Sentences with phrase «of prosecutors»

Yet the numbers of prosecutors in the trial offices has decreased.

There are also plenty of prosecutors who simply want to see justice served.

The inquiry has heard a team of prosecutors is reviewing allegations of abuse of children in care which were reported to it by the police.

So they invented mandatory minimums and put the discretion in the hands of prosecutors.

Perhaps they'll understand the realities of sentencing, and the power of the prosecutor.

It is the duty of the prosecutor to establish that the court has jurisdiction to hear the case, in order to do that, he or she must establish where the crime occurred.

But there's some room for discretion on the part of prosecutors and judges built into the system, too.

Congratulations, now you've got a bunch of prosecutors on your case.

Let the governor do the job of the governor and let the prosecutors do the job of the prosecutors.

The circuit courts seem to be nothing more then extensions of the prosecutor as any of his misconduct is deemed «harmless error» and the conviction affirmed.

The American system of prosecution relies almost exclusively on the political responsibility of prosecutors and provides few other checks on their discretionary powers.

On the flip side, I saw plenty of prosecutors that threw out evidence (or cases) for improper searches.

While judges usually accept the sentencing recommendations of prosecutors, the judge can reject the plea bargain.

But most cases don't warrant the physical presence of a prosecutor at the crime scene.

In the case of a prosecutor, it pertains to litigation conduct (but not conduct physically dealing with a defendant or investigating a crime).

It was the willingness of the prosecutors to call out the executives who had been a party to fraud.

That is a testament to the efforts of our prosecutors, our police and our intelligence agencies.

Posts cover criminal law issues and current events from the standpoint of a prosecutor, offer insight into the criminal justice system and trials and tell amusing court stories.

The email has, not surprisingly, garnered some interest — as has the resignation of the prosecutor who received it.

Personally, I've never understood the reluctance of prosecutors and courts to allow access to DNA evidence for testing that was not technologically possible at the time of trial.

Or is it the nature of prosecutors to push their authority as far as they can?

Requires parity between funding of prosecutors and public defenders.

But, it appears that a new generation of prosecutors have come along that are placing a greater priority on the quality of their convictions.

This requirement is essentially a sub issue of the prosecutor's obligation to demonstrate that the breath test is working properly.

Even then, the charges can be separated and pursued by both levels of prosecutors.

Right, but since this case was publicized, we know there's no sensible supervision of these prosecutors either — so the problem is deeper.

To effectively conduct these negotiations, it is critical that the lawyer has earned the respect of the prosecutors, which requires mastery of the process.

During an appeal, many aspects of an original trial may be challenged, including misconduct on the part of the prosecutor, judicial errors, and ineffective assistance of your original attorney.

«The job of the prosecutor is not to sock up convictions, notch victories in his or her belt,» he said.

But you can not do that without the presence of the prosecutor; in which case you have just revealed that he should examine you, and the judge's ruling becomes moot.

Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita praised the work of police in probing the death and the work of his prosecutors in putting the case together and presenting it to the jury.

Rogers says that, in 2007, there was a decision made that the prosecution service was understaffed and that, over the next three years, a number of personnel including Crown prosecutors, were hired, so there was a peak number of prosecutors reached in 2010.

They also accuse him of making «uninformed criticism of the conduct of prosecutors for the OSC.»

The Colorado facility had drawn the attention of prosecutors again in March 2012, when it alerted the DEA to a handful of suspicious orders related to one pharmacy — the only suspicious orders the facility had reported since 2009.

«Attorney General Schneiderman is proud to have been endorsed by law enforcement unions like the PBA of New York State, the Detectives Endowment Association, the Nassau and Suffolk County PBAs as well as dozens of prosecutors around the state because of his outstanding record taking down some of the state's largest drug gangs.»

«They're usually paper - intensive, and they also have many experts, including forensic accountants, where it would be beneficial to have a group of prosecutors who dedicated to this.»

The more than $ 20 million in town - backed loans are at the heart of prosecutors» case against the one - time elected officials.

«Legislators also approved $ 2.9 million to have South Carolina hire more prosecutors specifically to deal with criminal domestic violence cases and end the practice of having police officers playing the role of prosecutor against seasoned criminal defense attorneys in magistrates court.»

«And that's why what makes what he did all the more surprising and appalling,» said Schumer, who said Comey broke with the longstanding tradition of prosecutors not giving «even the appearance of interfering with an election.»

they must be issued by a special judge at the request of a prosecutor only after a criminal investigation has been commenced;

Suffolk County district attorney contenders Timothy Sini and Ray Perini clashed Wednesday in a News 12 Long Island debate over how to fight gangs and drugs as well as how to keep politics out of the prosecutor's office.