Sentences with phrase «sought by the prosecutor»

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives, hinted during an hour - long argument in the case at support for the Justice Department's stance that because Microsoft is based in the United States it was obligated to turn over data sought by prosecutors in a U.S. warrant.

Given that the military judge presiding over the trial, Navy Capt. Keith J. Allred, had already decided to credit the former driver for Osama bin Laden for the 61 months he has already been held, the sentence means he could finish serving his time in just five months — a far cry from the 30 - year sentence sought by prosecutors.

Still, this man was fortunate to avoid the prison time sought by the prosecutor.

Not exact matches

Trump and Cohen had sought a delay because of a pending criminal investigation of Cohen by federal prosecutors in New York.

At the conclusion of his four - month trial in 2007, prosecutors sought to convict on two alternative theories: one, that defendants actually stolen money from the company or; two, that by failing to disclose these payments, they'd deprived shareholders of their intangible right to honest services.

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in New York in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

The search warrants were sought and executed by FBI agents and federal prosecutors in coordination with special counsel Robert Mueller's team after an initial referral from Mueller's office.

The Illinois Appellate Court this week found that the judge in the McHenry civil case erred by raising the bar too high for state prosecutors seeking to ban Yvonne Cryns from practicing midwifery without a license.

Although prosecutors sought to try those involved, their attempts were blocked by the Ankara governorate.

The corruption conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Tuesday was overturned by a federal appeals court, dealing yet another blow to the prosecutors who had sought to crack down on Albany's unseemly way of doing business.

The Singhs and their companies have been sued for millions of dollars by their creditors and federal prosecutors are seeking forfeiture of assets including their Laurel Hollow home.

Smith sought to do this by bribing the officials, prosecutors allege, using former New York City Councilman Dan Halloran as his middle - man.

After a criminal referral to prosecutors from the state Board of Elections office, other subpoenas sought records related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations solicited by the mayor's campaign that were rerouted to upstate Democrats running for the state Senate.

Nonetheless, what prosecutors investigating the State Senate fund - raising effort appear to be seeking, in subpoenas issued this week by the Manhattan district attorney's office, is evidence of a scheme to use the county committees to illegally redistribute contributions to candidates favored by Mr. de Blasio.

The charge was dismissed and Hulsen is seeking the return of several firearms seized by authorities, including an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle, prosecutors said.

In pretrial motion, prosecutors seek a complete version of documents that the town argues are protected by attorney - client privilege.

Prosecutors also sought records from the Montauk Yacht Club, which is run by Island Global Yachting — Farkas serves as its chairman.

As prosecutors move to seek a re-trial in that case, Silver has asked for a review by the Supreme Court.

Prosecutors also say Adam Skelos was paid over $ 100,000 by a medical malpractice insurer seeking to curry favor with his dad.

In separate memos, Bharara's prosecutors blasted arguments by former state Senator Skelos and ex-Assembly speaker Silver that their convictions will be tossed — thanks to ex-Virginia gover Bob McDonnell — and therefore they should remain free on bail as they seek appeal.

Earlier in the week, prosecutors filed papers seeking to seize millions of dollars in assets held by Silver.

Abinanti's announcement comes one day after Schneiderman sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeking an executive order that would give the automtically make the AG a special prosecutor in instances like the death of Eric Garner following a chokehold administered by an NYPD officer until such time that the governor and legislative leaders agree on permanent statutory reforms.

During cross-examination of Taub, defense lawyer Steven Molo sought to portray Silver as a caring friend whose relationship with the doctor was based on goodwill, instead of the bribery scheme alleged by prosecutors.

Prosecutors on Tuesday showed the jury emails from Taub that suggested the then - Columbia University cancer doctor secretly disdained Silver and his law firm as part of a dog - eat - dog crowd that merely sought to get rich off mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

But with politics at play — given that Como is seeking re-election — federal prosecutors have begun investigating the roles played by Cuomo and members of his staff in the commission's demise, WCBS 880's Paul Murnane reported.

In court papers seeking to dismiss the case, lawyer Scott Porter argues that prosecutors have stretched the legal meaning of criminal impersonation too far by charging Conner with a crime.

The ruling requires prosecutors to actively seek and turn over to defense attorneys any information — known as Giglio material, after a Supreme Court case by that name — that might be used to attack the credibility of prosecution witnesses.

«At the same time that the Energy Company was paying Percoco's wife and the union president's daughter tens of thousands of dollars per year for low - show jobs, Kelly repeatedly sought Percoco's assistance in advocating on the Energy Company's behalf to various State officials, and the union president advocated directly to Percoco regarding the union's support for the Energy Company's proposed New York power plant and submitted a letter from his union, addressed to Governor Cuomo, setting forth the union's support for the plant,» the letter submitted by prosecutors states.

