Sentences with phrase «prosecution on criminal charges»

[3] The introduction of DPAs reflects a long - standing practice in the United States of granting corporates amnesty from prosecution on criminal charges, either through the use of non-prosecution agreements or DPAs, in exchange for the fulfilment of certain requirements.

Not exact matches

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.

«This set of reforms helps to move the criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society.

If the commission finds any new illegal activities among lawmakers, it can refer the charges to the state's district attorneys, several of whom are already on the panel, for criminal prosecution.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

Also at 11:15 a.m., mothers of New York's youth charged as adults call on Cuomo and the state Legislature raise the age of adult criminal prosecution, LCA Pressroom (130), LOB, Albany.

For the Division of Criminal Justice: City of Torrington Grand Jury investigation; investigation and prosecution of Windham County High Sheriff and two Special Deputy Sheriffs on corruption and obstruction of justice charges and expert witness on prosecutorial misconduct allegations.

He is one of six individuals charged with criminal offences today (28 June) by the Crown Prosecution Service, including David Duckenfield, the match commander for South Yorkshire Police on the day of the disaster, and Donald Denton, the former chief superintendent of South Yorkshire Police.

One criminal prosecution, launched by the Ontario Securities Commission in the Ontario Court of Justice, was of Felderhof on charges of insider trading and the release of misleading press releases.

He has been in the hot seat for dismissing «for want of prosecution at least 33 criminal charges, involving 10 accused persons that were before» him on July 21, 2011.

The «Crown Policy Manual» outlined by the Attorney General provides a specific procedure on how Crown prosecutors are to execute their duties, It's critical for you to know that most Crown Attorneys are instructed to «carry out prosecution of domestic violence charges just as aggressively as any other type of criminal offences».

It is both critical for criminal suspects to assert their right to remain silent under the Constitution's Fifth Amendment, to have a federal criminal lawyer advocating for them early on to work to avoid a prosecution in the first place, and to minimize being behind the eight - ball in defending against federal felony charges.

If an indication is given, the judge should make it clear that if the defendant is later assessed as «dangerous», the sentences mandated by CJA 2003 — an indeterminate or extended sentence — will be imposed and that, if the accused is assessed as dangerous, the indication can only relate to the notional determinate term which will be used in the calculation of the minimum specified period the offender would have to serve before he may apply to the Parole Board to direct his release or, in a case where an extended sentence is the only lawful option, it will relate to the appropriate custodial term within the extended sentence — that is, the indication does not encompass the length of any extension period during which the offender will be on licence following his release.Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 16) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1999) Section 29 of CJA 2003 creates (in the case of public prosecutions only) a new method of commencing criminal proceedings — written charge and requisition, to replace laying an information and issuing a summons.

Samaroo v. Canada Revenue Agency et al. 2015 BCCA 116 Criminal Law — Torts Summary: The plaintiffs brought a civil claim for malicious prosecution after they were acquitted of all tax charges on a 21 - count information.

A direction to a defendant charged with criminal damage that he serve on the prosecution the full names, dates of birth and addresses of all defence witnesses who were to be called at trial, before he indicated his defence, has been quashed by the court, as breaching both litigation privilege and legal professional privilege.

The charges under REBBA 2002 have been placed on hold until his criminal prosecution has concluded, it says.