Sentences with phrase «of the criminal trial process»

«It entrenches the effect of the presumption of innocence at the pre-trial stage of the criminal trial process and safeguards the liberty of accused persons.»

Not only is a criminal record likely to put a dampener on people's willingness to speak out against government officials, the threat of the criminal trial process itself is enough to dissuade most people.

Second, the SCC permitted disclosure of Cole's personal information following the police's search because its admission «would not bring the administration of justice into disrepute» and «the exclusion of the material would... have a marked negative impact on the truth - seeking function of the criminal trial process (paras. 96 to 97).

[However, the footnote to this passage states: «The origins and justification of this image are very much tied in with the operation of the criminal trial process.

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But it's also worth considering that an employer who fires an employee simply based on the wrongdoing itself is effectively imposing a penalty — acting like judge, jury, and executioner — without any of the due - process protections that accompany a criminal trial.

«A number of the witnesses who gave evidence to the inquiry spoke about practices which, if proved following due process including a criminal trial, might well amount to a crime in Scots law,» he said.

While it could indeed be «a potentially epoch - making moment it could be for Gaddafi to stand trial at the International Criminal Court,» Bali and Abu Rish argue that: «The prospect of retirement in a prison cell in the Hague may factor into al - Qaddafi's incentives to make good on his threats to fight to the last of his capacities, visiting untold atrocities on Libyan civilians in the process.

This bill would effectively eliminate the disposition process for abused and neglected animals and allow the animals to remain in the hands of their abusers until the conclusion of a criminal trial.

In criminal proceedings, it is well - established that a stay for abuse of process may arise either because it is no longer possible to have a fair trial (limb one); or because it offends the court's sense of justice and propriety to try the accused in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13].

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.

A criminal jury trial is practically unheard of for offences under the Competition Act, because the accused normally plead out so the process is faster, especially in cases like this one, where there is no real case law available under the act, Khoury notes.

In eleven chapters, Professor Sheppard addresses practical topics of interest to both trial and appellate level clerks, including court personnel and their functions, how to read a docket, the civil and criminal litigation processes, and ethical concerns.

An experienced criminal defense lawyer understands the criminal justice process and can explain every step, from the criminal investigation to the filing of charges, plea bargains, trial, and sentencing.

She has represented numerous individuals in both the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in both criminal and civil matters and has experience in all phases of the litigation process in white collar and federal criminal matters, as well as government and internal investigations, including pre-indictment advocacy, grand jury investigations, complex bail proceedings, pretrial motions, motions in limine, jury selection, trials, sentencing, restitution, forfeiture, and other post-conviction proceedings.

And in the case of DNA evidence, technology has done what the Constitution and the due process clause never could: lead to systemic changes in state laws to allow convicted defendants to reopen closed criminal cases and seek access to DNA evidence for testing through procedures that did not exist at the time of trial.

@soong university disciplinary hearings are not criminal trials and guarantees of due process do not apply.

The process that moves a case from charge to trial is reflected in the following list of tasks and services usually required, at a minimum, in the Ontario criminal courts:

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Whether conducting internal business investigations to identify, confront and resolve criminal activity, or defending and advising businesses or business professionals through government investigations, our team of former prosecutors, trial attorneys and investigators can assist you in protecting your interests through this process.

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He no longer was a senator, and the very process of impeachment denied him his right to an actual criminal trial.

The clear problem with the requirement of imprisonment, as is found by the Court (paras 59 and 60), is that the narrative of past and future persecution in many countries such as Zimbabwe and Uzbekistan, [13] is that in these and many other countries the law enforcement authorities use the criminal law to extort, blackmail, detain and torture, without recourse of due process of law which would require a trial, conviction and sentencing, in accordance with the national law of the country of origin.

The laying of a criminal charge is typically the beginning of the court process, which includes disclosure of particulars of the allegation, a trial to consider the evidence put forward by the prosecution and defence, and a finding of innocence or guilt.

As he humbly recounts his heroic accomplishments of cleaning up the traffic court, instituting night court for criminal drug cases in order to best use limited resources in the fairest manner, and presiding over the historical impeachment trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich, Justice Fitzgerald repeatedly reminds lawyers that they are guardians or champions of the legal process.

We can help you at whatever stage of the criminal justice process you may find yourself, from bail hearings to trial representation to final resolution.

In this column, part of the Ottawa Citizen's «Right to Know» series, Ottawa defence lawyer Solomon Friedman explains the importance of full disclosure to the criminal trial process.

In addition to our strategies for developing strong cross-examinations, we equally employ effective strategies in developing the client's knowledge of the case and the criminal justice process in order to fully prepare the client for testimony at trial.

Voir dire is the process during which lawyers question potential jurors in order to determine their ability to be objective members of a jury during a criminal or civil trial.

If the proceeding involved is criminal, there must be a right to a jury trial, a right to counsel, and all the other safeguards necessary to assure due process of law.

North Shore Law, located in North Vancouver, BC, offers comprehensive services in all areas of criminal law and will guide you through every stage of the court process including pre-charge inquiries, bail hearings, Provincial and Supreme Court trials and appeals.

It constitutes a waiver not only of the accused's right to require the Crown to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt by properly admissible evidence, but also of the related procedural safeguards in the criminal trial process, some of which are constitutionally enshrined and protected.

These discovery and subpoena tools are all basically derivative of the common law trial subpoena power, and certain other powers that were vested in courts of equity, which is constitutionally recognized in federal criminal trials in the 6th Amendment which includes a right «to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor» and applies in civil trials by tradition, court rule and statute.

We have found that the vast majority of preliminary inquiries result in the accused being committed to stand trial, yet this step in the process typically adds many months to the length of a criminal case.

For criminal investigations, the resolution process starts when, at the end of the investigation, the public prosecutor requests the court to allow the case to either proceed to trial or be closed.

This background provided an indispensable tool in the representation of criminal defendants in grand jury investigations, pre-trial hearings, trial, appeals and navigating the corrections process.

Signatory States to the Convention may not violate the right to life of their citizens, subject them to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, press them into enforced labour, deprive them of their liberty without due process and compensation, deprive them of access to justice or a fair trial or introduce laws that impose retrospective criminal liability for acts that were innocent at the time they were committed.

Your [Daily Journal] article on the outcome of the much - publicized trial of Robert Blake casts the criminal justice process as simply a strategic game in which a verdict of acquittal my be seen as a «stinging setback» or a «major loss» for the prosecution.

The virtues of the criminal law revolve around fair trials, but the criminal law is less restrained when it comes to offence definition as well as the pre - and post-trial stages of the criminal process.

Generally the level of protection is lower, just as the due process protections in a civil trial are generally lower than in a criminal trial.

Due process and jury trial — threatened by cost; complexity; repeated attempts to reduce the number of jury trials; a succession of civil orders with effectively criminal sanctions; and proposals for coercive powers under mental health legislation.