Proper use of probabilistic reasoning has the potential to improve the efficiency, transparency and fairness
of criminal trials by enabling the relevance of evidence — especially forensic evidence — to be meaningfully evaluated and communicated.
Not exact matches
As Vancouver Sun investigative reporter David Baines revealed in a series
of articles, Eker has invited the likes
of Milowe Brost, who is currently in prison awaiting
trial over an alleged $ 400 - million Ponzi scheme in Alberta, convicted white - collar
criminal Nick Thill, Michael Ruge, who was banned for life from dealing in securities
by the BCSC, and Nick Lathigee, head
of the failed Freedom Investment Club, to present at his «Millionaire School» events and received commissions for steering investors in their direction.
«
By bringing perpetrators to
trial, the ICTY aims to deter future crimes and render justice to thousands
of victims and their families, thus contributing to a lasting peace in the former Yugoslavia,» declares the website
of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Patterned after the Nuremberg
trials of Nazi war
criminals and then the international tribunals created for Rwanda and Yugoslavia earlier in the 1990s, it is the most ambitious expression
of the international community's answer to the questions yielded
by massive past injustices.
Gbagbo was eventually defeated
by pro-Ouattara forces, backed
by the UN and France, and is now awaiting
trial before the International
Criminal Court in The Hague on charges
of crimes against humanity.
The Kirchners pushed to restart
criminal trials against members
of the military junta — for a variety
of reasons, prior attempts to bring to justice those responsible for the disappearance, torture and murder
of over 30,000 people
by agents
of the state were first halted and later resulted in amnesty.
In all
criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public
trial,
by an impartial jury
of the State...
«The
criminal assault
trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties
by an assistant district attorney.
At a City Council hearing on
criminal discovery practices in February chaired
by Queens councilman Rory Lancman, Sergio de la Pava, a supervising attorney for New York County Defender Services who has been representing indigent defendants in Manhattan for over 20 years, described a typical experience in the borough's courtrooms: After waiting six months or a year for
trial, he said, «The DA comes in with a cart and drops about six inches
of material on your desk.
Updated 3:26 p.m. The
criminal assault
trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties
by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.
Espada, who The Post disclosed yesterday may be indicted on
criminal charges this summer as a result
of Cuomo's probe, is expected to be put on
trial at an administrative tribunal conducted
by the Bronx Democratic organization.
Judge Pamela K. Chen
of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn ordered a postponement
of the Republican congress member's
criminal trial until Feb. 2 to give his defense team time to examine evidence gathered
by the prosecution, including tape recorded conversations with potential witnesses.
PRNigeria gathered that the Federal Government was infuriated
by the action
of Magu in engaging Keyamo as a private counsel to prosecute the CCT boss in purported corruption charge because, the same Keyamo is the counsel to Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi who is standing
trial at the Code
of Conduct Tribunal and who made the allegation in the course
of his
trial on
criminal offence.
Despite his frail health, the Publicity Secretary
of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Wednesday showed up at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for his
trial which borders on a seven - count charge
of criminal breach
of trust and money laundering to the tune
of N400m brought against him
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
While moving the application brought under Section 35 (1) & (4) and 36 (5) and (6)
of the 1999 constitution and Section 158, 162, 163 & 165
of the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Eze urged the court to exercise its discretion in favour
of his client
by releasing him on bail pending
trial.
The commission had earlier arraigned Olaniyan before Justice Adeniyi Ademola
of the Federal High Court 7, Maitama - Abuja, but had to seek for the transfer
of the case to another
trial judge due to the
criminal charges preferred against Ademola
by the Federal Government.
***** The PM's been sent to the naughty corner
by a crown court judge this week after a moment
of legal lunacy in which he commented on the
criminal trial involving celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.
The outcome
of the Liang case is imperiled
by an unusual and unexpected question: Did one
of the jurors, a retired carpenter, hide his father's
criminal past in order to be a panelist at the
trial?
