Sentences with phrase «limiting such prosecutions»
Kelly Kramer, a white - collar criminal defense attorney at the Mayer Brown firm, said the Supreme Court has scaled back the «honest services fraud» statute, as it is called, in deciding the case of former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, limiting such prosecutions to cases involving bribes or kickbacks, rather than mere self - dealing.
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New York State law currently limits prosecutions for burglary to homes or buildings, leaving lesser charges such as misdemeanor larceny for car break - ins and no real consequences.
Their views on such matters as conviction rates and plea bargains reveal that Mr. Laquidara, who also has the Working Families Party and Green Party lines, has the right sensibility: He recognizes the need for aggressive prosecution of repeat offenders and those accused of violent crimes, but he also sees the need to exercise discretion in certain other cases, balancing justice with the office's limited resources and the need to prevent case backlogs.
1944), a divorcing couple was contesting the custody of their Boston Bull Terrier, and the court explained that it would approach the resolution of the problem «with full realization that no man can be censured for the prosecution of his rights to the full limit of the law when such rights involve the comfort derived from the companionship of man's best friend.»
For a start, some Parliaments (such as the British, Dutch, Irish and the Hungarian) raise the traditional argument that criminal investigations and prosecutions are primarily a matter of national sovereignty and that the establishment of a supranational EPPO would limit the national competence in a disproportionate way.
Such acts may include, but are not limited to, execution of documents and assistance or cooperation (1) in the filing, prosecution, registration, and memorialization of assignment of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, or other applications, (2) in the enforcement of any applicable patents, copyrights, mask work, moral rights, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and (3) in other legal proceedings related to the Proprietary Information or Innovations.
A global settlement also achieves more finality than a domestic prosecution, which confers only limited double jeopardy protection (in those jurisdictions where such protection is granted).
It is acceptable practice to elect indictable in order to allow the prosecution to proceed, such as where the 6 month time limit has expired, and then re-elect summarily with consent.
They use lawyers in a very limited way, purposely to thwart such prosecutions.
properly licensed out - of - state lawyers who limit their practice exclusively to certain areas of federal law, such as patent prosecution or immigration law, when federal law specifically authorizes the lawyer's practice;
They are not limited to a narrow interpretation of «protecting inventions», such as cases involving prosecution and enforcement of patents and related intellectual property.
At the same time, under current procedures, one must keep in mind the necessarily limited ability of the Canadian Patent Office to comprehensively initially evaluate patent validity, and balance the public interest in not having to engage in expensive litigation or re-litigation of matters (such as construction) previously determined during patent prosecution.