Sentences with phrase «special prosecutors handle»

Unfortunately, my plan got interrupted when the special prosecutor handling the courthouse incident decided not to charge me with drug possession.

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«It just reaffirmed my belief that a special prosecutor should have been assigned from day one to handle that case.»

The latter plaque recognized the governor for signing an executive order last June that made state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases where a police officer kills a possibly unarmed civilian, which Mr. Sharpton called «the only national model» for handling deaths at the hands of local law enforcement.

I also asked Heastie if he's concerned about the governor's increased reliance of late on his executive powers to circumvent the Legislature on key policy issues like a minimum wage increase for the state's fast food workers and creation of a special prosecutor to handle cases in which unarmed civilians die at the hands of law enforcement officers.

The JCOPE report on Lopez and Silver's handling of the payments has been forwarded to the Legislative Ethics Commission, and Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, the special prosecutor in a separate investgiation of Lopez, has requested the report not be released.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo mentioned the Garner case when he appointed Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to handle cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police.

Kenneth Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney, blasted a request to appoint a special prosecutor in Eric Garner - like cases as «unworkable,» continuing his unusually outspoken defense of district attorneys and how they handle police brutality cases.

If any of the women do want to proceed with a criminal complaint, it would be handled by the special prosecutor that Gov. Andrew Cuomo named on Tuesday.

He said he will instead appoint Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to handle such cases for a period of one year.

And a measure to require a special prosecutor to handle police - involved fatal shootings also failed, Cuomo said.

Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus on Wednesday at the state Capitol called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to handle cases of police brutality and deaths caused by police confrontations.

The lack of an agreement comes after Assembly Democrats sought a number of measures designed to change criminal justice procedures, including a special prosecutor to handle certain cases as well as new requirements for grand jury transparency when an indictment is not issued.

The answer is to review legislators» outside income, reform campaign finance and LLCs and name a special prosecutor who handles procurements and conflicts.

Criminal justice issues are expected to figure prominently this legislative session as Cuomo has suggested he plans to recommend changing the grand jury process as well as create a special prosecutor to handle police brutality cases.

He said Donovan had asked for a special prosecutor in 98 cases, with 87 cases approved by the court for handling by off - Island D.A.s..

Smith said that most Island special prosecutor requests are handled by Brooklyn, and vice versa.

Mr. Espaillat called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to push ahead with a proposed bill to create a special prosecutor to handle cop abuse cases — and to create the new office by executive order should the incoming Republican State Senate majority refuse to cooperate.

The special counsel could recommend that the governor bring in a special prosecutor to handle the case.

After he took office and inherited DeAngelis's grand jury investigation, McNally had the option of seeking a special prosecutor to handle the matter, according to four attorneys familiar with the practice.

In December, Schneiderman sent a similar letter lambasting Cuomo's proposal to create a special criminal prosecutor to handle procurement matters — an action seen as a response to the federal investigation into upstate development projects that resulted in the arrest of a former top aide to the governor, among others.

This statute, signed into law in 1978 in reaction to the Watergate scandal, orders the attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor to handle investigations into high - ranking executive branch officials.

The restricted account pays for a staff which includes administrators, more than 60 dog wardens state wide, a new special team of 4 kennel inspectors who handle problem kennels, and a new special prosecutor to help dog wardens with their important cases in court.

A few days later, I resigned my job and a special prosecutor was appointed to handle the investigation.