Reedy has been the strongest advocate in the DA's office for the investigation and
prosecution of crimes against animals, as well as the go - to prosecutor for SDHS Humane Law Enforcement and the county's Department of Animal Services.
Obtained legal status, a U-visa, for an undocumented immigrant who assisted law enforcement in the investigation and
prosecution of a crime against a child.
Not exact matches
the Catholic Church is like the Mafia, it's organized
crime, protected by governments, immune to
prosecution for it's transgressions
against mankind, a purveyor
of lies and fatasies.
Despite its innocuous title, the Statute Law represented an attempt by the government
of President Uhuru Kenyatta to clamp down on the activities
of civil society groups that had supported his
prosecution at the International Criminal Court for
crimes against humanity.
HURIWA therefore called for the arrest and
prosecution of the killer soldiers and police or else the governor would be held personally liable and dragged before the World's
crimes court to face charges
of crimes against humanity.
The Animal Cruelty Unit is responsible for the
prosecution of all
crimes committed
against animals within Erie County.
Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently «seek from the International Criminal Court an arrest warrant to bring Mrs Diezani Alison - Madueke before the court on allegations
of corruption
against her, which the government should consider as
crimes against humanity and serious enough for it to sanction her
prosecution before the court.»
[Anyone] who, in public and
against the facts, ascribes to the Polish Nation or to the Polish State, responsibility or co-responsibility for Nazi
crimes committed by the Third Reich, [as] defined in Article 6
of the Charter
of the International Military Tribunal, Annex to the Agreement for the
prosecution and punishment
of the major war criminals
of the European Axis, signed in London on August 8, 1945 -LSB-...], or for other offences which are
crimes against peace [or] humanity or [that are] war
crimes, or who otherwise grossly reduces the responsibility
of the actual perpetrators
of said
crimes, is subject to a fine or [to] imprisonment for up to 3 years.
«SERAP is also concerned that the proposed bill is coming at a time the members
of the Senate and House
of Representatives are proposing amnesty and immunity for themselves
against prosecution for corruption and other economic
crimes; and the government is proposing a social media policy to restrict and undermine citizens» access to the social media ahead
of the general elections in 2019.»
A Senior Advocate
of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, has urged the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to award N500m damages
against the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission in his (Tarfa's) favour for what he termed his wrongful
prosecution by the anti-graft agency.
On the war
against corruption, although the Church lauded the Federal Government, it urged the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, «to stop media trials
of suspects in their custody and ensure the conclusion
of investigations before arraignment and
prosecution of alleged offenders.»
Justice Archibong (now retired) had in a judgment delivered on April 2, 2012 struck out the 26 counts contained in a charge numbered FHC / L / 443C / 2013 filed by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission
against Akingbola on the grounds that the
prosecution was not diligent in the handling
of the case.
A â $ œforensics first, â $ the â $ œAnimal CSIâ $ vehicle was created to significantly advance the
prosecution of animal cruelty and help strengthen cases
against offenders by incorporating the emerging field
of veterinary forensics in
crime scene investigations.
Recognizing that animals are among the most vulnerable members
of our society and that those who mistreat animals often commit
crimes against human victims, Mr. Cooley created the largest division in the country dedicated to the consistent and vigorous
prosecution of animal cruelty, animal neglect, and illegal animal fighting cases.
The National Centre for the
Prosecution of Animal Cruelty (NCPAC) is a community
of Crown Prosecutors and allied professionals from across Canada who are working together in the service
of the public interest to ensure that
crimes against animals are prosecuted effectively and efficiently.
Separately, Yara has announced that the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and
Prosecution of Economic and Environmental
Crime (Økokrim) has launched charges
against them in connection with the company's negotiations in Libya.
Regardless
of what role you play in this type
of crime, the
prosecution will take a serious stance
against you.
penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding
against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a
prosecution for an offence or a
crime; «public interest» means the whole
of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare
of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue
of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit
Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form
of expression or public participation, by the person
against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper p
against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter
of public interest; Purposes
of this Act: 2 The purposes
of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters
of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters
of public interest; d) Discourage the use
of litigation as a means
of unduly limiting expression on matters
of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right
of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.
Reasons included (1) judges «grade on a curve» and, after sitting through 20 cases involving violent
crimes, might not find a more minor
crime as serious whereas a jury would not share this context; (2) defendants will select those judges who they believe will be more inclined to acquit; (3) judges are bound by fixed sentencing rules so rather than sentence a defendant
of a nonserious
crime to a lengthy term they avoid that dilemma through acquittal; (4) judges might better understand the complex elements
of certain corporate
crimes and, unlike a jury, would recognize when the
prosecution failed to carry its burden and (5) some judges may just have something
against prosecutors.
A specialist defence lawyer in the areas
of financial
crime, fraud and regulatory investigations, Michael has acted for individuals in investigations brought
against them by regulatory bodies including the SFO, FCA and the Fraud
Prosecution Service.
In a novel version
of «Perry Mason,» the fictitious (mostly TV) lawyer called the actual perpetrator
of the
crime to the stand, as a direct witness because she had declined to testify for the
prosecution (
against Mason's client).