Prosecutors say Joe Percoco, the former top aide to Cuomo at the center of the corruption case, struggled to pay his bills and sought to continue a lavish lifestyle by trading on his influence.

The announcement by Mattei, a former federal prosecutor who formed an exploratory committee for statewide office earlier this year with an eye toward next year's gubernatorial election, came a week after Attorney General George Jepsen said he would not seek a third term.

Ultimately, the decision not to seek charges was made by the federal prosecutors themselves — the case was never presented to a grand jury — in light of the challenges of proving such a case.

In an unusual step that county Democrats say is politically motivated, a former Rensselaer County prosecutor wrote a letter to the Justice Department earlier this year asking federal prosecutors to investigate whether District Attorney Richard McNally had improperly ended the grand jury probe that was started by McNally's predecessor, Patricia DeAngelis, a Republican who did not seek re-election in 2007.

«On at least three occasions, between 2011 and 2016, while employed as the Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, and on at least two occasions during his employment by the Cuomo Campaign,» prosecutors say, Percoco threatened the director of state operations, a spokesperson for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, a deputy commissioner at the Office of General Services, and «an Executive Chamber employee who sought to work» at SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Dr. Robert Taub convinced mesothelioma patient Catharine O'Leary to seek legal representation through Silver in 2003 by bad - mouthing her first lawyer, John Dearie, as «no good,» an email shown by prosecutors revealed.

More than a dozen state legislators, legislative officials and other insiders interviewed by the Daily News give credit to Preet Bharara for targeting Albany wrongdoing but are fuming over what they say is the powerful prosecutor's publicity seeking, tarring of the entire Legislature, and wading into governance issues far beyond the scope of his office.

Flanked by his top aides, Mr. de Blasio refused to detail cases where, in the characterization of prosecutors, he had acted on behalf of donors seeking favors, and said he would not change how his administration dealt with such requests in the future.

Applied to animal fighting, RICO... would give prosecutors increased muscle in seeking justice for animals abused... and executed by their owners,» as the ALDF reports.

Donna Recant, identified by prosecutors as Meyer's lawyer, didn't return calls seeking comment on the charges.

It was written to help combat organized crime, but like so many laws, it's scope has been widely expanded by prosecutors seeking to make a name for themselves.

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For example, the defence could seek disclosure of the redacted billing narratives and fee notes being charged by the private prosecutor (these would not be privileged).

FCPA cases will typically involve a litigation or investigative context, in which documentary evidence is sought by law enforcement authorities and prosecutors for admission in U.S. courtroom or regulatory proceedings.

To the extent that Crown prosecutors may have felt constrained by the maximum penalty for an individual offence, seeking or requiring convictions on multiple offences would have the effect of expanding the maximum penalty available.

I have defended scores of individuals charged with Possession and / or Distribution of Child Pornography and have blogged many times about the increasingly harsh penalties that are being sought by both state and federal prosecutors in these cases.

In a case involving possession of a small amount of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, the prosecutor will frequently seek a sentence of two years or two and a half years on a guilty plea by an offender with no prior, or unrelated, record.

These cases have exposed and challenged critical legal and evidentiary practices, including undercover police surveillance of civil rights organizations, the exclusion of prospective jurors based on previous political activities, the use of post-arrest psychiatric examinations by prosecutors when seeking the death penalty, and the exclusion of evidence of third party guilt by courts in capital cases.

The judge or prosecutor seeking to enter into the courtroom would be required to put the weapon into a locker provided by the sheriff or, if the building was controlled by the judiciary, the presiding judge.

Some time in 2000, during a trial in which the Ontario Securities Commission sought to convict John Felderhof of insider trading and misleading statements in the affairs of Bre - X Minerals Ltd., one of the defence counsel, Joseph Groia, made statements about the (role and) conduct of the prosecutor that were described by Justice Archie Campbell in a subsequent hearing about the trial judge's possible loss of jurisdiction as «unrestrained attacks on [the prosecutor's] professional integrity.»

On the eve of trial, Vancouver Criminal Defense Counsel Emmet J. Duncan persuaded the prosecutor that due to issues with the file and the background of the Client, it would be appropriate to proceed by way of a ticket for driving without a licence, and secured the agreement of the Crown Prosecutor to NOT SEEK A DRIVING PROHIBITION.

We've seen an op - ed in The New York Times by prosecutors seeking to justify limitations on rights of encryption.