Sentences with phrase «held by a crime»

Not exact matches

Australia's success in tightly restricting gun ownership after its worst mass shooting, and the concomitant reduction in gun crimes and mass shootings, is likely to be held up by proponents of gun control as an example for what the U.S. should do after its latest mass shooting on Sunday.

Most of today's espousers of the liberal peace justify punishment, however, not by Kant's retributivism but through the later thought of utilitarians like Jeremy Bentham, who held that the purpose of punishment is to deter others from committing crimes and to rehabilitate the offender.

How else do some individuals provide so much information about a crime by holding an item of a victim, or visiting the scene, as to be able to help law enforcement solve a case?

The 6 others that have been accused by Julie on this thread of neglecting her and aiding abetting the crimes of Tony, should be held to account.

Such discrimination on the professional scene is paralleled brutally by the light regard which society has traditionally held toward crimes against women such as wife - battering or rape.

But a high school coach and a program try to hold on in a city ravaged by senseless crime

The power, usually held by a head of state, to free and / or absolve a person convicted of a crime.

Despite being suspected of crimes against humanity by the ICC, Uhuru Kenyatta holds a three-fold unique position in the eyes of Kenyans: He is the son of independence leader Jomo Kenyatta; he is believed by many to be the richest man in the country; and he is considered a natural representative of out - going President Kibaki's core ethnic region, the Kikuyu (the single largest tribe in Kenya).

TV crime drama actress and Hurley resident Diane Neal has launched an independent bid for the NY - 19 seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

Folaji was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, sequel to a petition from the Security and Exchange Commission, SEC in 2010, where it was alleged that he fraudulently sold the shares of Adesoye Holdings Limited in IPWA Plc..

Chris Grayling's session in front of the justice committee is framed by protestors holding up copies of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment

«Transported in the back of a van — often by cover of night — handcuffed, detained for no crime, and held indefinitely with no stated date of release — how could this happen, in Britain?

Instead, Senate leaders identified her as chair of the Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee — a post that's actually held by state Sen. Patrick Gallivan, a western New York Republican.

«The vast majority of crimes committed by youth are misdemeanors and notably, under this proposal, the most serious crimes would continue to be handled in the criminal court system and all youth would be held accountable for their actions,» said Jennifer March, executive director of the Citizens» Committee for Children of New York.

But Mr Blair wrote: «They need to know clearly that if they do make this move; if they hold their ard fheis by the end of January, pass the ard comhairle motion and, as they say they will, immediately go out and actively encourage everyone in the community to co-operate fully with the police and criminal justice system in tackling crime in all areas, then unionism will not be found wanting.»

The by - election was held on the same day as the Manchester Central and Corby by - elections, and the inaugural Police and Crime Commissioner elections.

Mr. Dasuki, who was arraigned before Justice Sani Yusuf, alongside a former director of finance at the office of the NSA, Shuaibu Salisu, and a former Group General Manager of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Aminu Kura, and two firms, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Reference Hospital, had on Monday filed for bail after pleading not guilty to the 19 - count charge preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

«If you look at how children are treated by government and legislation you have to be 18 to be able to vote, 16 to have sex and yet ten to be held accountable for committing a crime,» Mr Reitemeier told the BBC.

They will also be asked how far views held by the public and politicians about young people and crime reflect reality.

Azibaola and his wife, Stella, were arraigned alongside their company, One Plus Holding Limited on a seven 7 - count charge bordering on money laundering, criminal breach of trust and corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

According to the Effutu Legislator, the anti-graft agency [EOCO] must prove that all the bank accounts of the immediate past CEO of COCOBOD which it had laid hold on had been tainted by any proceeds of crime for which reason it has set a legal warfare to freeze pending his trial at the Supreme court.

On Saturday the Labour leader was held back by aides after appearing to lose his temper at a «Say No to Hate Crime» rally on Highbury Fields in north London, after a reporter asked if he was running away from questions about his leadership.

Dozens of NYPD bosses were yanked from their regular crime - fighting duties to play kids» games at a summer camp - style retreat in The Bronx held by...

It is my view that only when the 1st defendant enters his defence, that it will be clear if he knew that the transfer of the N400m formed part of illegal proceeds of crime by the former NSA», Justice Abang held.

Delivering ruling in the no - case submission argued by Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN) on behalf of Ndume, Justice Kolawole held that the prosecution failed in all fronts to link the defendant with the alleged heinous crime of hoarding information on terrorism activities and sponsorship the Boko Haram Islamic sect.

Forensic hospitals, on the other hand, which hold and treat offenders found not guilty by reason of insanity, have a very high success rate in preventing disordered individuals from returning to crime.

Dr Jepson's view contrasts with that held by the leading conservation groups who pressed governments worldwide to make illegal wildlife trade a more serious crime at the 2014 London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

White, Exley, and Vincennes find themselves drawn into a tangled and sticky web of violence and betrayal following a multiple murder at a coffee shop that is believed to be part of an effort by Mickey Cohen (Paul Guilfoyle) to consolidate his hold on organized crime in L.A..

