Sentences with phrase «on a technicality by»

The corruption conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

The corruption conviction of the former New York state Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

The corruption conviction of the former New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

The one thing that did grab my attention at the show was Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, and even then, that's sort of there on a technicality by way of acquisitions on Square Enix's part.

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And by jurors sitting and smoking and drinking coffee for hours on end while they had rather be about their jobs — and then finding their way through legalisms and technicalities to reasonable doubts and moral certainties.

To keep the focus on the question of purity and eating with «defiled» hands, the lectionary omits the verses in which Jesus counterattacks by lifting up an example of using a technicality of the religious law to avoid fulfilling a deeper obligation.

(His selection by the Golden State Warriors in the sixth round of the 1987 draft was voided on a technicality.)

One way of getting ready is through reading on the technicalities of the training by reading potty training books written by experts.

SERAP therefore welcomes the decision by the World Bank not to allow technicalities (regarding its requirement of 60 days within which to file an appeal to it) stand in the way of substantial justice, and truth on the spending of recovered Abacha loot as to do otherwise would have amounted to a miscarriage of justice for millions of Nigerians who are victims of corruption.»

Attempts by the prosecution counsel to further clarify on the matter led to a «technicality - battle» between the two counsels as the defence posits that the witness» testimony was not ambiguous.

The Public and Commercial Services Union, led by their Trotskyist General Secretary Mark Serwotka, challenged the plan and won on a technicality involving the staff handbook terms agreed by the last Labour Government which will now be changed.

Laws to stop judges being able to free criminals on technicalities will be unveiled by the government today.

(The WFP voted last week to endorse Amodeo and put him on Row D by nominating Davis for a judgeship, but it remains unclear if that will happen, thanks to some legal technicalities).

The current expectation seems to be that he WILL be on the ballot automatically but that will be legally challenged by the anti-Corbyn side (who incidentally say it is «absurd» that he has to rely on a technicality to get on the ballot).

Court cans Lacorte on technicality; 4 - 0 decision means final appeal a long shot BY MARC MOSS An Appeals Court reversed the NY Supreme Court decision allowing Dagan Lacorte onto the Democratic primary ballot Wednesday.

New City — The Rockland County Legislature convened on February 2 to discuss various matters, paying particular attention to a contentious resolution, which fills a potentially unfair gap left by a technicality of law.

Which is why he tried to have his cake and eat it too by sabotaging my invitation, hoping to argue on a fairly weak technicality that it was nevertheless sent.»

Though the verdict was based on a technicality related to the scope of the term «product of nature,» Plomer argues the verdict «calls into question patent policies which put the rights of organizations motivated by the pursuit of profit above the public interest and rights to equal and free access to open science.»

\ n \ nIn other words this is a political attempt, based on a technicality, to advance science in the field by getting the US Administration to greatly expand the number of human ES - cell lines that can be used under federal funding.

Racing against a deadline to save a kidnap victim from suffocating to death and unbothered by the niceties of Miranda rights and search warrants, Callahan brings in Scorpio, only to see him released on technicalities.

Burt was sent to prison, where he used his attorney skills to get several murderers and rapists out of jail on technicalities (by his own admission) before his eventual parole.

As keeping with horror remake month and the rules set out by the Insomniac Movie Theater blog that all movies must be on Netflix Instant, late - night television, or from my personal collection, I got to rewatch one of the all - time great horror movies on a technicality.

The film is understandably heavy on musical technicalities, an aspect Chazelle didn't want Simmons to feel intimidated by.

You can read a lot into a subplot that shows Elizabeth being grilled for hours by an investigative committee bent on inflating an office technicality into a career - ending scandal.

-- songs from Disney's forgettable Enchanted as nominees in this category, to add insult to injury, the most recognizable number from the best musical released in years, «Falling Slowly» from Once — was almost forced out of the running on a technicality (allegedly by crafty Disney folk).

It also excludes movies like «The Revenant,» «The Hateful 8,» and «Joy,» which have only just begun to screen for critics, although as S&S is based in London and those movies don't open in the U.K. until (very) early January, they arguably squeak by on a technicality.

Skullgirls, developed by well - respected fighting game tournament player Mike Zaimont places much more emphasis on the technicalities and balance of the game from the outset rather than dumbing down aspects of the titles to appease more casual fans or creating an absurd roster infected with dozens of characters that essentially play the same.

This was first brought to light by Oil Change International (and soon echoed by Ryan Koronowski on Climate Progress and then by Carol Linnitt on DeSmog Canada), all of whom explained the bizarre technicality that exempts dilbit (or diluted bitumen, the transportable form of tar sands crude) from the taxes that fund the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Moreover, the TWU case was decided after Rev. Hawkes put the issue squarely on the public radar by performing the first gay marriage in Ontario in January 2001 (exploiting a technicality in Ontario's marriage law) which would latter be the subject of the Halpern decision.

«The appeal of our certification win by both the Canadian and B.C. governments, and supported by the aquaculture industry, hinged on technicalities and missed the importance of government's obligation to regulate the open net salmon farming industry in a way that protects wild salmon,» said Chief Chamberlin.

Many of these costs may be offset by a life insurance policy, but too often, families of the deceased find their claims rejected on technicalities, or responsible parties refusing to do the right thing and provide adequate compensation.

Probate courts reject wills on technicalities and refuse to correct obvious drafting mistakes by testators.

The winners, which coincidentally were the same as the event location providers found a way past blockchain technicalities by talking about using blockchain tech to provide anonymous voting on proposed innovation projects.

The insurance company later prevailed based on several technicalities in 2011, including a failure by the defendants to file a claim within the statute of limitations.

However, based on a technicality, the 2009 charges were quashed by the BC Supreme Court.

[7] Justice Thomas Cromwell, as quoted by Laura Stone and Sean Fine, «Nadon appointment rejected on technicality, Justice Cromwell says», The Globe and Mail (Ottawa: 14 September 2014), online: < www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nadon-appointment-rejected-on-technicality-justice-cromwell-says/article31891826/ >.

While this suggests that the NPU we saw in the Mate 10 Pro might also make an appearance in the P20, the hint from this is that Huawei wants to take on Apple and Samsung by making it easier and more natural for users to take high - quality photos without having to understand technicalities such as ISO settings.

Swinson says she is disturbed by the number of impaired drivers who continue to get off on technicalities, often managing to have breathalyzer results thrown out in court.