Sentences with phrase «not state prosecutions»

Presidential pardons are for federal prosecutions and / or convictions, not state prosecutions and / or convictions.

Not exact matches

Some commentators argued that the early charges against Manafort, which didn't reference as many potential crimes as many had expected, were a sign that Mueller was leaving the door open for state prosecution and avoiding the double jeopardy issue.

When people see banks browbeating the bond rating agencies and accounting firms to whitewash the quality of what they're pawning off on their customers, when they see bank lobbyists getting Washington to block state prosecutions of financial fraud so as to clear the way for more predatory lending and false packaging of the junk securities they're selling and to win the right not to reveal their true financial position, there's a good reason not to buy what's in these black boxes.

Mervyn Thomas added: «Such selective prosecutions not only undermine the rule of law, but also erode confidence in a state government that has yet to address the violence in southern Kaduna effectively, or to assist those displaced by the attacks.»

According to Edward J. Larson's scholarly, informative, Pulitzer Prize - winning book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion, the prosecution of young John Scopes for presumedly violating a state law restricting the teaching of evolution in the public schools need not have resulted in the now legendary high - pitched standoff between the atheistic radical Clarence Darrow and the robustly religious populist William Jennings Bryan.

PPG Paints Arena does have a policy for fans throwing objects on the ice that states «guests not abiding by this Fan Courtesy Policy are subject to ejection from PPG Paints Arena and in some cases subject to criminal prosecution.»

The majority of today's nation states have adopted largely restrictive asylum policies whereby not everyone with a «well - founded fear of prosecution» and on sturdy legal grounds are granted asylum.

Ebo Hawkson reported from the court that a Senior State Attorney, Ms Sefakor Batsa, told the court on Tuesday that, based on section 54 of the criminal and other offences Act, 1960 (Act 30) the AG had filed a nolle prosequi not to continue with the prosecution.

It was a clear signal that the Trump administration does not support state - by - state legalisation and wants the Justice Department to pursue prosecutions.

Likewise, Clinton herself is not subject to any form of discipline other than prosecution, as she is no longer a State department employee and (presumably) no longer has an active security clearance to be revoked.

The State is the Initiator of events and where the other Amendments served to document where the State could not act, the Sixth presupposes that the State has legitimately initiated criminal prosecution.

In theory, criminal prosecution is done for the benefit of citizens, not for the state itself.

From that perspective, the state does not have to provide anything but can always forgo prosecution.

«This prosecution, based on information provided by someone of utterly unreliable credibility, seeks to criminalize conduct that the Supreme Court of the United States recently found to be not unlawful.

«This prosecution, based on information provided by someone of utterly unreliable credibility, seeks to criminalize conduct that the Supreme Court of the United States recently found to be not unlawful,» the statement reads.

The four - week trial of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) may have ended with his acquittal on the felony charges against him, but it was not for lack of trying on the part of the prosecution.

Grandeau says despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Reiterating his commitment to depoliticise the prosecution of corruption in Ghana, President Akufo - Addo stated that «we are going to create the Office of Special Prosecutor, who will not be a creature of the government but will be an independent person who will have the power to decide who to prosecute.

Don Touhig, the under secretary of state for defence, insisted the proposals had not been introduced in the wake of the recent spate of prosecutions against members of the armed forces in Iraq, saying they were aimed at bringing the current system up to date.

James Murdoch stated that News International had based its «push back» against new allegations on the combination of three pieces of evidence: that the Metropolitan Police had closed their investigation, that the Crown Prosecution Service had closed their prosecution and that they had received written advice from their legal advisors Harbottle & Lewis, that there was nothing to suggest phone hacking was not the work of one «rogue reporter» working with private investigator GlenProsecution Service had closed their prosecution and that they had received written advice from their legal advisors Harbottle & Lewis, that there was nothing to suggest phone hacking was not the work of one «rogue reporter» working with private investigator Glenprosecution and that they had received written advice from their legal advisors Harbottle & Lewis, that there was nothing to suggest phone hacking was not the work of one «rogue reporter» working with private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.

Their decision stated that while peerages may have been given in exchange for loans, it could not find direct evidence that that had been agreed in advance; this direct evidence of an agreement in advance is what would be required for a successful prosecution.

Mr Starmer submitted a letter contradicting this, stating that the Computer Misuse Act made prosecutions possible whether the intended recipient had heard the message or not.

