Sentences with phrase «offered by the prosecutor»

«The federal Pacer system shows that Mr. Trenkler has been represented in a number of proceedings in federal court over the last seventeen years by very competent counsel who (I am assuming from your correspondence) have not chosen to pursue further the issue you raise of inducements supposedly offered by prosecutors to the witness,» Vecchione wrote.

Either way, your defense attorney will fight for you to get the best possible outcome, and will clearly explain the pros and cons of any bargain offered by the prosecutor.

We turned down the felony plea agreement offer by the prosecutor and were preparing for trial when the Boulder DA dismissed this case in its entirety on the morning of the Motions Hearing, allowing our client to have the record of the case sealed completely.

If it isn't you should almost never plead guilty to Careless Driving, nor should you necessarily plead guilty to a lesser charge if it is offered by the prosecutor.

Not exact matches

Legal experts told Business Insider that the plea deal struck by Michael Flynn, the former White House national security adviser, with the special counsel Robert Mueller was most likely evidence that Flynn has damaging information to offer prosecutors on other persons of interest in the Russia investigation.

Fried Frank Of Counsel and author of the leading False Claims Act treatise, John T. Boese (on left), and his partner Douglas W. Baruch, offered insightful analysis on two recent Department of Justice policy documents (the «Granston Memo» and the «Brand Memo») and their impact on FCA actions by both qui tam relators and federal prosecutors.

Was the decision by Mike de Jong on behalf of the B.C. Liberal government to offer to pay the defence costs, estimated at $ 6 million, made before the special prosecutor's offer of reduced charges and could that have operated as...

Without offering any specifics, the order signed by the judge Thursday evening said that prosecutors notified the court that «revocation of the defendant's bail conditions is appropriate at this time.»

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday declined to offer his assessment of Bharara or respond to the criticism from some lawmakers, who complained to The Daily News that the prosecutor has a tendency to grandstand and humiliate the Legislature by painting the whole body as rife with corruption.

South African Oscar Pistorius» prosecutor, Mr. Gerrie Nel, has offered legal services to Gabriella Engels, a 20 - year - old model, allegedly assaulted by Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe.

Indicted state Sen. Malcolm Smith caught a big break when a federal judge shot down a bid by prosecutors to tell jurors at his bribery trial next month how he once offered to sell Albany votes like shares of stock.

Last month, prosecutors, in a written submission to the judge, offered what they said was additional evidence of the ways Mr. Silver had abused his office «for personal benefit,» by helping two women with whom he had conducted extramarital affairs.

Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.

Consequently, trial judges have nothing to lose and often much to gain by permitting at least brief voir dire / cross examination of prosecution witnesses before a damning exhibit is offered into evidence, and also need to think twice before allowing inadmissible hearsay into evidence to see if the prosecutor «ties together» the evidence to make it no longer inadmissible hearsay.

In an unpublished opinion by the California Court of Appeals last week, the court held that the alibi offered by a criminal defendant — that he was playing poker on MySpace at the time of the crime — was neither «implausible or bizarre,» as argued by prosecutors.

Philadelphia prosecutors said the man who confessed was offered $ 10,000 by supporters, and had nothing to lose given his life sentence.

Prosecutors claim he thwarted drug investigations by refusing to sign search warrants, offering lenient plea bargains, and leaking the identities of informants so drug dealers could avoid apprehension.

The Judge offers the following generic model, used by prosecutors in criminal cases, as a starting point to create your own syllogisms:

At the offices of Attorney John B. Seed, we offer our clients representation that is backed up by experience that includes work as a prosecutor.

It is a reasonable policy which, if implemented in a considered way by front line prosecutors, will ensure that cases where no evidence should be offered will result in acquittals and stays of proceedings will be directed only in those rare cases where there is a likelihood of recommencement.

Most people are so intimidated by these facts that they jump at any offer of reduced charge that the prosecutor offers.

The public benefit gained by the criminalization of witchcraft is minimal given that section 380 of the Code exists and offers more flexibility to prosecutors as a hybrid offense that addresses the loss of property or money through deceit, falsehood, or other fraudulent means.

For while defenders as much as prosecutors have made their bread by helping to manage the processing of citizens into prisoners, the present / future offers lots of opportunities for those lawyers who can figure out how to reverse the process.