Sentences with phrase «parts of the prosecution»

Another part of the prosecution's argument centered around Adnan's religion.

The defence counsel also submitted that it was an «irregularity» on the part of the prosecution to be amending charges «not known to be existing.»

The four - week trial of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) may have ended with his acquittal on the felony charges against him, but it was not for lack of trying on the part of the prosecution.

She was part of the prosecution of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome as well as the former National Service Scheme Executive Director, Alhaji Alhassan Imoro, who was charged for allegedly stealing GHS86.9 million.

I told him nope, that the number was part of a prosecution exhibit of Savino's handwritten notes on a sheet of yellow - lined paper shown to spectators and jurors in a courtroom at the Alfonse M. D'Amato U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip.

However, the defense counsel, Barrister Muritala Agboola said the postponement is a result of procedural error on the part of prosecution.

As part of the prosecution of these matters the attorneys work closely with victim advocates, child protective workers and other members of the community who are involved in providing services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

Ball's sudden desk change is part of the prosecution's case in a bribery and corruption trial against Percoco and three businessmen, including Syracuse - based Cor Development executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

The defence counsel also submitted that it was an irregularity on the part of the prosecution to be amending charges that were not known to be existing.

The freezing orders had been obtained by the US Department of Justice as part of its prosecution of an alleged Ponzi fraud scheme called the «Vavasseur Programme», run by an American named Terry Dowdell, in which the defendants had participated.

You'll likely also want to refer to and show parts of the prosecution history.

Assuming that the contradiction will greatly benefit the defense and the witness is an important part of the prosecutions case.

Malice requires more than recklessness or negligence; it requires a willful and intentional effort on the part of the prosecution to abuse or distort its proper role.

Not exact matches

In 2014, Toyota also paid a whopping $ 1.2 billion fine, the largest ever paid by an automaker, to avoid criminal prosecution; as part of the settlement, Toyota admitted that it «misled U.S. consumers by concealing and making deceptive statements.»

So drug prosecution is a big part of the mass incarceration story, he said.

Backpage successfully wielded Section 230 for the better part of a decade to avoid prosecution or liability before being shut down just this month.

If one searches for news on LIBOR (= London Interbank Offered Rate, i.e., the rate at which banks lend dollars to each other in the euro - dollar market), they are currently dominated by Deutsche Bank getting slapped with a total fine of $ 775 million for the part it played in manipulating the benchmark rate in collusion with other banks (fine for one count of wire fraud: US$ 150 m.; additional shakedown by US Justice Department: US$ 625 m., the price tag for a deferred prosecution agreement).

Although human - rights lawyers have been justified in criticizing gacaca courts for their low standards of due process and selectivity in prosecution, others have shown that acknowledgment, repentance, and forgiveness have taken place widely in the hearings, in good part due to the influence of churches.

Prof. Lucas has been linked to the SMA brand since at least 2003 when he was part of the defence team that unsuccessfully defended previous owners Wyeth in a criminal prosecution.

The prosecution and defense differed sharply Wednesday over whether a videotape that captured an infant's traumatic birth showed criminal incompetence on the part of a midwife charged in his death or a valiant effort to save the baby's life.

The practice, part of a broader inquiry into the fundraising practices of Mayor Bill de Blasio and his allies, was recommended for criminal prosecution by the chief enforcement counsel at the state Board of Elections in a memorandum made public last week.

Just eight out of 43 forces in England and Wales have provided training on coercive control, accounting in part for the low number of prosecutions since the offence was introduced in 2016.

The US Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause generally protects members of Congress from prosecution for anything they say as part of congressional debate or business.

The prosecution alleges Taub received the state grants as part of a quid pro quo with Silver.

There is also a companion trial to the Percoco case in June, which is expected to probe pay - to - play allegations in Cuomo's «Buffalo Billion» revitalization initiative for that part of New York — which means that hard looks at the practices of state government will continue to be in the news with the prosecution of another Cuomo ally, Alain Kaloyeros.

The only way the prosecution would be permitted to examine any material that might otherwise fall under the attorney - client umbrella is if it is determined to be part of a crime jointly undertaken by the attorney and the client.

But usually, the second trial... becomes more difficult for the prosecution because the defense has seen all that the prosecution has,» said E. Stewart Jones, an attorney from Troy who was part of Bruno's 2014 legal team.

