Sentences with phrase «of obstructing»

He also disputed that the conduct of obstructing foreign investigators constituted an offence under English law, having regard to s 137, EA 2003.

A literal and uninformed reading of this would say that if they ask for your evidence and you delay their investigation by making them get a warrant, that is the crime of obstructing.

Former head of Morgan Crucible, Ian Norris has lost his appeal against extradition to the US over charges of obstructing justice.

Four protesters were acquitted of obstructing the highway on February 7th when the judge found their actions «reasonable».

Citing Richardson v. Vancouver (City), 2006 BCCA 36 (CanLII), a case in which police were sued for wrongful arrest by a plaintiff relying on their acquittal on the charge of obstructing justice, the Court of Appeal found it is improper to conflate issues pertaining to criminal responsibility and those pertaining to the civil liability of police.

While the facts were not in dispute, the trial judge found that since he did not go through with his threats to hand out circulars or hang a jury, he did not actually commit the offence of obstructing justice.

A month earlier, a former chemist at a now - shuttered state drug lab in Boston was indicted on 27 counts of obstructing justice, tampering with evidence, perjury and other charges in connection with her handling of some of the tens of thousands of drug cases she worked on during her nine years there.

Now he's on trial on misdemeanor charges of obstructing a government operation.

Maybe instead of concealing his data — even to the extent of obstructing FOI requests for the identity of his station data, Jones should provide a complete archive of his data and methods, so that there can be some independent due diligence on his data.

They're putting out this arrest warrant, accusing me of obstructing their hunt, but we've done that for six years.

He [Mann] explained that he never deleted emails at the behest of any other scientist, specifically including Dr. Phil Jones, and that he never withheld data with the intention of obstructing science;...

Manns response was «He [Mann] explained that he never deleted emails at the behest of any other scientist, specifically including Dr. Phil Jones, and that he never withheld data with the intention of obstructing science;...»

The investigation by the Inquiry Committee commenced with an interview with Mann on Jan 12, 2010, at which time he told the Inquiry Committee «that he never deleted emails at the behest of any other scientist, specifically including Dr. Phil Jones, and that he never withheld data with the intention of obstructing science».

Those campaigns fell short of obstructing pipeline projects, but environmental advocacy groups have succeeded in blocking natural gas development in New York and other states.

He (Mann) stated that he never deleted emails at the behest of any other scientist, specifically including Dr. Phil Jones, and that he never withheld data with the intention of obstructing science; and he stated that he never engaged in activities or behaviors that were inconsistent with accepted academic practices.

Green groups were quick to signal their unease at the idea of a man whose company stands accused of obstructing action to tackle climate taking a top job at the White House.

James E. Hansen, the NASA climate scientist who has become an outspoken campaigner against coal burning, was among 31 protesters arrested on charges of obstructing officers and impeding traffic during a protest against mountaintop mining.

Looking back on the last two decades of denial, delay and obstruction, there have been perhaps two hundred individuals who should be held most culpable, if not by the courts then by history, for failing to prevent harm or of obstructing others from taking measures to prevent harm.

Some concerns about continued monitoring of sea ice by remote sensing were raised this week in Nature News an article in the (UK) Observer: Donald Trump accused of obstructing satellite research into climate change.

Instead of obstructing, delaying, and forcing students to contend for their basic educational rights in courtroom after courtroom, let's get to to work solving the problem we know exists.

Although she had denied involvement in her rival's attack, she was eventually charged and convicted of obstructing its investigation.

First, juicing makes the nutrients in a fruit or vegetable more digestible by the body, meaning more of the nutrients are extracted from the vegetables or fruits with less of the obstructing fibers.

Add to that rotten core state Sen. Thomas Libous (R - Binghamton), who was found guilty of lying to FBI agents, and state Sen. John Sampson (D - Brooklyn), who was convicted of obstructing a federal investigation.

Former Vice Chairperson on Parliament's Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, George Loh, has accused the Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah - Bonsu, of obstructing the passage of the Right to Information Bill (RTI) when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was in power.

Pastor L. Micah O. Dexter II, 44, of The Salem Church of Syracuse, was convicted of obstructing government administration after a four - day trial before six jurors.

Micah Dexter was convicted of obstructing government administration after a four - day trial before six jurors.

He was convicted last year of obstructing justice and lying to federal investigators.

Sen. John Sampson (D - Brooklyn) was convicted in 2015 of obstructing justice and making a false statement.

Crawley, a well - known local advocate against gun violence, pleaded not guilty Friday in Syracuse City Court to charges of obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.

Spota and the chief of his anti-corruption bureau, Christopher McPartland, are accused of obstructing an FBI investigation that led to the conviction of former county Police Chief James Burke.

Sampson, the former Democratic leader of the Senate, is accused of obstructing justice, witness and evidence tampering and lying to an FBI agent.

Yet other eurosceptic Tories have accused Hammond of obstructing Brexit and said he must decide whether he is going to support May or quit the Government.

Walker in February pleaded not guilty in a separate case to federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents.

Mueller had also been caught up in the controversy surrounding the Church's response to the clerical sex abuse scandal after his department was accused earlier this year of obstructing Francis's efforts to stop internal cover - ups of abuse.

Throw in Democrat John Sampson, a former Senate minority leader convicted this year of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents in connection with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Manganos and Venditto are also accused of obstructing justice in an attempt to cover up the alleged scheme, Capers said.

Spota left office in October after his indictment on federal charges of obstructing an investigation into former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke's assault of a suspect in 2012.

Rob Walker, a former Republican state assemblyman from Hicksville who served as chief deputy to former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, was indicted on federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

Rob Walker, who served as chief deputy to former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, has been indicted on federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents just weeks before the scheduled start of his former boss» corruption trial.

Is there a way to change current political systems to make them more efficient, or increase the political cost of obstructing bills solely for political reasons?

Baby bedding in the crib needs to be unobstructed by blankets, pillows or sheets, so that her face is clear at all times and there is no danger of obstructing her breathe.

We've had two second yellow cards, Philippe Coutinho for Liverpool and Stephen Whittaker for Norwich, that have been fairly straightforward in themselves, yet have come shortly after the first yellow card was received for the terribly important business of obstructing a set piece.

They accuse him of obstructing social betterment, just as other regressive types once opposed fluoridation for the control of tooth decay.

A Massachusetts doctor was convicted on Monday of obstructing an investigation into kickbacks paid by the drugmaker Warner Chilcott and of wrongly giving one of its sales representatives access to her patients» information.

BOSTON A Massachusetts doctor was convicted on Monday of obstructing an investigation into kickbacks paid by the drugmaker Warner Chilcott and of wrongly giving one of its sales representatives access to her patients» information.

In 2002, Arthur Andersen was found guilty of obstructing justice after destroying documents affiliated with the Enron scandal, tarnishing the name forever.

«He also might ask if the President can pardon someone if the pardon would itself be part of a pattern of obstructing an investigation.»

For Trump in particular, complete transparency could backfire by amplifying suspicion and further escalating calls for his impeachment on allegations of obstructing justice, accepting gifts from foreign powers, or treason.

For the first time last week, an article of impeachment was formally introduced on the House floor that accuses Trump of obstructing justice.

Without the emergency intervention that followed, the baby would have suffocated in the birth canal in which he was trapped and I would have bled to death, which would at least have killed me within hours rather than over several excruciatingly painful days in the case of the obstructed labour.