Gotham City is a sunless, ominous haven for criminals, held in the corrupt grip of crime boss Carl Grissom (the ever - magnetic Jack Palance), and terrorized by a sadistic vandal and murderer known as The Joker.

Comprised of three separate films, shot by three different directors (Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, and Anand Tucker), and held together by a painstakingly crafted and exceedingly nuanced series of screenplays by Tony Grisoni (adapting three novels of a quartet by David Peace), the Red Riding trilogy weaves a byzantine labyrinth of sordid crimes and crooked cops.

«The Wolf of Wall Street» Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Jean Dujardin, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Cristin Milioti Biography, Comedy, Crime 180 Mins R Martin Scorsese «s The Wolf of Wall Street is a bombastic raunchfest spilling over with feverish humor and held in place by vibrant direction from Martin Scorsese and unhinged performances from its gifted cast.

Held together by an effective, if downplayed, Chandler-esque crime yarn, it touches on Marxist theory, theology, hubris, and even synchronised swimming.

It's all held together well by Oplev, who must lead his actors through some very tough moments involving vicious crimes against women, while also keeping the storyline, adapted by screenwriters Arcel (King's Game) and Heisterberg (Midsummer), the main focus, without becoming confusing in terms of mystery.

When Mikey is kidnapped and held for a ransom by ruthless crime boss Eddie, JP turns to the brothers» old pal Sal, who is a plainclothes detective, for help.

During consultations held by the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) ahead of the Knife Crime Strategy's publication, schools outlined a number of challenges they face.

Trouble is Our Business: New Stories by Irish Crime Writers Declan Burke, editor (New Island Books 2016, Hard Cover) 346 pages, cover price n / a A good anthology holds the same pleasure...

In this debut novel by Rebecca Cantrell, crime reporter Hannah Vogel tries to solve the mystery of her brother's death, hold onto her job and maybe fall in love — all while keeping a low profile.

Where some of Høeg's other novels have come close to losing their narrative moorings altogether, overcome by the force of the author's intelligence, in Smilla thedemands of the crime story keep the book grounded just enough to give readers something to hold on to.

Where some of his other novels have come close to losing their narrative moorings altogether, overcome by the force of the author's intelligence, in Smilla the demands of the crime story keep the book grounded just enough to give readers something to hold onto.

Title: Hold Back the Dark Series: Bishop / Special Crimes Unit Series By: Kay Hooper ISBN: 0425280950 (ISBN13: 9780425280959) Author's Website: http://www.kayhooper.com/ Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: An SCU team investigates an inexplicable string of murders committed by men and women with no memory of their... Continue readingBy: Kay Hooper ISBN: 0425280950 (ISBN13: 9780425280959) Author's Website: http://www.kayhooper.com/ Brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra Summary: An SCU team investigates an inexplicable string of murders committed by men and women with no memory of their... Continue readingby OBS reviewer Andra Summary: An SCU team investigates an inexplicable string of murders committed by men and women with no memory of their... Continue readingby men and women with no memory of their... Continue reading →

Being involved in the crime such as by backing the van onto the property and driving away with the dog so that a trespass could occur and Maya stolen is enough to be held liable for trespass and «conversion» of property even if she didn't actually enter the property herself and grab the dog.

True Crime may be dead, killed off by Activision, but Sleeping Dogs is certainly alive and kicking and holds all the potential of a sparkling new franchise.

Gilbert & George have a new exhibition opening on Friday 18th at the White Cube Bermondsey gallery which will hold a generous offering of over sixty new works by the partners in crime.

Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society Museum in New York, talked Thursday afternoon to KCRW's «To The Point» program about artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who is being held by Chinese authorities on charges of «economic crimes.»

Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society Museum in New York, talks to the KCRW's «To The Point» program about artist and activist Ai Weiwei, who is being held by Chinese authorities on charges of «economic crimes.»

The bombing of the last parts of Aleppo held by rebels is probably a war crime, the UN's human rights chief says.

He was held and prosecuted for immigration law violations, by the administration that has released over 36,000 illegal immigrants who had actually been commited of crimes, among them aliens convicted of violent crimes.

We hold, therefore, that where, as here, the investigation is no longer a general inquiry into an unsolved crime, but has begun to focus on a particular suspect, the suspect has been taken into police custody, the police carry out a process of interrogations that lends itself to eliciting incriminating statements, the suspect has requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with his lawyer, and the police have not effectively warned him of his absolute constitutional right to remain silent, the accused has been denied «the Assistance of Counsel» in violation of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution as «made obligatory upon the States by the Fourteenth Amendment,» Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. at 342, and that no statement elicited by the police during the interrogation may be used against him at a criminal trial.

In the US, you can be detained by being put in the police car while a probable cause search is conducted, police can detain Without arrest for up to 48 hours if their is PC of a crime to give them time to investigate / question a suspect (if they don't invoke counsel... If they do then they can hold but not question).

In some situations, moreover, a property owner like an apartment complex, a shopping center, or an office building may be held liable when its failure to provide adequate safety results in crimes by third parties.