Sentences with phrase «stand in a criminal trial»

Most people think that perjury can only occur when you are on the witness stand in a criminal trial.

It's unethical for a prosecutor to put a witness on the stand in a criminal trial when he or she knows in advance that the witness is going to take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to testify at all.

«I think, from my perspective as someone from outside the legal profession, the spectre of being on a stand in a criminal trial accusing someone of sexual assault is not a pretty one and it's not one that most people would choose to go into if they have all the information.»

Not exact matches

Nassar was ordered last week to stand trial in Ingham County (Mich.) on 12 counts of first - degree criminal sexual conduct.

ROME (CNN)- Paolo Gabriele, former butler to Pope Benedict XVI, will take the stand in his own trial Tuesday to answer to criminal charges of stealing hundreds of secret papers from the pope's personal apartment and leaking them to an Italian journalist.

Therefore, we should be pressing for the extradition of accused criminals like Bernard Law to stand trial for his crimes in the US.

While it could indeed be «a potentially epoch - making moment it could be for Gaddafi to stand trial at the International Criminal Court,» Bali and Abu Rish argue that: «The prospect of retirement in a prison cell in the Hague may factor into al - Qaddafi's incentives to make good on his threats to fight to the last of his capacities, visiting untold atrocities on Libyan civilians in the process.

PRNigeria gathered that the Federal Government was infuriated by the action of Magu in engaging Keyamo as a private counsel to prosecute the CCT boss in purported corruption charge because, the same Keyamo is the counsel to Rasheed Taiwo Owolabi who is standing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal and who made the allegation in the course of his trial on criminal offence.

Toss in the former key Gov. Cuomo associates who face criminal trials this year, plus the several City Council members sent to the hoosegow as well as other local officals across the state, and the only thing that stands out about Harris is that she ran for office after starting her alleged crime spree.

The freed female inmate, Ameh Happy, who was standing trial for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery got reprieve when advise from the Director of Public Prosecution DPP absolved her of any complicity in the alleged offence.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

Consequently, the action of the Senate in its resolution against the IGP today is a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting with mischievous motives to hand - twist the IGP to pervert the end of justice in a felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms for which Senator Dino Melaye who was indicted by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

There are a lot of pending criminal cases in respect of which of the accused persons standing trials made offers for plea bargain.

From the headings of the above quoted invitation letters, it is very clear that the IGP was invited on those occasions by the Senate purposely because of Senator Dino Melaye's criminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent juriscriminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisCriminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Nyako and the others are standing trial before Justice E. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja in a 37 - count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, stealing, abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N29 billion preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Split trials already take place in the UK, where a dangerous driver will stand in a criminal court to decide...

Justice Moldaver then turns to what is described as practical considerations for law enforcement and the administration of justice, at paras. 183 - 6, suggesting that (a) the disclosure of text messages received by a complainant could be challenged by a sender who is alleged to have abused the complainant and thus exposes vulnerable complainants such as children, people with mental disabilities and the elderly (b) the increased need for warrants could strain police and judicial resources in an overburdened criminal justice system and (c) at the trial stage, these repercussions could complicate and prolong proceedings where defendants have standing to challenge searches conducted against collateral targets in large prosecutions.

«If the decisions below stand,» he writes, «Canadians may regrettably conclude that it is the state — in this case, through its statutory agent the Law Society of Upper Canada — and not the trial judge [that] has the final say on how a criminal or civil trial is conducted.»

Barion Perry, of the Perry v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Case, stood trial for theft and criminal mischief after a a married couple identified him as the man who was prowling in an apartment building and parking lot and breaking into cars.

Is there anyone here who believes that Al Capone's paper work gotcha, malum prohibitum of not paying taxes should not have stood in for his ordering the St.Valentine's Day Massacre and hundreds of other murders, that substantive reasonableness would have protected the constitution and made the public better off, because their rights would be protected if they ever went to a criminal trial?

Our Austin criminal defense attorneys have long - standing experience at every level including every criminal trial court in Travis County.

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the justice may, at any stage of a preliminary inquiry, with the consent of the accused and the prosecutor, order the accused to stand trial in the court having criminal jurisdiction, without taking or recording any evidence or further evidence.

Limited preliminary inquiry (1.1) If the prosecutor and the accused agree under section 536.5 to limit the scope of a preliminary inquiry to specific issues, the justice, without recording evidence on any other issues, may order the accused to stand trial in the court having criminal jurisdiction.

He is committed to stand trial on the remaining counts, except that Count 9 will allege a fraud committed between May 1st and December 24th, 2003, Count 12 will allege a fraud rather than a theft, and Counts 10 and 11 will charge offences contrary to s. 127 and s. 122 (1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, respectively, rather than the Criminal Code charges that appear in the information.

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In the United States, in general criminal trial courtrooms, I have always seen the defense positioned furthest from the jury and the witness stanIn the United States, in general criminal trial courtrooms, I have always seen the defense positioned furthest from the jury and the witness stanin general criminal trial courtrooms, I have always seen the defense positioned furthest from the jury and the witness stand.

We have found that the vast majority of preliminary inquiries result in the accused being committed to stand trial, yet this step in the process typically adds many months to the length of a criminal case.

While most Canadians will never see the inside of a real courtroom, either as a defendant in a criminal trial or as a party to civil litigation, they stand a much higher chance of finding their rights being adjudicated by one of the aforementioned bodies or their dozens of cousins.

In contrast, a Standing Court Martial is similar to a judge - alone criminal trial where the military judge wears both hats.10

The trial judge concluded that Guatemala's legal system was capable of providing justice and that the plaintiffs could obtain compensation either through a stand - alone civil suit or through criminal proceedings related to the same incident, which were already underway in Guatemala.

In the event criminal charges or regulatory offenses are filed, we provide strategic counseling to our clients from the outset and stand with them through trial.