Sentences with phrase «prosecutors took over the case»
State prosecutors took over the case against Kerrick early on, when it came to light that Mecklenburg district attorney Andrew Murray had once been a law partner of a member of Kerrick's defense team.
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But that sentiment wasn't shared by six members of Congress, who wrote a letter last week to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting a federal prosecutor take over the case.
Federal prosecutors took over the case, and a judge sentenced Moore to serve nearly 2 1/2 years in prison for traveling across state lines to have sex with a minor in July 2002....
Not exact matches
«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.
Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.
The DN gave Donovan props for having the «spine» not to join in former GOP gubernatorial contender Rick Lazio's anti-moqsue drumbeat, for taking himself out of the running for the Independence Party line to investigate it (the probe resulted in no charges) and handing the case the grandson of his former boss, Staten Island BP James Molinaro, over to a special prosecutor.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year signed an order that required the AG's office take over as special prosecutor for cases in which a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed civilian.
Over the past few years, I've watched too many judges ignore the law and have seen too many cases where prosecutors ignore or seemingly take advantage of our efforts to collaborate.