The coalition government has pledged to legislate to prevent the use
of parliamentary privilege
by MPs accused
of serious misdoing, meaning even if the appeal is successful the parliamentarians» attempts to avoid a
criminal trial could be unsuccessful.
Jibrin is facing
trial alongside Rear Admiral Bala Mshelia, Rear Admiral Shehu Ahmadu (all retired) and Habor Bay International Limited on a 4 - count charge
of criminal conspiracy preferred against them
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
*** Says he is not scared
of trial The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two
criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach
of trust brought against him
by the Federal Government in -LSB-...]
The act would let people issued civil summonses for the offenses avoid
Criminal Court and have their cases heard
by the Office
of Administrative
Trials and Hearings, which could issue fines or require community service.
If they continue to be evasive and fail to comply with
criminal summon issued on them
by the Federal High Court, Lokoja to appear on 28th March, 2018 to answer to the
criminal charges
of Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession
of Prohibited Firearms against them, the Force, will obtain Warrant
of Arrest for the arrest
of Senator Dino Melaye and Mohammed Audu and will definitely declare them wanted throughout the country and on INTERPOL platform for them to be arrested in any country where ever they are sighted and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for continuation
of their
trial.
Questioned
by Linda Mangano's attorney, John Carman
of Garden City, Spence said this
trial was her first time testifying in court, and the Mangano case was the first white - collar
criminal one in which she has been the lead agent.
Just this past year, legislative changes show New Yorkers can make a difference:
by raising the age
of criminal responsibility, enacting bail reform, ensuring access to a speedy
trial, improving witness identification procedures and requiring video - taped police interrogation for serious offenses.
Former top gubernatorial aide Joe Percoco is seeking to have the federal case against a number
of current co-defendants severed from his own upcoming
criminal trial, with his lawyer arguing that he had nothing to do with charges faced
by six
of them.
«Seizure
by confiscation as a result
of criminal or civil
trial has been less common» - tell that to all the drug trafficing suspects whose vehicles - plausibly means
of production - were nationalized
by US law enforcement:).
Seizure
by confiscation as a result
of criminal or civil
trial has been less common, but it is presaged in Brecht's Caucasian Chalk Circle.
Consequently, the action
of the Senate in its resolution against the IGP today is a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting with mischievous motives to hand - twist the IGP to pervert the end
of justice in a felonious and serious offenses
of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession
of Prohibited Firearms for which Senator Dino Melaye who was indicted
by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases
of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State are already standing
trial in a court
of competent jurisdiction.
Coulson, thought to be the first NoW senior executive to be questioned on oath in a
criminal trial about the affair, repeatedly denied having any knowledge
of illegal activity
by his staff.
John Harris White was convicted
by a jury
trial of Manslaughter in the Second Degree and
Criminal Possession
of a Weapon in the Third Degree following a fateful incident on August 9, 2006 in Miller Place, N.Y. in which a young man was killed due to a gunshot fired
by Mr. White.
From the headings
of the above quoted invitation letters, it is very clear that the IGP was invited on those occasions
by the Senate purposely because
of Senator Dino Melaye's
criminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent juris
criminal indictment in respect
of felonious and serious offenses
of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent juris
Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession
of Prohibited Firearms
by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases
of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing
trial in a court
of competent jurisdiction.
Metuh who is facing
trial for alleged
criminal breach
of trust and money laundering at the federal high court, Abuja, his family said had made advances to return the money but was rejected
by the government.
Following disclosures
of the slaughter and secret burial
of 347 members
of a Shi'ite religious group in mass graves
by the Nigerian army must be urgently investigated said Amnesty International today, and anyone suspected
of criminal responsibility for these crimes must be brought to
trial.
Counsel for the EFCC, Mr. Nnaemeka Omenwa, told the court that as the settlement terms proposed
by the defendants did not comply with the provisions
of the Administration
of Criminal Justice Act on plea bargain, the anti-graft agency was opting for a full
trial.
