are facing prosecution at the moment.

Those individuals who fail to disclose clients could face prosecution and thousands of dollars in fines, which provides the necessary teeth to the recommendations.