Sentences with phrase «police and prosecutors»

Proper interview techniques and procedures by police and prosecutors are essential to ensure the reliability of identification evidence.

When legislation is written to make the jobs of police and prosecutors easier, opportunities can also arise for the defence.

Laws and policies on proper evidence preservation help police and prosecutors solve cold cases, and they give inmates a chance — often the only real chance — to prove their innocence.

This has followed a period of consultation and cooperation between police and prosecutors which has taken place over many months.

He is known for challenging police and prosecutors and preventing clients from paying penalties they don't deserve.

In such a case, the addition wouldn't be symbolic, because it forces police and prosecutors to recognize those cases of harassment they were (presumably) ignoring before.

No matter how minor the incident, it will be treated as a very serious matter by police and prosecutors.

Mark Wright, 19, of Brooklyn, was charged with attempted assault, criminal mischief, menacing, rioting and criminal possession of a weapon, police and prosecutors said Monday.

Our Government will introduce legislation giving police and prosecutors new tools to effectively address cyberbullying that involves criminal invasion of privacy, intimidation and personal abuse.

As eWeek reports this week in its story, Search Terms Are a Witness for the Prosecution, the case illustrates how police and prosecutors now routinely hunt for evidence among a suspect's online searches.

The director of public prosecutions therefore promised new guidance on Twitter specifically to guide police and prosecutors on what might step over the boundaries.

But freedom is always in jeopardy, whether from police and prosecutors or from bureaucrats and social engineers.

He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.

Liberty argues new measures should be introduced to make it easier for police and prosecutors to collect sufficient evidence to bring criminal prosecutions against terror suspects.

Our Government will introduce legislation giving police and prosecutors new tools to effectively address cyberbullying that involves criminal invasion of privacy, intimidation and personal abuse.

Today there is a higher level of awareness than ever before among Canadian police and prosecutors about the causes of wrongful convictions and what can be done to prevent them,» reads the update.

Most likely this is a long time bargaining process, where supporters of the reform argue in favor based on theoretical backgrounds and past record of abuses, while police and prosecutors claim removing it made law enforcement difficult.

«There has been a phenomenal level of educational activity among police and prosecutors about the causes of wrongful convictions.

We also have experience litigating claims against the Crown, particularly claims against police and prosecutors for negligence and wrongful convictions.

Peter Wanless's review will also cover how police and prosecutors handled any information given to them.

Fillmore said the law is purposefully open - ended so police and prosecutors can work on a case - by - case basis.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A friend of former Syracuse University ball boy Bobby Davis says police and prosecutors missed their chance nine years ago to investigate the child - molesting allegations that now embroil associate head basketball coach Bernie Fine.

The Gloucestershire police inquiry comes after the Electoral Commission met police and prosecutors on Wednesday in an attempt to ensure they do not run out of time to launch possible criminal investigations into Tory funding of the 2015 general election campaign.

But police and prosecutors paint a different version of what happened and maintain that the councilman was going out of his way to disobey police orders.

Harris explores reasons why police and prosecutors disregard science and presents steps toward law enforcement that does not.

Texas law gives police and prosecutors generous rewards for seizing people's property — without even having to prove the owner committed any crime.

It enables — indeed, encourages — state and local police and prosecutors to circumvent the civil forfeiture laws of their states for financial gain.

And police and prosecutors don't ask their sources about the quality of their records management in preparation for making «Stinchcombe disclosure» to the defence; see: R. v. Stinchcombe [1991] CanLII 45 (SCC), [1991] 3 SCR 326; and, R. v. McNeil 2009 SCC 3, [2009] 1 SCR 66.

Indeed, a recent court decision may well provide police and prosecutors with a litmus test for determining future cases.

Due to an apparent failure to update the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)(the national database of criminal records), both Toronto police and prosecutors were unaware that Tariq had previously been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm in January 2010, and that he subsequently fled to Pakistan, while on bail, with his father as surety.

Manarin pointed out that earlier this year, the Ministry of Finance announced the creation of a specialized team of police and prosecutors dedicated to insurance fraud, in an effort to bring down insurance premiums.

Our Fairview, Texas drug crimes attorneys will meticulously examine all of the evidence police and prosecutors have gathered in your case, as well as evidence you provide that the police and prosecution may have ignored, to find the weaknesses in the prosecution's case and use it to obtain an acquittal at trial or as leverage to seek a reduction in charges.

Regardless of the nature of your charge, the sooner you hire an experienced Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney, the sooner your rights can be protected against overzealous police and prosecutors.

The proposals also include requiring foreign companies owning land and property in the UK to join a public register of beneficial ownership, and creating an international anti-corruption coordination centre to help police and prosecutors work together cross-border.

Regardless of whether Avery and Dassey are guilty, it is undeniable that police and prosecutors abused their powers.

The Family Proceedings (Amendment No 4) Rules 2005 (SI 2005/1976)(FPR)-- unlike the former Family Proceedings Rules 1991 (SI 1991/1247)-- permit disclosure, to police and prosecutors investigating and initiating criminal proceedings, of documents, admissions and inculpatory statements made by parties in care proceedings.

Virginia police and prosecutors love seeking mandatory minimum sentencing in DWI cases for blood / breath alcohol levels allegedly at 0.15 or higher, and for repeat DWI offenses.

The attorney general is confident that the current law and the recent BC Supreme Court decision enable police and prosecutors to act with authority in investigating and prosecuting criminally polygamous relationships now.

That means police and prosecutors must ensure it takes no more than 18 months from the laying of a charge to complete a trial in provincial court, and 30 months for serious, often more complex cases in superior trial courts.

Nick Morley, 40, is named by police and prosecutors as the man dressed in black who walked in and cut the Christopher Wool artwork at Opera Gallery in May 2017.

He seems to have little hope that the criminal justice system can heal itself, describing the performance of police and prosecutors in one recently documented wrongful conviction as «incompetent and maybe dishonest.»

A German nurse currently serving a life sentence in prison for murdering six patients may have killed 84 more, making him one of the country's worst ever serial killers, police and prosecutors said Monday.

He also urged other county agencies, like the medical examiner's office and the crime laboratory, that hold themselves out as being independent of police and prosecutors to examine whether they truly are not just tools of law enforcement.

Lawmakers heard from police and prosecutors, nurses and social workers, security experts and firearms trainers in crafting the 15 recommendations, which cover everything from school emergency drills to more staff to address students» mental health.