Sentences with phrase «such as prosecutors»

These fines will apply to all lawyers including publicly employed attorneys, such as prosecutors and public defenders.

This means that whatever factors affect prosecutorial discretion (such as the prosecutor knowing who they have to work with on other days) can become significant in the determination.

There may more be more than one prosecutor in the courtroom on any day, such as the prosecutor for a municipality, the prosecutor for the federal government or the prosecutor for the provincial government.

Not exact matches

Prosecutors say Napout collected millions of dollars in bribes as well as gifts — such as $ 10,175.88 worth of tickets to a Paul McCartney concert in Buenos Aires.

One reason, says Eisinger, is that court rulings have taken away tactics that prosecutors had used to pressure defendants, such as restricting attorney - client privilege and preventing their companies from bankrolling sky - high legal bills.

Such decrees have been cited by Venezuela prosecutors as a means of extracting bribes in some recent PDVSA corruption cases.

But in the early 2000s it was Washington that was protecting national banking elites from state prosecutors such as New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer and his counterparts in Massachusetts and other states.

These are deals by which prosecutors can obtain multimillion - dollar fines from companies facing bribery allegations while sparing them a criminal conviction that would trigger other consequences such as violating covenants signed with lenders or joint - venture partners.

Prosecutors claimed he meted out sadistic punishments for false reasons, such as failing to use double margins or using the incorrect staircase.

This can never be tied down by such strict rules, either in the delineation of the offense by the prosecutors or in the construction of it by the judges, as in common cases serve to limit the discretion of courts in favor of personal security.

«Whether such cases end in conviction or acquittal appears to rest on, firstly, the ability of police or prosecutors to link the defendant with a particular association, and secondly, whether the judge decides to uphold an individual's constitutional right to share beliefs as a private citizen,» Victoria Arnold reported for Forum 18.

The measures include long - sought bills such as raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and enhancing grand jury transparency as well as enshrining a special prosecutor for cases in which civilians die in encounters with police.

The trial detailed addendums such as meals and a fishing trip to curry favor with Percoco, a man who prosecutors sought to portray as an influencer in Cuomo's hierarchy both when he was in and out of state government.

A sample of 250 Leandra's Law convictions in Suffolk from January 2010 to May 2015 found that in 12 cases, the county's probation office did not notify Suffolk prosecutors in a «timely fashion» of «negative activity» recorded on the interlock device, such as failed alcohol tests or attempts to tamper with the device.

«In order to get the OK to raid Cohen's office, prosecutors would have had to get approval from high up — in this case from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein — and demonstrate to a federal magistrate both probable cause and the need for a warrant instead of a subpoena (such as a concern that Cohen might destroy evidence), Litman explained.»

NEW YORK CITY — Surrounded by the family members of people who have been killed by police, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to examine such cases.

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between Sen. Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Uniondale firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

Such views did not deter the confidence of Skelos as he prepares to face off against prosecutors working for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

«He was very much trusted by the governor, including handling such sensitive matters,» said Lacewell, a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn who joined Cuomo when he was serving as attorney general.

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

Federal prosecutors say there was no such thing as a «wall» between former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and clients at Ruskin, Moscou Faltischek, the Long Island law firm that employed him, despite claims to the contrary.

Prosecutors have claimed Ms. Stulsky took «in excess» of $ 50,000 over several years and used the money to pay for «everyday expenses,» such as pet food, groceries and cigarettes.

Since September 2016, when the corruption charges were brought, a key question in Albany has been how was such a close confidante to Cuomo able to engage in a scheme as alleged by prosecutors.

Other laws are designed to affect those who interpret them, such as the provision that takes effect Feb. 26 that creates a rotating schedule of courts to hold off - hours arraignments in counties outside of New York City to ensure that stakeholders — including judges, prosecutors and public defenders — are not strained by nighttime arrests and the poor, particularly in sparsely populated counties, have access to adequate representation.

In pretrial skirmishes over evidence such as Taub's «Miles for Meso» email, however, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni, the no - nonsense ex-FBI counsel who will preside, acknowledged that prosecutors must prove Silver's intent, but noted that a witness's belief can be strong circumstantial proof.

The funding — administered by the state's Division of Criminal Justice Services — is used to provide technical assistance, training, equipment and personnel such as crime prosecutors and analysts to law enforcement agencies.

Legislation establishing an independent monitor for such cases also failed to find legislative favor during the session, leading Cuomo to use his executive power to set up state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for one year.

«Though I applaud the efforts that the administration's [making] to fund other law enforcement agencies such as the NYPD, it is irresponsible not to include funding for our city's prosecutors.»

