Sentences with phrase «of crown prosecutors»

«Any delay that is not clearly the fault of the Crown prosecutors» office just kind of gets excused,» he says.

After spending several months negotiating with a number of Crown Prosecutors, Vancouver Criminal Defense Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan persuaded the Crown to DROP the CRIMINAL charges and accept a plea to a driving offence under the Motor Vehicle Act.

Dedicated Prosecution: «Under Dedicated Prosecution, small tight - knit teams of Crown prosecutors and support staff are given ownership of cases from the beginning of the court process until the case is resolved, or until

Dedicated Prosecution: «Under Dedicated Prosecution, small tight - knit teams of Crown prosecutors and support staff are given ownership of cases from the beginning of the court process until the case is resolved, or until it proceeds to trial.

A serious shortage of Crown prosecutors still persists throughout Canada, (as does intelligent and wise «untruthful sentencing»).

Even when a court finds that trial fairness demands an impoverished, unrepresented accused has legal representation or an amicus curiae is needed, defence lawyers are expected to work for a fraction of the cost of Crown prosecutors.

«Since that time, the complement has not increased of Crown prosecutors and, in fact, because of the current hiring restraint that our government has imposed on the Crown prosecution service and on other areas of government, we're actually below the staffing numbers that were deemed appropriate back in 2007, based on 2006 numbers.»

Perhaps it is time for legislators to rethink this situation and acknowledge the grim reality that exists for some accused persons: while the vast majority of Crown prosecutors are honourable and fair - minded in the exercise of their quasi-judicial discretion, sometimes, albeit very rarely, Crowns do go rogue.

The award is given to the person who, over the course of a distinguished career, made extraordinary contributions to the education of Crown prosecutors.

The National Centre for the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty (NCPAC) is a community of Crown Prosecutors and allied professionals from across Canada who are working together in the service of the public interest to ensure that crimes against animals are prosecuted effectively and efficiently.

But it would weaken the ability to prevent wrongful convictions by removing an opportunity to test the reliability of the Crown prosecutor's evidence.

That might mean requiring the attendance of a crown prosecutor, or less discretion given to a presiding justice of the peace.

Following law studies at Osgoode Hall and the University of Saskatchewan, Bigelow became a member of both the Alberta and Saskatchewan bars and held the position of crown prosecutor in Edmonton.

Even in the adversarial system, the duties of the Crown prosecutor transcend the arena of dispute, as they must defend the law in the pursuit of justice.

Not exact matches

A CPS spokesman said: «Following receipt of a file from Greater Manchester Police, the CPS has conducted a thorough review of the evidence in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.

The facts of the safety breaches were not opened by prosecutor Michael Gregory, who told District Judge Lesley Mottram: «The prosecution submission is that this matter is so serious that you should use your powers to commit it to the Crown Court for sentencing.»

It is written by a Canadian criminal defense lawyer, now a Crown prosecutor, and it explores the legal and moral dynamics of the Book of Job with particular emphasis on the distinction between causal responsibility and moral blameworthiness embedded in Job's Oath of Innocence.

Crown Prosecutor is a title commonly used in Commonwealth realms, that refers to a prosecutor that works for the Crown, i.e. a federal prosecutor or a state prosecutor in the context of a state.

Your use of «federal» might get confusing, since the term Crown prosecutor is also used in (e.g.) England and Wales, which is a division of a unitary state, and thus has no federation to prosecute for.

Sampson, 47, whose district covers Crown Heights and East Flatbush as well as parts of Brownsville and Canarsie, was charged with using his position as a court - appointed lawyer in foreclosure proceedings to siphon off nearly half a million dollars from real estate escrow accounts that he controlled on four Brooklyn properties, prosecutors allege.

In an assessment of the strategy to improve the way prosecutors tackle cases of violence against women and girls, Starmer will reveal that in the past year the Crown Prosecution Service has reported its highest conviction rate for domestic violence.

There is no such title as crown prosecutor in Russia — the Crown Prosecution Service is a British term — but the equivalent in Russia is the prosecutor general of Rucrown prosecutor in Russia — the Crown Prosecution Service is a British term — but the equivalent in Russia is the prosecutor general of RuCrown Prosecution Service is a British term — but the equivalent in Russia is the prosecutor general of Russia.

Boyland Jr., who represented a district comprising of Bushwick, Crown Heights, Bedford - Stuyvesant and Brownsville, was sentenced this past September to 14 years in federal prison — less than the 20 - year term requested by prosecutors and recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, according to the Times.

