Sentences with phrase «face prosecution on»

(CNN)- Former Vice President Al Gore will not face prosecution on an allegation of sexual assault from 2006.

On 16 March 2018 he found himself facing prosecution on 16 of the 18 corruption charges - for 783 instances of alleged wrongdoing.

Not exact matches

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.

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 legitimate.

Depending on the severity of the atrocities already committed and the health of the ruler, we might consider allowing a head of state to negotiate a number of «freedom years» before facing ICC prosecution.

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».

That appeals court did note, however, that Silver's conviction was not based on lack of evidence, according to former Deputy U.S. Attorney Joon Kim, who presided over Silver's inaugural prosecution, and vowed that the one - time Downtown pol would eventually face justice.

«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.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he is facing «selective prosecution and a double standard» by Albany entities looking into his 2014 fundraising and campaign activities, when he tried helping Democrats take control of the Republican - led State Senate.

She is to appear at Westminster magistrates court on September 19th to face 15 charges of false accounting and six of forgery, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed.

«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.

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

«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.

The fate of 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz, who faces 17 counts of first - degree murder in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, will depend on his mental state and the wishes of the victims» families, which have a say in how the prosecution proceeds.

In 2016, she was awarded the prestigious John Maddox Prize for her pursuit of sound science in the face of death threats, lawsuits and personal attacks stemming from her work as an expert witness in prosecutions resting on false memories.

Two felony charges dropped TAMPA, Florida ---- Claiming a lack of evidence sufficient to warrant a continued prosecution, Florida assistant state attorney Andrew Hubbard on May 1, 2018 informed Hillsborough Circuit Judge Mark Wolfe at a preliminary hearing that the state has dropped all charges against Spencer Heintz, 23, who had faced two counts of aggravated -LSB-...]

Once these producers have many thousands of customers, to a population facing «unaffordable lawyers» services,» law society prosecutions of them for the unauthorized practice of law (UPL) take on the very unpopular appearance of a strategy to eliminate a market competitor rather than protecting the public from faulty service providers.

While there are some views in the academic legal community that the Disciplinary Committee should be chary when it comes to pursuing a disciplinary case that, on its face, looks like a political prosecution, I am strongly of the opposite view.

«I kid you not,» writes Michael Cernovich, who links to a fantastic post on the White Collar Crime Prof Blog that invokes the 9th Circuit, criminal prosecution for interfering in the sale of government land (United States v. Cassel) and a dog named Mr. Mooch Face.

101 Incidents of ethical violations resulting in professional discipline and even criminal prosecution are on the rise.102 Faced with declining profit margins, firms have been accused of «overworking files» and overstaffing projects in an effort to increase billable hours.103 And they have bent the rules governing conflicts of interest.104 One survey indicated that one - third of the 30,000 clients interviewed felt dissatisfied with the representation they received from their attorneys, citing primarily a failure to communicate and inadequate attention given to their cases, suggesting that law firms are under pressure to increase their case loads without hiring new associates to staff them.105 The recent decline in professionalism is even further evidenced by a decline in pro bono commitment.106 Thus, new graduates face even heavier workloads, increased pressure to meet high billable requirements, and fewer pro bono opportunities.

Now you may appear in a court of equity that will claim some or other ACT demands that you MUST do this OR face arrest and prosecution... This is based on the assumption that there is no superior or private law involved.

Norm Pattis writes that the «anti-hero» in the prosecution of two journalists who refuse to reveal which sources told them Valerie Plame was a CIA agent is «Patrick J. Fitzgerald, a pug - faced federal prosecutor bent on making an ass of the law.

Bloggers may no longer express their uninhibited views on everything under the sun, for the Supreme Court said they may face libel and even prosecution for the blog content.

Our work with children is focused on providing legal assistance to juveniles condemned to die in prison; challenging the placement of youth in adult jails and prisons, where they face an elevated risk of assault and sexual violence; and challenging the prosecution of very young children as adults.

We are prepared to put the prosecution on the defensive, whether you are facing felony or misdemeanor charges.

Chief Justice McLachlin concluded that the ground for denying bail on the basis of public confidence was not vague or overbroad because it instructed judges to focus on the gravity and circumstances of the offence, the potential lengthy term of imprisonment faced by the accused and the apparent strength of the prosecution's case.

However, given the desirability of finality in criminal matters, it would not usually be in the interests of justice that people should have to face a second prosecution in relation to the same offence, if the evidence relied on was available at the earlier hearing, particularly when a deliberate decision had been taken not to rely on that evidence.

Korean law does not impose document - hold obligations on parties that may be facing litigation or prosecution.

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I don't want to be the test case on the legality of seizing property, amassing fines, or facing prosecution as an accessory to anything.

I think everyone must try their very hardest to be on the side of right vs wrong, & yeah I guess I wouldn't mind seeing less high paid defence attorneys walking around with huge bank accounts, and happy faces, while we pay minumum fees to prosecution lawyers.

State and federal officials are sharpening their focus on mortgage fraud in the face of growing criticism by homeowners, activists and banking experts about the lack of fraud prosecutions since the 2008 housing crash.

These professionals could face further prosecution from HUD or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), when they take over RESPA enforcement on July 21.

The mortgage exec on Thursday faced the largest prosecution stemming from the financial crisis so far.