He established a bureau system, assigning certain prosecutors and staff to specific units, such as Major Crimes, Domestic Violence - Special Victims, DWI - Drugs, and appellate cases.

For years, federal prosecutors have gone after Albany politicians one by one, taking on lawmakers such as Pedro Espada, Carl Kruger and, most recently, Malcolm Smith.

A day after activists and the families of civilians killed by police demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office, they joined him at John Jay College as he signed an executive order making Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases statewide in which an officer is responsible for a civilian's death — making New York the first state to create such a role to oversee the controversial issue of police - involved homicides.

There is no such title as crown prosecutor in Russia — the Crown Prosecution Service is a British term — but the equivalent in Russia is the prosecutor general of Russia.

He also took actions, such as casting favorable votes, to benefit real estate developers that gave business to a law firm that then sent Silver kickbacks, prosecutors said.

Mr. Bharara cited the strong response made by one of his prosecutors, Andrew D. Goldstein, who told the jury that such an argument tainted the democratic process by calling corruption «politics as usual.»

Despite dwindling state and local budgets, Holt noted that law enforcement and prosecutors are placing increasing emphasis on the use of forensic evidence and that forensic science labs are under pressure to clear case backlogs such as rape kits.

The uproar over the murders of black men such as Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers are leading criminal justice reform advocates to push legislatures and governors to enact new policies, including the creation of independent prosecutors for cases involving cops as well as the rewrite of use - of - force laws that allow rogue cops to get off scot - free.

She has maintained the support of prominent community leaders such as King County prosecutor Dan Satterberg, who said that the district's effort to engage students in talking through their problems will result in lower dropout rates and reduce crime.

Law school students may also earn Stafford Loan forgiveness if they work for a non-profit agency or in a position of public interest such as public defender or prosecutor.

You can also get loan forgiveness for service in an area of national need, such as teaching, practicing medicine or serving as a public defender or prosecutor.

They can do investigative work prosecutors often don't have time for, such as interviewing veterinarians and other witnesses.

Training and seminars ALDF attorneys are available to lead accredited training programs for police, veterinarians, animal control officers, prosecutors, judges, and community groups on topics such as investigating and prosecuting animal abuse.

In a state with only misdemeanor provisions for neglect, a diligent prosecutor can sometimes find an opportunity to charge a suspect with a felony, such as incidents involving large - scale property destruction.

This latest push to regulate the art market comes after testimony three weeks ago at a closed - door session of the House Financial Services Committee in which prosecutors from the Department of Justice and NY District Attorney's Office gave testimony about recent cases, such as the recent indictment in the Eastern District of New York of six individuals and four corporations in a $ 50 million money laundering scheme in which an undercover agent purchase a Pablo Picasso painting to launder fraudulent profits from a stock manipulation scheme.

According to another New York Times report, «Energy experts said prosecutors may decide to investigate companies that chose to fund or join organizations that questioned climate science or policies designed to address the problem, such as the Global Climate Coalition and the American Legislative Exchange Council.»

For example, the Division approves or monitors sensitive areas of law enforcement such as participation in the Witness Security Program and the use of electronic surveillance; advises the Attorney General, Congress, the Office of Management Budget and the White House on matters of criminal law; provides legal advice and assistance to federal prosecutors and investigative agencies; and provides leadership for coordinating international as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement matters.

Even legal scholars, such as Columbia Law School professor Merritt B. Fox, who, according to Reuters, agrees with the importance of climate change, expressed skepticism about the legal strategy of the prosecutors: «The market was well supplied with information about climate change from a variety of sources.»

In 32 years of service in courtrooms, as a prosecutor, as a defense attorney, and now as a judge, I have quite frankly never confronted such a brazen situation of an individual attempting to avoid juror service,» Barnstable Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson told Ellis, according to a preliminary court transcript published in the Cape Cod Times.

Studies such as Dr. Lee's demonstrate that the traditional approach applicable to adults — instilling the fear of punishment meted out by police, judges or prosecutors — may be less productive than positive reinforcement of honesty as a virtue.

As this AP story describes, generally, prosecutors have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, but «that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case — such as calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.&raquAs this AP story describes, generally, prosecutors have immunity for what they do inside the courtroom, but «that protection probably doesn't cover some of Mike Nifong's more questionable actions in his handling of the case — such as calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.&raquas calling the lacrosse players «a bunch of hooligans» in one of several interviews deemed unethical by the state bar.»

Prosecutors do not have to prove that a defendant intended to kill the victim with his vehicle; in fact, vehicular manslaughter cases usually take as given the idea that the defendant did not have such intent.