And Schwartz's main business is not governmental investigations, but a burgeoning business working for large corporations when they run into legal trouble and hire his firm, often as part of settlements to avoid prosecution.

The anti-graft agency said its investigation traced the fund to part of that used for the prosecution of the election that produced Fayose as governor in 2014.

In his first «Crooked Hillary» tweet of 2018, Trump accused the Justice Department of being part of the «deep state» and urged prosecution against a top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has referred the individuals who committed various electoral offences, as part of the endorsement of presidential nominee forms, to the Ghana Police Service for investigations and possible prosecution.

The statement reads in part, «Given that President Buhari was initially acclaimed, hailed and idolised by the people as an uncompromising spear - head of a crusade against corruption — taking crusade to mean, not just a war, but a war fought with great passion and zeal — it is significant that, in less than two years, the acclaim is giving way to cynicism about the President's sincerity in the prosecution of the war.

The statement reads in part: «The morning of 17th of October, 2017, however resolved every unlikely doubt that could have inured in favour of the prosecution in this saga when on being briefed by the distinguished Senator to represent him at the trial.

The prosecution accused the defendants of diverting the sum of N9, 791,602,453.8, part of which was meant for police reform and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

Daudu on the other hand informed the court that part of the decision of the Supreme Court was that the prosecution availed the defendants with all the documents in respect of the matter.

The feds say that arrangement was part of an illegal quid pro quo in which Silver funneled $ 500,000 in taxpayer - funded research grants to Taub, who is avoiding prosecution by agreeing to testify against the Manhattan Democrat.

ALBANY — Louis Ciminelli and the other Buffalo defendants will be tried separately from Joseph Percocco, a former top aide to the governor, even though all eight defendants were part of the federal prosecution alleging bid rigging and corruption in state development projects.

«The New Indian Express of Monday 25 January 2016 reported that «In representations to the judge, Stephen Kamlish, Gohil's defence team accused the Crown Prosecution Service of «positively misleading the court and the parties as part of their deliberate cover - up of discloseable material».

Umar, in his lead ruling, had exonerated Saraki of all the charges on, among other grounds, the failure of the prosecution to obtain Saraki's statement and make it part of the proof of evidence in the case.

But even the Crown Prosecution Service in evidence to the committee said that it was «concerned that the courts charge will displace the prosecution costs award, which the CPS uses to recover part of the costs of bringing a prosecProsecution Service in evidence to the committee said that it was «concerned that the courts charge will displace the prosecution costs award, which the CPS uses to recover part of the costs of bringing a prosecprosecution costs award, which the CPS uses to recover part of the costs of bringing a prosecutionprosecution case.

At the resumed hearing today, the prosecution counsel Rotimi Oyedepo, led in evidence one Uchenna Emenalo, younger brother to Emeka Emenalo, the owner of O2 Services Limited, the company that was allegedly used to divert part of the proceeds from the Committee on International Shipping and Ports Security in NIMASA.

«President Buhari to stop the killings in Benue and other parts of the country by disarming herdsmen and fishing out culprits for prosecution.»

She originally denied being part of the plot to attack Nancy but then pleaded guilty to hindering the prosecution, saying she only knew about the assault after it had happened.

(b) The offeror understands that any inaccurate data provided to the Department of Transportation may subject the offeror, its subcontractors, its employees, or its representatives to: (1) prosecution for false statements pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001 and / or; (2) enforcement action for false claims or statements pursuant to the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986, 31 U.S.C. 3801 - 3812 and 49 CFR Part 31 and / or; (3) termination for default under any contract resulting from its offer and / or; (4) debarment or suspension.

He presses and presents his evidence until his opponent's prosecution as part of his kit.

Instead of facing prosecution, Rebekkah was asked by Simon Fujiwara to travel to China to take part in a unique social experiment.

The use of patent prosecution history is a standard part of analysing patents in the United States but the courts in Canada have resisted using the prosecution history for parsing the words of patent claims.

For most of the 30 years since the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, advising companies on compliance and, on rare occasions, defending them against prosecution, has been a niche business in most corporate law firms, part - time work for a partner or two.

At the bottom is the largest part of the market — the commodity work we have discussed above: people buying houses, preparing wills, settling estates, resisting eviction or prosecution, and so on.

With respect to patent matters, her practice includes domestic and foreign patent prosecution, including as part of strategic patent portfolio development and management.