Sentences with phrase «for convictions in both cases»

Not exact matches

She's more emblematic of the 1990s than of the 2000s, but remember this: Martha Stewart bet that by not appealing her conviction (for lying to prosecutors, in case you forgot) and by simply getting her five - month prison stretch done with in March 2005, she would minimize the damage to her reputation and quickly get her company back on track.

Evidence of lack of business integrity (such as indictments, pleas of guilt in legal cases, convictions for violations of legal behavior, adverse civil judgements, or out - of - court settlements).

«While casinos routinely look for suspicious bets at sports books and have worked with law enforcement to identify illegal activity, in some cases leading to criminal convictions, no such oversight exists for the illegal sports betting market,» he said

He recalled that in the one case that perhaps came closest — the show - trial conviction of several influential military and intelligence officers for drug trafficking and other crimes in 1989 — there was even some circumstantial evidence that the illicit activities had been tolerated by superiors.

In this case... I believe it is time to «foist» my conviction that this pastor's conviction is wrong... in order to protect the innocent and stand up for what is righIn this case... I believe it is time to «foist» my conviction that this pastor's conviction is wrong... in order to protect the innocent and stand up for what is righin order to protect the innocent and stand up for what is right.

And if many establishmentarian religionists were dragged screaming by the Enlightenment and practical necessity to grant religious freedom, some very firm believers, from colonial Baptists to Jesuit John Courtney Murray in the Second Vatican Council, also kept making the case for conviction blended with civility, commitment tempered with empathy.

In Mantel's case, when she began writing about Cromwell, by her own account she was «filled with glee and a sense of power,» a conviction that everything in her life had prepared her for thiIn Mantel's case, when she began writing about Cromwell, by her own account she was «filled with glee and a sense of power,» a conviction that everything in her life had prepared her for thiin her life had prepared her for this.

Parkman, like Foote, wrote history from a point of view: in Parkman's case, the Whiggish conviction that, when Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in 1759, North America was won for liberty against popish authoritarianism.

In Vermont, the federal court is now hearing a case in which a man is refusing to enroll in Vermont Health Connect, a state exchange, because a portion of his premium paid for abortion services and this violates his religious convictionIn Vermont, the federal court is now hearing a case in which a man is refusing to enroll in Vermont Health Connect, a state exchange, because a portion of his premium paid for abortion services and this violates his religious convictionin which a man is refusing to enroll in Vermont Health Connect, a state exchange, because a portion of his premium paid for abortion services and this violates his religious convictionin Vermont Health Connect, a state exchange, because a portion of his premium paid for abortion services and this violates his religious convictions.

Either abortion must be shown to be a special case, or freedom of choice must be allowed in other cases where a person calls for state action to enforce his or her convictions.

In the recent book, Civil Liberties Under Attack, one of the authors mentions the case of a government official with an impeccable record who was placed under charges because unidentified informers asserted he «advocated the Communist Party line, such as favoring peace and civil liberties,» and «his convictions concerning equal rights for all races and classes extend slightly beyond the normal feelings of the average individual «1

«Whether such cases end in conviction or acquittal appears to rest on, firstly, the ability of police or prosecutors to link the defendant with a particular association, and secondly, whether the judge decides to uphold an individual's constitutional right to share beliefs as a private citizen,» Victoria Arnold reported for Forum 18.

Klopp may not win a trophy case worth of silverware in his tenure but the tenacious manner in which Pool are playing makes me long for such conviction and desire in Red London.

Pfizer / Wyeth received a criminal conviction in 2003 for a «cyncial and deliberate breach of the regulations» after Birmingham Trading Standards brought a case over an advertising campaign — click here.

In 2018, the Office of the Attorney - General's Department will operationalise the Office of the Special Prosecutor, review all agreements for MDAs and MMDAs, with the aim to secure successful convictions in the vast majority of cases referred to the Office by the PolicIn 2018, the Office of the Attorney - General's Department will operationalise the Office of the Special Prosecutor, review all agreements for MDAs and MMDAs, with the aim to secure successful convictions in the vast majority of cases referred to the Office by the Policin the vast majority of cases referred to the Office by the Police.

Boyle had been endorsed in March by the county Conservative Party committee to run for the post after members there were upset when the incumbent sheriff, Vincent DeMarco, testified in a case that ultimately resulted in the conviction of a party functionary, Ed Walsh.

Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.

Other examples would include Moos and McClure (where the Court of Appeal overturned the only successful kettling case to date) and the admittedly contentious decision in Abdul v DPP - the conviction under section five of the Public Order Act 1986 of those protesting in fairly vituperative terms («baby killers», «rapists», «murderers» etc) about the war in Iraq at a homecoming for British troops.

«We can not dismiss or under - estimate the threat from the far - right and we've seen recently a number of cases where there have been convictions and custodial sentences for far - right wing extremists that would have caused havoc in our communities and what you've got to remember is it's not that the Muslim community condones terrorism.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

That means Silver, sentenced to 12 years in prison, could remain free for upwards of a year while he appeals his case — or never head to jail at all if a higher court throws out his conviction, or grants a new trial.

«Even where New York Courts have suspended attorneys for substantial periods of time, those cases involve more egregious and ongoing acts of misconduct, as opposed to Mr. Grimm's isolated and singular conviction,» his attorney Annette Hasapidis said in the Manhattan federal court filing from earlier this month.

Instead of convictions, cases with white defendants more often end in adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, where the case is adjourned for a period of time and later dismissed if the defendant isn't arrested again..

