Sentences with phrase «of acquittal by»

As detailed in question 12, in case of acquittal by the Board of CVM, the case is closed in the administrative sphere.

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That impression endures, amplified by the acquittal of three former Nortel Networks executives in January.

This is all the more likely in light of the recent narrow acquittal by a church tribunal of a pastor on the charges that he violated church law by performing a wedding ceremony for two lesbian members of his Omaha, Nebraska, congregation.

Consequently he concerns himself with the historical question sufficiently seriously to trace, in one instance, the term «Son of Man» in the Gospels, the continuity between Jesus» message and the Church's witness: although Jesus may never have called himself Son of Man, he did say that acquittal by the Son of Man in the eschatological judgement was dependent upon one's present relation to himself (Mark 8.38 par.).

That sentence is intelligible and tolerable only because God has changed it into an acquittal by a unique act of his own.

But you are correct that the actual case / crime only entails the actual struggle, and by that point it was just two dumb - dumbs in a fight, and the lack of evidence is what really made acquittal the only choice for the jury.

a full acquittal of expenditure for each activity, endorsed by the industry representative body.

On the wider issues around phone hacking, by 53 % to 33 % people think the thorough investigation was worthwhile and 69 % think the CPS was right to attempt the prosecution of Rebekah Brooks and let the jury decide, despite her ultimate acquittal.

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno will pocket just over $ 55,000 of the $ 2.42 million he's set to be reimbursed by the state after his acquittal last spring on federal corruption charges, according to his attorneys.

We are sad that the AG continuously want to criminalize and punish Mr. Woyome even though all her actions in that regard in the courts have failed even with the outcome of her appeal against his acquittal by the criminal court.

Similarly, human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), hailed the acquittal of Saraki by the CCT.

Despite a mixed verdict on the eighth day of deliberations that included acquittals on extortion charges, Percoco will face up to 50 years in prison at sentencing, and was quickly denounced by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman for selling his «sacred obligation» to honestly serve New Yorkers.

Also, scores of members of the Kwara State chapter of the APC trooped to the streets of Ilorin in jubilation over the acquittal of Saraki by the CCT.

The Appeal Court in Abuja, has reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by the Federal Government challenging the acquittal of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

The Presidency, on Wednesday, described as outrageous and travesty of justice the acquittal of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, which upheld the no - case submission of the Senate President.

But SERAP, in a statement by its deputy director Timothy Adewale on Thursday, said that the acquittal seriously weakened the notion that high - ranking public office holders accused of corruption would be held accountable.

More problematic for Hudlin is the nature of the case — only by proving that a rape victim is a liar can Friedman and Marshall win an acquittal for their client.

As Whip pours his booze down the drain in one scene and orders another drink in the next, we are pulling for his recovery — and for much of the film it's easy to also root for his acquittal in the National Transportation Safety Board's crash investigation, where Whip is represented by his union steward (Bruce Greenwood) and a sly attorney (Don Cheadle).

The police will be of little help, as they have been embarrassed repeatedly by Teddy's uncanny ability to secure acquittals for blatantly guilty clients.

Made in 1992, a year that saw widespread and painful rioting following the acquittal of white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, the work was dedicated by the artist to the people of South Central Los Angeles.

A previous trial had ended in acquittals all around, largely because of missteps by investigators and prosecutors, but an appeals court sent the case back for retrial.

However, through s. 676 (1)(a) of the Criminal Code, Parliament limits Crown appeals against acquittals in proceedings by indictment to «question [s] of law alone.»

A very small minority of states allow for reimbursement of fees upon an acquittal, but even then, it is often necessary to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you were actually innocent, so a dismissal on procedural grounds or an acquittal at a criminal trial where the prosecution must show beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty, is not sufficient to show that it is more likely than not that you are innocent.

About 10 % of cases go to trial and about 10 % of cases that go to trial result in an acquittal or hung jury (in very round and approximate numbers that vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and by type of case).

By thoroughly investigating the circumstances of your case and weighing the strength of the evidence against you, we will devise a legal strategy to win an acquittal or to have the charges dropped.

Remember, of course, that even in the event of a complete acquittal and absolute vindication, the accused person is often left destitute, drained emotionally and financially by the entire ordeal.

(Planning, breach of Enforcement Notice, autrefois acquit inapplicable where previous acquittal secured by improperly obtained certificate of lawful development).

Our Terrorism team in Special Casework, headed by Senior Partner Richard Egan, supported by Vajahat Sharif and Somsul Hoque, have secured the acquittal of a charity worker accused of terrorism offences.

According to the story on the BBC site, the move appears to have been prompted by the acquittal, three years earlier, of a person suspected of being guilty of some terrible murders.

