Sentences with phrase «possibility of prosecution»

Teens need to understand that there is the possibility of prosecution for the possession of child pornography.

Heavy fines and the possibility of prosecution have discouraged Californian motorists from drinking and driving.

He added that the decision not to reveal the claims was made to avoid «jeopardising either [the police's] investigation or the possibility of a prosecution».

The possibility of a prosecution in the Lawrence case was widely mentioned at the time of the change.

Cuomo, raising the possibility of prosecution for Schneiderman, said the allegations against him were «very powerful and damning.»

Thus defined, justice requires criminal courts, including — as experience has shown — at least the possibility of prosecution before international courts.

Both because of the possibility of prosecution, and because of the slippery slope between bribery and other forms of criminality, bribery poses significant business risks.

Not exact matches

It's full of quotes from advisers to President Donald Trump — some anonymous, but several on the record — discussing two possibilities: that Michael Cohen will remain «loyal» to Trump, or that the threat of criminal prosecution will cause Cohen to «flip» and cooperate with federal prosecutors against Trump.

But as Gbagbo, Gadhafi and other despotic leaders have shown, the possibility of ICC prosecution at some future time is not always enough to deter mass killings.

A new inquest into the deaths increases the chances of convictions that were suggested by the recent announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service, who are looking into the possibility of manslaughter, perjury and misconduct in public office offences.

The possibility of seeking prosecution then goes to the Attorney General.

His departure, however, opened an array of new questions, about topics ranging from the fate of Schneiderman's many legal challenges to President Donald Trump, the possibility of a criminal prosecution of Schneiderman and the race to succeed him as the state's top law enforcement officer.

Mr. Nel has said he is concerned over the possibility of political interference in the prosecution of the case.

The possibility of penalties and / or prosecutions can not be ruled out.

Turning to Mr Spasic's situation, the Court, then, apparently considered the possibility of starting a second prosecution for the same facts as more effective in serving the security goal of the AFSJ than the resort to the EAW or to the cross-border enforcement of penalties by means of mutual recognition.

«As one possibility, there could be hybrid programs in place that could be relied upon to strategically adopt expedited examination with delayed publication and / or issuance of cleantech patents, and which also contribute to incurred patent expenses directly associated with the preparation, prosecution, allowance or licensing of the green applications.»

Now, I've learned that in a criminal trial where the defendant is alleged to have strangled his wife, but contends that it wasn't he who caused her death but a canine, the court may allow the prosecution to present expert testimony on the possibility of smothering - by - dog.

After reviewing disclosure, Defence lawyer John Navarrete was able to establish to the Crown Attorney that there were a number of frailties to the prosecution's case including the possibility that this may be a case of mistaken identity.

If the NIP stands, you will need to reply within 28 days or deal with the possibility of a more prosecution for keeping inquired.

They are directed towards the possibility of individual prosecution or disciplinary proceedings and thus would not, it was argued, concern, or sufficiently concern, systemic failures which the combination of cases suggests.

There is «nothing to lose» by entering a stay so the Crown is relieved of the burden of having to assess the evidence and determine whether a subsequent prosecution is a realistic possibility.

The Hess decision from (I believe) 1987 was quite clear that regardless of how remote the possibility of a custodial period being imposed, section 7 is offended if there would be no obligation on the prosecution to prove the mental element.

Not only could there be more cases of its kind but it also raises the possibility for similar private prosecutions to be brought, for example by the NSPCC, against parents for allowing their children to become obese.

«Suspicion» in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, s 330 has been interpreted to mean that a bank will be required to make a disclosure wherever it, subjectively, forms a settled view that there is a more than fanciful possibility that the relevant facts which give rise to the suspicion of money laundering exist (see K Ltd v National Westminster Bank plc (Revenue and Cutoms Prosecution Office and Serious Crime Agency intervening)[2006] EWCA Civ 1039, [2006] All ER (D) 269 (Jul)-RRB-.

The court examined the small number of Canadian cases where courts accepted the possibility of claims of malicious prosecution against professional regulatory bodies, as well as the English case of Gregory v. Portsmouth City Council, [2000] UKHL 3, [2000] 1 AC 419, where Lord Steyn concluded that the claim does not extend to disciplinary proceedings.