Sentences with phrase «how prosecutors»

Similar cases can help attorneys understand how other defense attorneys have approached the situation, how prosecutors have tried to prove their cases, and how courts have ruled.

There, he handled hundreds of drug offense charges and learned how prosecutors prepare cases.

Our team of criminal lawyers includes former prosecutors who understand how prosecutors think and what tactics they use to try to convict people of criminal offenses.

That is how prosecutors acted when I was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto, 1966 - 76.

Thus, the Times mentions how prosecutors like Schneiderman would prefer big oil companies to act: «Last month, 10 of the world's biggest oil companies, including BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Saudi Aramco, Repsol of Spain, Eni of Italy and Total, made a public declaration acknowledging that their industry must help address global climate change.»

The Manhattan district attorney's office says a review of how prosecutors handled a 2015 sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein will show the investigation was handled properly.

The government's case will focus on how prosecutors say Mr. Silver, who is no longer speaker but is still in the Assembly, carried out two secret schemes through which he collected nearly $ 4 million in illicit payments through two law firms, while maintaining the income came from legitimate legal work.

They were pointed to in June last year, when the director of public prosecutions published guidelines for how prosecutors should approach what is said on social media.

«I would think it would be a plus to have someone who understands New York state government and its public officials,» said Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia professor and author of «Too Big to Jail: How Prosecutors Compromise with Corporations.»

On Wednesday, attorney Barry Bohrer mocked how prosecutors made the word from the popular HBO series «The Sopranos» a focus of their closing argument in the trial of Joseph Percoco.

Bharara in the forum also defined how a prosecutor's job should work when it comes to bringing cases or walking away from the ones he can't make.

«Like a baby deer, fragile, delicate» was how the prosecutor described me, which I thought was quite nice, though it still hurts me to remember that she added «but don't be fooled.»

As a former prosecutor, he understands the criminal justice system in Florida and how the prosecutor's office may evaluate your case.

This experience gives him a unique view of the criminal process in Chicago and the surrounding area — and an ability to build a case that anticipates how a prosecutor thinks and how that prosecutor will argue against you in court.

This is another reason why we usually recommend people hire local attorneys for Lake County criminal cases because the locals usually know how a judge is going to rule or how a prosecutor is going to handle a case.

As an ASA, Mr. Kostopoulos handled thousands of cases and gained valuable insight into how the prosecutor's office operates.

Everything we're telling you about the law has this court culture component — what judges do, how the prosecutor works.

Though I can't find the original source, I recall Orin Kerr recounting how his prosecutor colleagues said the same thing 10 years ago when he argued the CFAA might apply to those who breach contracts, and now such prosecutions are commonplace.

However, these regulations do not in fact provide much guidance on how the prosecutor will make decisions in those areas where the prosecutorial discretion is most important: decisions relating to what situations to investigate and who to prosecute.

Not exact matches

Instead Sessions will allow federal prosecutors in areas where the substance is legal to decide how aggressively to enforce federal drug laws, two sources with knowledge of the matter told the AP ahead of a formal announcement expected Thursday.

Federal prosecutors will regain the power to decide how aggressively to enforce federal drug laws.

If confirmed, Sessions would have broad latitude to define how federal prosecutors across the country wield their powers and make changes to the Justice Department's priorities.

Instead, Sessions said it would be up to federal prosecutors in states where the drug is legal to decide how aggressively to enforce the law.

She writes of a cousin who died of AIDS contracted from a dirty heroin needle, and how she once unwittingly drove him to a drug den in New York, jeopardizing her own career as a prosecutor.

The change represents yet another way that Sessions, who served as a federal prosecutor at the height of the drug war in Mobile, Alabama, has reversed Obama - era criminal justice policies aimed at easing overcrowding in federal prisons and rethinking of how drug criminals are prosecuted and sentenced.

Lynch, the former top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, said she had been through political transitions before and understands how they work.

More recently, in January 2018, Attorney General Sessions issued a Marijuana Enforcement Memorandum that rescinded the Cole Memorandum, and allows federal prosecutors to decide how to prioritize enforcement of federal marijuana laws.

6 «Wall Street greed» — prosecutors» preferred term for «people getting paid a lot of money at their investing jobs» — is probably a big part of it: Once you hear how much money Newman and Chiasson made, it's easier to think they were up to no good.

It is not clear how significantly prosecutors view the payment to Ms. Clifford.

Of course, this raises a thorny issue: How do the agents and prosecutors review the documents for privilege status, if the entire point of privilege is that it's not supposed to be seen by people outside the lawyer's office, particularly members of law enforcement?

Prosecutors said in an indictment that Worrall tipped Blaszczak about upcoming decisions from CMS, which decides how much government insurance programs will reimburse healthcare companies.

Pot remains illegal under federal law, and Sessions» new direction lets federal prosecutors in states where marijuana is legal decide how aggressively to enforce that law.

Peter Wanless's review will also cover how police and prosecutors handled any information given to them.

Smirnov (Russian prosecutor): How am I to understand this?

But how can the prosecutor impeach a national investigation before it starts?

Prosecutors argued that Hussain had not lied about how much money he told Cromitie, the alleged ringleader of the group, he would be paid for the attack and denied defense contentions that the men were entrapped.

Speaking to Imagen radio, State prosecutor Ismael Quintanilla has narrated the forward's ordeal and explained — in detail — how he managed to seize the initiative and escape.

Franklin explained how his organisation of «police officers, agents, judges, criminal prosecutors, corrections officials and others» including over 180,000 members and supporters in over 180 countries share one goal, to end «the world's longest war».

That's why I have dedicated my career as a prosecutor and time in the Assembly to rooting out corruption and have a clear, detailed, 5 - point pledge on how I will continue my efforts in the State Senate.

A New York police officer was arraigned on perjury charges after prosecutors said he repeatedly lied about how the police found a gun in a Brooklyn apartment.

Ms. Rice needs to read the NYS Constitution, and discover how little importance is placed upon being a prosecutor.

During Joe Percoco's federal corruption trial, prosecutors have shown how power players like Percoco navigated «the Albany game,» as one witness put it, and also how minor players in the game — like two developers from Syracuse — could get caught up in it.

The state budget includes no significant new controls or oversight on how the Cuomo administration spends money on economic development projects, and that troubles many lawmakers after federal prosecutors accused eight men of bid - rigging schemes in earlier development projects.

«It's unclear what rules they will be following, it's unclear how fair that process will be,» said Bharara, who says he's had some experience dealing with the state legislature as a prosecutor.

William J. Lindsay III (D - Bohemia) wrote Friday to Comptroller John M. Kennedy Jr. asking for a list of bonus payments made to prosecutors since 2010, how they were funded and the county's policies and procedures.

«It's unclear what rules they will be following, it's unclear how fair that process will be,» said Bharara, who added that he's had some experience dealing with the state Legislature as a prosecutor.

Prosecutors argue that the recordings should be admissible because they show how Dean and Adam were discussing ways to pressure the governor as lawmakers tried to pass legislation that would benefit Adam.

A prominent Republican operative called the appointment «idiocy,» particularly at a time when prosecutors have focused attention on how Albany operates.

We spoke briefly today about why he went to law school and how he became a prosecutor.

They also are seeking more oversight, after the state - funded construction of SolarCity's plant at RiverBend became the target of federal prosecutors over how the project was awarded.