Nyako and the others are standing
trial before Justice E. Chukwu
of the Federal High Court, Abuja in a 37 - count charge bordering on
criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse
of office and money laundering to the tune
of N29 billion preferred against them
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
11:30 pm — TCM — 3:10 to Yuma (1957) The original version
of 2007's highly successful Christian Bale - Russell Crowe western is well worth watching in its own right — a little less actiony, a little more thoughtful, though its story
of a peaceful farmer shuffled into the role
of law enforcement to get a
criminal to the train for his
trial without having him rescued
by his gang remains largely identical.
In any proceeding for
criminal contempt arising under title II, III, IV, V, VI, or VII
of this Act, the accused, upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a
trial by jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in
criminal cases.
The word «genocide» was coined in 1943
by Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish Polish legal scholar, although it didn't enter common usage until the Nuremberg
trials (the
criminal prosecution
of those responsible for the Holocaust).
- Publishers Weekly»... [T] hough
by novel's end, the characters prove unlikable and their motives murky, Silver definitely delivers a thought - provoking examination
of the
criminal - justice system, providing a clear - eyed view
of the artificial theatrics that dominate
criminal trials and a heartfelt look at both grief and remorse.
As I dug deeper I was struck
by the sense
of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family
of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many
of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a
criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing
of Portrait
of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening
of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department
of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands
of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure
of Portrait
of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability
of American museums to borrow works
of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve
of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait
of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end
of his life to bring it home to Vienna.
His book Acoustic Jurisprudence: Listening to the
Trial of Simon Bikindi (OUP 2015) explores the trial of Simon Bikindi, who was accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of inciting genocide with his s
Trial of Simon Bikindi (OUP 2015) explores the
trial of Simon Bikindi, who was accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of inciting genocide with his s
trial of Simon Bikindi, who was accused
by the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
of inciting genocide with his songs.
(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production
of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person
of a right to a fair
trial or to an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity
of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case
of a record or information compiled
by criminal law enforcement authority in the course
of a
criminal investigation or
by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished
by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention
of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety
of any individual; [the law enforcement exemption]
Guest Post
by David Middleton Fingerprints are admissible evidence in
criminal trials because
of their uniqueness.
The sagacity
of juries is perhaps best captured
by a bit
of advice from a juror in a
criminal trial whose comment is relevant to every litigator: «Make your point and move on — we are reasonably intelligent people and have been paying attention to the testimony.»
Our
criminal justice system further victimizes complainants
by treating their claims with unwarranted skepticism, and
by degrading them both during the investigation
of the crime and during the
trial of the accused.
With the Directives on the right to information in
criminal proceedings and the right to access to a lawyer successfully passed, the Proposal for a Directive on the strengthening
of certain aspects
of the presumption
of innocence and the right to be present at
trial in
criminal proceedings marks a new step in the recent efforts
of the Commission to create common EU framework
of defence rights which minimally need to be respected
by the Member States.
As Aikens LJ went on to explain, the intentional tort committed
by Mr Marsh, having been at home, off - duty and drunk, and having declined the offer to come in, was obviously not at all connected with his employment: the description
by the
trial judge
of being the «spontaneous
criminal act
of a drunken man who was off duty» was «both graphic and accurate».
Lord Leveson ratified the first - ever deferred prosecution agreement (DPA)
by the SFO this morning, after ICBC Standard Bank admitted liability and strike a deal with the SFO to avoid the uncertainty
of a
criminal trial.
We hold, therefore, that where, as here, the investigation is no longer a general inquiry into an unsolved crime, but has begun to focus on a particular suspect, the suspect has been taken into police custody, the police carry out a process
of interrogations that lends itself to eliciting incriminating statements, the suspect has requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with his lawyer, and the police have not effectively warned him
of his absolute constitutional right to remain silent, the accused has been denied «the Assistance
of Counsel» in violation
of the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution as «made obligatory upon the States
by the Fourteenth Amendment,» Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. at 342, and that no statement elicited
by the police during the interrogation may be used against him at a
criminal trial.