NCPAC supports Crown Prosecutors and other professionals who are involved in animal cruelty cases throughout Canada through the provision of information and assistance from prosecutors and other professionals with experience in the prosecution of animal crueltProsecutors and other professionals who are involved in animal cruelty cases throughout Canada through the provision of information and assistance from prosecutors and other professionals with experience in the prosecution of animal crueltprosecutors and other professionals with experience in the prosecution of animal cruelty offences.

The National Centre for the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty provides networking and professional development opportunities for Crown Prosecutors and allied professionals across Canada.

The trial judge, however, denied the Crown a mandatory sentence, concluding the prosecutor failed to consider the Aboriginal status of the accused.

Requiring the Crown to weigh proportionality, the court says, «would greatly expand the scope of judicial review of discretionary decisions made by prosecutors and put at risk the adversarial nature of our criminal justice system by inviting judicial oversight of the numerous decisions that Crown prosecutors make on a daily basis.»

After all, as any honourable Crown prosecutor is well aware, the nondisclosure of exculpatory evidence has been identified as a hallmark of so many wrongful conviction cases.

And such a self - interested prosecutor violates a fundamental rule of prosecution, «the Crown never wins and the Crown never loses.»

The article begins with my experiences as a Crown prosecutor («a Crown») in the criminal courts of Toronto in 1966 - 1976.

In addition to determining the likelihood of conviction, Crown prosecutors can not proceed with charges where it is «not in the public interest» to do so.

In Ontario, Attorney General Yasir Naqvi announced that the government would appoint 13 new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice and 32 new Crown prosecutors, among other changes, though critics say that still falls short of what is needed.

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie LLP, Chris was an assistant Crown Attorney at the Ministry of the Attorney General, where he was the lead prosecutor in numerous trials.

Unrepresented accused persons + the greater rate at which they plead guilty + the power given the Crown prosecutor by plea bargaining, produce a lot of injustice.

The association — which represents 262 Crowns who work for the Edmonton Crown Prosecutors» Office, the Calgary Crown Prosecutors» Office, regional prosecutions officers and a specialized prosecutions branch with offices in Alberta — says factors that have caused stress on Crowns are an increasing population in Alberta, an increasing number of criminal prosecutions and increasing severity of crime.

From 2011 until his recent appointment to the judiciary, he was a Crown prosecutor in the Longueuil and Montreal offices of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions.

A former Crown Counsel prosecutor in the areas of securities fraud and general commercial crime, he has notable expertise in civil jury trials.

We may, therefore, be seeing a change in the approach to sentencing in OH&S cases where jail sentences will be requested by Crown prosecutors and imposed more frequently by courts on individuals convicted of offences involving the breach of OH&S standards, serious injuries or significant incidents.

As a result of discussions between Robin McIntyre and the Crown prosecutor, the charges were stayed.

To the extent that Crown prosecutors may have felt constrained by the maximum penalty for an individual offence, seeking or requiring convictions on multiple offences would have the effect of expanding the maximum penalty available.

She has also served as an assistant chief crown prosecutor and lead counsel for the Criminal Justice Division of Alberta Justice and Solicitor General.

When offences have mandatory minimum penalties, the report notes, Crown election provides some discretion for prosecutors to pursue proportionate sentencing for less serious cases by electing to proceed by summary conviction — especially where an offender agrees to plead guilty — which some have argued increases the discretionary power of prosecutors.

City of Montreal chief Crown prosecutor Julie Provost laughs when she recalls the trip that she and a dozen other Quebec legal and health - care professionals and bureaucrats took to Toronto in 2006 to see the Queen City's mental health court in action.

hen offences have mandatory minimum penalties, the report notes, Crown election provides some discretion for prosecutors to pursue proportionate sentencing for less serious cases by electing to proceed by summary conviction — especially where an offender agrees to plead guilty — which some have argued increases the discretionary power of prosecutors.

«Parents still have to follow the standard of care that is set by the criminal law,» said Lisa Weich, Crown prosecutor.

It is also quite obvious that his findings against Ontario Crown prosecutors and police must have had lot of merit to them as otherwise Justice Paul Cosgrove would have been classified as yet another crank on the judicial bench and sidelined to Family Court where he would have little chance to interact with Ontario Crown or the Police.

A decade ago, Justice France Charbonneau, then a Crown prosecutor with 23 years of trials under her belt, successfully took down the once elusive Hell's Angels boss Maurice «Mom» Boucher, who is now serving a life sentence for the murder of two prison guards.

The adults brought suit for malicious prosecution against a number of people, including the Crown prosecutor, the appellant Miazga.

On the other hand, Crown prosecutors argued that the evidence demonstrated that Norris was not delusional and planned a deliberate killing, even going so far as to dispose of the weapon.

New government policies since the last review, including the definitive guidelines for the sentencing of environmental offences, the code for crown prosecutors, the victims» rights to review and government guidance on the economic growth duty.