Sentences with phrase «involved civilian deaths»

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will investigate cases of police involved civilian deaths, as part of a tentative «framework» deal between Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders that was announced Tuesday.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday naming Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

In the months following, Cuomo signed an executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

The two participated in a meeting with minority lawmakers held in August, 2015 to discuss an executive order granting Schneiderman special prosecutorial powers in some police - involved civilian deaths.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should follow Cuomo's lead and appoint a special prosecutor to oversee police - involved civilian deaths, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.

Back in August, Soares» office had asked Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to take over the investigation into Ivy's death, based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in police - involved civilian deaths.

Left on the table from last session is a law establishing a permanent special prosecutor for cases involving civilian deaths at the hands of police.

ALBANY — The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said on Monday that Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to oversee cases of police - involved civilian death was «gravely flawed and will harm the cause of justice.»

Only, 62 involve civilian death penalties imposed in federal courts (mostly in states that have the death penalty) and another 6 involve death penalties imposed in military courts (mostly in states that allow the death penalty or abroad).

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Especially challenging, here, are the non-state actors and terrorist organizations involved in a protracted conflict with regular state armies, which choose to operate from within civilian encampments, whether it is Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Palestinian territory, or the Twitter - savvy separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, thus threatening to expose a large non-belligerent population to harm, injury or death.

Governor Andrew Cuomo today issued an executive order directing the New York State attorney general «to investigate and, if warranted, prosecute certain matters involving the death of an unarmed civilian... caused by a law enforcement officer.»

The state's top judge on Tuesday called for a package of reforms to the legal system's grand jury process, including transparency in cases involving deaths of civilians caused by police officers.

Keith's leadership has ensured that New York leads the nation.We were the first state to dedicate a month to gun violence awareness, we've raised the minimum wage, and are leading the way with the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate when police officers are involved in the deaths of unarmed civilians.

Schneiderman's staff is looking to see if it falls within the guidelines of a July 8 executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo which requires the attorney general's office to investigate all police - involved deaths of unarmed civilians, sources told the Daily News.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be appointed a special prosecutor in cases involving police - related deaths of unarmed civilians after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers failed to reach a broader agreement on criminal justice reform measures.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Rensselaer District Attorney Joel Abelove to comply with an executive order governing the investigation of police - involved deaths of civilians.

«Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Order No. 147 is gravely flawed and invites serious legal issues regarding how cases involving the «deaths of unarmed civilians caused by law enforcement officers» will be properly investigated during the critical, early hours and days after such a tragic incident occur,» the organization said in a statement.

The city's Civilian Complaint Review Board moved Wednesday to substantiate an excessive - force claim against the «chokehold» cop involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner on Staten Island, a source said.

The case is one of the first Schneiderman's office has examined since Gov. Andrew Cuomo named him special prosecutor earlier this month, granting him the power to investigate and if necessary prosecute police officers involved in the death of an unarmed civilian.

In a meeting with the Times Union's editorial board, Soares repeated various concerns regarding Cuomo's Executive Order No. 147, the July edict that changed the way New York investigates and prosecutes police - involved deaths of civilians.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman huddled with minority lawmakers at the governor's Midtown office Monday over his recent executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in certain police - involved deaths of civilians.

«We are collaborating on the testing,» said Cuomo, who was in New York City to discuss with minority lawmakers his recent executive order, which gives the Attorney General special prosecutor powers in certain police - involved deaths of civilians.

Schneiderman Special Prosecutor Case: Earlier this week Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his first case as special prosecutor in police involved deaths of unarmed civilians would investigate the circumstances surrounding Raynette Turner's death.

A day after activists and the families of civilians killed by police demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office, they joined him at John Jay College as he signed an executive order making Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases statewide in which an officer is responsible for a civilian's death — making New York the first state to create such a role to oversee the controversial issue of police - involved homicides.

Last year, Cuomo signed an executive order to appoint state Attorney General as special prosecutor over cases involving unarmed civilian deaths by police.

With the near inevitability of a civilian death toll any time the Avengers are involved in an incident, the U.N. steps in with an accord proposing regulation and oversight of the super-powered people.