Sentences with phrase «prosecutors against the offender»

However, the evidence gathered by law enforcement and used by prosecutors against the offender can also assist in proving wrongdoing against the party in a civil case.

Not exact matches

While his Democratic predecessor Eric Holder told federal prosecutors to avoid seeking long mandatory minimum sentences when charging some lower - level drug offenders, for example, Sessions issued an order demanding the opposite, telling them to pursue the most serious charges possible against most suspects.

The right of any individual or entity to bring a criminal prosecution is regarded by UK law as a constitutional safeguard against the failure or refusal of a State prosecutor to prosecute an offender.