Honest Service fraud statutes were questioned by the courts previously, and prior to deliberations in the Silver case, attorneys for Silver argued that the jury instructions would unfairly guarantee a conviction.

In an assessment of the strategy to improve the way prosecutors tackle cases of violence against women and girls, Starmer will reveal that in the past year the Crown Prosecution Service has reported its highest conviction rate for domestic violencIn an assessment of the strategy to improve the way prosecutors tackle cases of violence against women and girls, Starmer will reveal that in the past year the Crown Prosecution Service has reported its highest conviction rate for domestic violencin the past year the Crown Prosecution Service has reported its highest conviction rate for domestic violence.

In its ruling, the high court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a politician, making it more difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence governmenIn its ruling, the high court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a politician, making it more difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence governmenin cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence governmenin which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence governmenin return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence government.

Jay - J's Law, named for a North Tonawanda boy who suffered severe abuse from his father, extends the so - called «look - back» time frame for previous convictions to be considered in cases of repeat abuse.

The conviction is a major victory for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, coming on the heels of a guilty verdict in the case of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

«The exhibit as a whole may be interpreted by potential jurors as the Court's celebration of criminal convictions in significant cases, and particularly cases involving allegations of public corruption,» said the letter filed by Daniel Gitner, a lawyer for former energy company executive Peter Kelly, a co-defendant.

Cohen also refers to Cuomo associates Joseph Percoco and Todd Howe, the former's felony convictions for bribery involving contractors and the latter's testimony in such cases.

The case — along with the conviction of former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who is to be sentenced May 12 — was a capstone of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's crusade against Albany corruption, and prosecutors asked for more than 14 years in prison — the highest federal sentence ever for a New York legislator.

«Indeed, a juror might assume from the display that a conviction in a public corruption case will later be celebrated, and this could encourage the juror, either consciously or on a subliminal level, to vote for conviction.»

Among other benefits for the district attorney offices across the city, the funding will provide Bronx County with a vertical integration system which proposes delegating every stage of the prosecution to a single assistant district attorney in order to eliminate delays and backlogs in trial cases, a Rikers Island prosecution bureau and a Conviction Integrity Unit to review past convictions and ensure the fairness of tried cases.

A federal judge in Brooklyn, in an extraordinary opinion that calls for courts to pay closer attention to how felony convictions affect people's lives, sentenced a woman in a drug case to probation rather than prison, saying the collateral consequences she would face as a felon were punishment enough.

Both Libous and Skelos were ousted in their respective corruption cases following felony convictions, creating vacancies that made life complicated for the Republican conference that holds a narrow majority in the chamber.

There is no precedent for this actually happening, because in all historical cases, the President has either resigned prior to a conviction in the Senate, or the Senate did not convict.

Former state Senate leader John Sampson became the latest politician to ask for a review of his corruption conviction based on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week narrowing federal bribery and «honest services fraud» statutes in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Sir, I have resolved to write you this letter based on a strong inner conviction and my personal observations and views about your very action in the near future, that I believe, would make a strong case or otherwise for the National Democratic Congress, NDC, a party on whose ticket you served as a Member of Parliament, rose to the position of a Deputy Minister and later Minister.

Calls for anti-corruption legislation grew late last year after the convictions of the former Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, and ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos in the Senate, in separate corruption cases.

Silver was convicted of using his political influence for political favors; the conviction was tossed last summer, when appellate judges in the 2nd Circuit ruled that the definition of «official acts» had been changed by a previous Supreme Court decision in the public corruption case of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim says the case marked the first conviction of a public official for securities fraud in connection with municipal bonds.

The groups are seeking major changes in the wake of the arrest and conviction of the two majority party legislative leaders, including banning or strictly limiting outside income, and closing loopholes in the campaign finance system that in some cases allow for unlimited contributions.

The conviction and hefty sentence — the second highest for a state politician convicted of corruption in the past decade — has capped a stellar run of Albany and New York City corruption cases brought by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara and federal authorities in Brooklyn.

Lawyers for former state Senate leader Dean Skelos told a federal appeals court in Manhattan on Monday that the recent decision reversing the corruption conviction of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has strengthened Skelos» case for same treatment.

Nana Oye, however, said statistics from DOVVSU showed that out of 1,547 sexual and gender - based violence cases sent to court in 2014, convictions were secured for 160 cases, representing 10.3 per cent and asserted that the way forward was to ensure that the laws were enforced and implementation tracked through an effective monitoring system, in addition to building the capacities of law enforcement institutions, social services and healthcare providers.

[60] During his six - year tenure, he received praise for his record of convictions in public corruption cases.

Some 1,808 cases, about 5 percent, resulted in a jail sentence for lesser convictions.

Their views on such matters as conviction rates and plea bargains reveal that Mr. Laquidara, who also has the Working Families Party and Green Party lines, has the right sensibility: He recognizes the need for aggressive prosecution of repeat offenders and those accused of violent crimes, but he also sees the need to exercise discretion in certain other cases, balancing justice with the office's limited resources and the need to prevent case backlogs.

But Belling, forced to leave the Erie County district attorney's office at the end of last year, may be best known for two high - profile cases: the acquittal on the most serious charges against Dr. James G. Corasanti and the murder conviction (later resulting in a manslaughter plea) of Jeffrey J. Basil.

Mr. Sampson being convicted and Mr. Seddio's backing aren't the only factors at play in Mr. Smitherman's hopes to try again for the seat: even in cases of convictions in the past, Mr. Cuomo has been not moved to call for special elections to fill vacancies.