Sentences with phrase «hands of prosecutors»

«While we believe the vast majority of prosecutors do a difficult and admirable job, we do know that some people are wrongly convicted at the hands of prosecutors who fail in their ethical responsibilities,» Cates added.

«In a series of drug cases, U.S. District Judge William Young said the sentencing guidelines put too much power in the hands of prosecutors and give judges too little discretion in sentencing.»

Whether to direct file a juvenile is a decision that's solely in the hands of prosecutors.

«This leads to a related concern that vesting that much power in the hands of prosecutors endangers the fairness of the criminal process.

So they invented mandatory minimums and put the discretion in the hands of prosecutors.

Many criminal justice systems place such distinct power in the hands of the prosecutor from the moment he or she possesses incriminating information, even when the prosecution service is the weakest link of the system which has often been the case in international criminal justice.

The fact of the matter is that once a case gets into the hands of a prosecutor it becomes the state's case, not the aggrieved party's.