Sentences with phrase «nature of a criminal charge»

However, the nature of a criminal charge is so complicated that hiring an attorney is a good move.

Court workers provide information on the nature of the criminal charge, rights, and court procedure.

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Kim noted the unusual nature of announcing that his office wouldn't pursue criminal charges, saying that, in this case, it was appropriate to not «unduly influence the upcoming campaign and Mayoral election.»

The «nature and circumstances of the crimes charged are shocking and appalling as the defendants... are alleged to have grossly and outrageously violated their positions of trust and operated in a manner more akin to criminal enterprise than a district attorney's office,» the letter said.

Given the nature of the genre, it's no spoiler to reveal that the murder charge TV news channels keep trumpeting against Brolin's supposed criminal is thoroughly unjust, and that the real reason Winslet's hubby left only makes her all the more precious to her on - the - lam suitor.

Sedley LJ spelt out the requirement for clarity of procedure and also the requirement that a person who faces what is now to be regarded as a criminal charge under Art 6 of the Convention should understand in detail the true nature and cause of the accusation against him.

The judge concluded that the celebrity's own ongoing civil claims of sexual assault in a separate proceeding posed a possible bias in the case at hand, which involves serious criminal charges of a sexual nature.

Regardless of the nature of the offense, we have the skills and resources necessary to defend clients against federal criminal charges.

Regardless of the nature of your charge, the sooner you hire an experienced Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney, the sooner your rights can be protected against overzealous police and prosecutors.

In other cases, a driver might face criminal charges for his or her conduct behind the wheel and the nature of those charges could determine the punishment that results, including incarceration.

«The appellant maintains that, by its nature, a tax on criminal defence legal fees will, at some level, be prohibitive or at the very least act as an impediment to or will interfere with the right to counsel since the additional cost of the tax to an accused will interfere with the financial resources available to mount a defence to the charges brought against him or her,» wrote Tax Court of Canada Justice Brent Paris, summing up the firm's case.

The current spate of downloading, however, has gained him a number of criminal charges of a serious nature, in part because it's alleged he went into a closet at MIT containing access to the MIT network and hooked up his computer directly.

A week before the trial when John was sure all the witnesses had been subpoenaed and would be turning up for trial, he began to negotiate with the Prosecutor, The Crown would not agree to a conditional discharge, because of the nature of the charge they wanted me to get a criminal record.

Depending upon the nature of the charges involved and the good past conduct of an offender the avoidance of a criminal record can often be negotiated and achieved as part of a negotiated plea deal.

Due to the complex nature of these offenses and the potential risks and damage that can be wrought by conviction, it is crucial that anyone facing such charges contact a DC white - collar criminal defense lawyer.

R. v. Arsenault, 2014 CACM 8 (35946) Several charges were laid against the Applicant, including one count under s. 130 of the National Defence Act («NDA») of committing fraud contrary to s. 380 (1) of the Criminal Code, two counts under s. 117 (f) of the NDA of committing acts of a fraudulent nature not particularly specified in ss.

There are a number of different charges in the Criminal Code that cover different types of specific conduct, but at its core a sexual assault, in law, is an assault (usually touching of some kind) that is sexual in nature and to which the complainant did not consent.

Given the nature of the present charges of corruption against these lawyers — and their confessions to misconduct — it seems unreasonable not to give the barreau (and other regulatory bodies) the power to suspend its members» licences, at least temporarily, while an investigation or criminal trial is underway.

Depending on the nature of the offense (for example, if it's a criminal charge), you could face steep fines, license suspension, and even jail time.