Sentences with phrase «special public prosecutors»
Often, special public prosecutors are appointed at the whims and fancies of the government, without adequate reasoning, to suit special interests.
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But in this case, Schneiderman, in a letter to the governor and legislative leaders obtained by public radio, said a plan to create a «criminal special prosecutor for state procurement» is «likely unconstitutional.»
«The rules of law apply regardless of who is investigating a case, but our concern is that there will be pressure on a special prosecutor to indict an officer for the sake of public perception and that does not serve the ends of justice,» Lynch said.
«While the Court's reliance on papers filed under seal and hidden from us and the public to uphold the special prosecutor's appointment is disappointing, we know that we have done nothing wrong.
The Lopez scandal, which includes claims of sexual harassment made against him by two other women, is the subject of probes by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics and Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan who is acting as a special prosecutor.
«In appointing a special prosecutor for the Howard Beach case, Governor Mario Cuomo further expressed his opinion that the public had lost confidence in the Queens District Attorney's ability to fairly prosecute that case.»
Donovan's office is special prosecutor in a case involving an associate of Lopez, the Brooklyn Democratic chairman who is under investigation for questionable spending at non-profits he founded and which rake in millions in public dollars.
«The special prosecutor process allows the public to have confidence that our laws are applied fairly and equally,» said Donovan spokesman William J. Smith.
Thompson also brushed off calls for a special prosecutor in the police shooting death of Akai Gurley, an unarmed black man fatally shot by a rookie cop in the stairwell of a Brooklyn public housing complex.
On Tuesday, Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association — New York City's largest police union — said «there will be pressure on a special prosecutor to indict an officer for the sake of public perception and that does not serve the ends of justice.»
Patricia Gunning, who recently resigned as the special prosecutor / inspector general of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, said she decided to go public after Cuomo Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa last week recounted her personal bouts of being subjected to special prosecutor / inspector general of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, said she decided to go public after Cuomo Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa last week recounted her personal bouts of being subjected to Special Needs, said she decided to go public after Cuomo Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa last week recounted her personal bouts of being subjected to sexism.
Special prosecutor Dan Donovan and the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) confirmed Silver's role.
«The Ghanaian people expect the office of the special prosecutor to rise to the challenge and to the occasion, and collaborate with other existing law enforcement agencies to fight relentlessly and help eliminate corruption in our public life.»
But in this case, Schneiderman, in a letter to the governor and legislative leaders obtained by public radio, says a plan to create a «criminal special prosecutor for state procurement» is «likely unconstitutional».
Staten Island District Attorney has been appointed as a special prosecutor in the case and the State's Joint Commission On Public Ethics is expected to begin its probe on Tuesday.
Corcoran is a former Albany County Court special prosecutor and private attorney of 19 years standing who also served as past chairman of the Albany County Ethics Commission and a hearing officer who adjudicated cases involving violations of the public health law.
Tuesday evening, Cuomo appointed Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as a special prosecutor «to investigate, and if warranted, prosecute, any and all matters concerning the public allegations against Mr. Schneiderman.»
I welcome a thorough investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the assigned special prosecutor.»
Could you imagine, dear reader our Governor, the former State Attorney General, the one who is supposed to be above everybody else, better than Caesar's wife, being associated, according to the New York Times, in a situation that, if it were anybody else, this same Governor would be the first one to request an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Integrity or appoint a special prosecutor?
At Harvard, Crawford was taken under wing by the late Archibald Cox, who would go on to earn a reputation as an advocate of the public interest after serving five months as Watergate special prosecutor — a position from which he was ultimately fired in 1973 by then - president Richard Nixon in what came to be known as the Saturday Night Massacre.
Additionally, John's experience and track record led to his appointment as a special prosecutor in multiple high - profile homicide, public corruption and organized - crime cases.
The Vancouver Sun article referenced earlier about other special prosecutors who have made political donations is a classic example of the guilt - by - association ethos that prevails once public confidence founders.
Public prosecutors may exceptionally inform the public about pending proceedings if this is required so that the public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)Public prosecutors may exceptionally inform the public about pending proceedings if this is required so that the public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)public about pending proceedings if this is required so that the public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)public may assist in enquiries into offences or in locating suspects, to warn or reassure the public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)public, to correct false or misleading information or due to the special importance of a case (article 74 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code 5 October 2007 (SCP)-RRB-.