Is this then O.J. Simpson - moment of acquittal for international lawyers, where the supremacy of the UN Charter was sullied by the CJEU simply because the two legal orders «don't fit»?

A Fortune 100 corporation in criminal bribery investigations, through the acquittal at federal jury trial of two former executives, with no charges against or settlement by the company

Yet as shown by Gerald Stanley's acquittal by a jury on charges of murder and manslaughter after his admitted killing of Colten Boushie, lawyers and judges are not the only people relevant to the functioning of a criminal trial.

Whether by coincidence or design, two of the defense lawyers in the recent acquittal of chemical company W.R. Grace and three of its former executives appear in separate Q&A interviews this week discussing their successes.

The experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Blischak Law Firm work diligently to win an acquittal by asserting a number of defenses.

Reasons included (1) judges «grade on a curve» and, after sitting through 20 cases involving violent crimes, might not find a more minor crime as serious whereas a jury would not share this context; (2) defendants will select those judges who they believe will be more inclined to acquit; (3) judges are bound by fixed sentencing rules so rather than sentence a defendant of a nonserious crime to a lengthy term they avoid that dilemma through acquittal; (4) judges might better understand the complex elements of certain corporate crimes and, unlike a jury, would recognize when the prosecution failed to carry its burden and (5) some judges may just have something against prosecutors.

(Order, p. 2) As the court notes in its summary of the order, an acquittal can issue either when a jury returns a not - guilty verdict, or «when a trial court grants a defendant's new trial motion for evidentiary insufficiency... or dismisses a case... for evidentiary insufficiency» (Id., pp. 2 — 3) The essence of the court's decision is in two parts: (1) The new trial motion should not have been granted because there was sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Stern on counts of conspiracy; and (2) Because the trial court did not rule on the majority of the issues raised in Stern's motion for a new trial, those issues have yet to be decided, and should be addressed on remand by the court of appeals.

On reconsideration and after having spoken to a an expert or two, I've concluded that all the panel meant by para 787 is that (1) there were two valid choices that could be made on the evidence: guilty or not guilty; (2) the panel thought that the more probable result at any trial would be not guilty; and (3) in the circumstances, since the ONLY routes open to the panel in light of the miscarriage finding was a new trial or the entry of an acquittal and since a new trial was inappropriate etc in the circumstances the correct procedure was to enter the acquittal.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (the «Commission» or «CCRC») was established by the British Parliament under the Criminal Appeal Act of 1995 following recommendations from the 1993 Royal Commission on Criminal Justice (the «Royal Commission»), a royal commission charged with investigating how effectively the British criminal justice system secured convictions of the guilty while ensuring acquittals of the innocent.

Recognized by the Equal Justice Foundation for my «high rate of acquittals and dismissals» in domestic violence cases.

The role of a surety lasts until the charges are resolved by an acquittal or finding of guilt, which may take many months.

Owing to a recent amendment to the rules in force, the case is closed in the administrative sphere after an acquittal by the Board of CVM.

Juribot adds that by using this data it helps «to estimate which lawyer, at which court, for which type of offence, is most likely to achieve an acquittal».

Although we are committed to achieving successful outcomes by having the charges dropped or winning an acquittal, we will provide you with an honest assessment of the case against you.

«It is of sufficient importance to stress it that the crown on this appeal is not asking that the verdict of acquittal be set aside on the ground that the trial judge erred by not giving the proper weight to the evidence for the crown.

In its R v. S.B. decision, the Supreme Court stated only that it agreed with all of the reasons provided by Justice Green of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal in granting an appeal of the acquittal of a husband accused of sexually assaulting his wife.

-- break and enter: John Doe, [2007] B.C.J. B.C.J. No. 2111, 228 C.C.C. (3d) 302 (B.C.C.A.), acquittal set aside, new trial ordered; accused testified that he had been fasting in the woods for 60 days when he entered the house to be warm and to eat; the trial judge erred by not correctly applying the modified objective test to the first two components of the defence of necessity — the existence of an imminent peril or danger and the absence of any reasonable legal alternative, had to be assessed on a modified objective standard; the trial judge erred by failing to determine whether the accused's perception of his situation, and the absence of any lawful alternatives, had an objectively reasonable foundation; the verdict would not necessarily have been the same had the trial judge properly applied the law on the defence of necessity.

Criminal conviction by a judge after acquittal by a jury would violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the 5th Amendment.

Would it be correct to say that the reason why judges do not have power to set aside a jury verdict of acquittal in a criminal case is precisely that that would violate a right to a trial by jury?

Some estimates have from 1/5 to a full 1/3 of all acquittal verdicts by Scottish juries as «not proven» as opposed to «not guilty».

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