Sentences with phrase «jail before trial»

Predictions based on machine learning could outperform judges when deciding which defendants to jail before trial and which to release on bail.

«The success of our model is a great step forward for fairer bail practices in New York State, but there are still too many New Yorkers who are needlessly held in jail before trial or forced to take a plea because they can not afford bail.»

Not exact matches

A group of young Ugandans who had been jailed without ever going to trial finally had the opportunity to stand before a judge, but before the judge heard their cases, he separated the children from their parents.

The proposals include the elimination of pretrial detention for low - level offenses; setting a speedy trial requirement to keep people from being held in jail for months awaiting trial; and changing discovery rules to allow defendants access to all evidence before making a plea.

In fact, since appearance of the contemnors before the Supreme Court (SC), their subsequent summary trial (if there was one), conviction and the fines imposed on all in addition to the jailing of the infamous Gang of Three, the case has generated a lot of debate amongst Ghanaians in and outside Ghana.

Todd R. Howe after testimony last week in the corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, before he himself was jailed.

Days before Washington hosted the «Million Man March» and the National African - American Leadership Summit last fall, the U.S. Department of Justice released a report showing that one - third of the African - American men between the ages of 20 and 29 are in the criminal - justice system, either in prison, in jail awaiting trial, on probation, or paroled.

«It's clear you want a superintendent in place before criminally indicted board member Ref Rodriguez's trial, where he faces possible jail time.»

The prospect of spending ten days in jail prompted [the husband's] quick flight from Canada (he returned just before the trial began).

While it is essential for a Virginia DUI defendant to obtain a qualified lawyer, before ever being arrested the Virginia DUI suspect needs to know the importance of his or her right to remain silent with the police, to refuse the handheld preliminary breath test (distinguished from the mandatory breath test at the jail or police station), and to refuse field sobriety tests (while the police officer may testify at trial that the tests were refused).

After two trials and having served 10 years in prison, he was pardoned and released from jail a few weeks before the start of the Sochi Olympics, for public relations and propaganda purposes.

Release pending trial is critically important to every accused person, both because defending a case is much more difficult from in - custody than out; and also because the presumption of innocence is always undermined where a person is held in jail before his or her guilt and innocence is determined.