Vance did not bring any charges in the case, writing in a ten - page letter to the state Board of Elections enforcement counsel Risa Sugarman, who had referred the case for prosecution, that «the parties involved can not be appropriately prosecuted, given their reliance on

Percoco's attorney issued a statement on his behalf, saying, «This prosecution, based on information provided by someone of utterly unreliable credibility, seeks to criminalize conduct that the Supreme Court of the United States recently found to be not unlawful.

«Not only is marijuana an untapped revenue source for the city and the state, but the prosecution of marijuana - related crimes has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on black and Hispanic communities for far too long.»

But the state appealed on the grounds that the trial judge erred in law in not considering the evidence adduced by the prosecution.

The Empire State Plaza is infested with them and there has not been one criminal prosecution for violations of the Civil Service Law.

However, the ORR decided not to proceed with the prosecution of Jarvis, stating that: «while there remained sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction of Jarvis, a prosecution was no longer in the public interest.»

«This prosecution, based on information provided by someone of utterly unreliable credibility, seeks to criminalize conduct that the Supreme Court of the United States recently found to be not unlawful,» Percoco's attorney Barry Bohrer said in a statement, referring to the high court's recent decision in a case involving former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Governor El - Rufai, who said Kaduna had experienced so many crises in the past, said the state government can not take chances and risk another crisis, hence the order for the arrest and prosecution of those that signed the quit notice.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

Going further, he posited that the evidence cited by the prosecution did not prove that governors were targeted in a blast during a meeting on March 15, 2010 in Warri, Delta state.

The Attorney General's office is in the process of appealing that ruling but Pigeon's attorney says if the state loses that appeal it would not be able to move forward with prosecution.

But under Mayor Bill de Blasio, the department doesn't call in the state Attorney General's Office or the feds to help with civil or criminal prosecution, or pursue civil cases through the city Law Department, Terrell says.

«This is a criminal prosecution, not a political campaign — but one wouldn't know it from the conduct of the United States attorney in this case,» the two groups said in a joint statement.

Not only does U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara still have ongoing probes after already having convicted the two top legislative leaders last year, but state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Officer Risa Sugarman has referred a number of cases for criminal prosecution as well.

Because French was not required to waive his immunity from prosecution when he testified before the grand jurors, the report said, under state law he can not be prosecuted «regardless of the ultimate conclusions» reached by the the attorney general's office.

All five agreed that the city had not done enough to address a meningitis outbreak among gay and bisexual men, that a state ban on surrogacy services contracts should be overturned, and that using condoms as evidence in criminal prosecutions should be barred.

Grandeau says that, despite the rampant corruption, all of the cases against lawmakers in recent years have stemmed from federal prosecutions, not state ethics authorities.

Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bronx Assemblyman and Democratic National Committee vice chairman Michael Blake asserted the plans to close Rikers and to prevent the prosecution of minors as adults do not go far enough.

During that campaign, The Post reported the state Board of Elections had referred his campaign to the Albany DA for investigation and possible prosecution because he had not filed state campaign - finance reports for more than two years.

Convictions were not correlated to state differences in police, prosecution and court resources, suggesting they were a reflection of the extent of corruption, not of law enforcement effort.

As of the date of this chart, 27 states have some form of a. limitations shall not preclude prosecution.

However, a deferred prosecution agreement shall not be entered into if there is probable cause to believe that a felony or an act of moral turpitude, as defined by rule of the State Board of Education, has occurred.

According to state law, «Parents who do not assume responsibility for their child's attendance as required by law, may be referred to the State Prosecutor for prosecution.&rstate law, «Parents who do not assume responsibility for their child's attendance as required by law, may be referred to the State Prosecutor for prosecution.&rState Prosecutor for prosecution.»

Just one bounced check written on an account that does not have sufficient funds to cover the purchase can end up costing the account owner more than $ 100 in fees, and possibly lead to prosecution for theft by deception in many states.

The Humane Society of the United States [not affiliated with WHS] issued a statement «applaud [ing] the Washington Humane Society for its investigation» and «urg [ing] full prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office if warranted.»

Presumably, the government will continue to ratchet up the penalties and prosecutions for giving up «state secrets», but I suspect we'll be seeing more of these Edward Snowden incidents, not less.

Even though I know of no prosecutions, it is an illegal act here in the states not to correctly respond to FOI requests.