Sentences with phrase «time advocating criminal»

One of the fundamental mistakes that Mr. Colson makes is his assumption that one can not confront our culture's crumbling moral consensus while at the same time advocating criminal justice reform of the kind I favor.

Not exact matches

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders rush to deliver an on - time budget, criminal justice reform advocates aren't holding out hope that any of their major legislative priorities will be included in the final document.

Although you may be reluctant to spend money on a legal advocate, understand that a criminal defense attorney may help you avoid a permanent criminal record as well hefty fines, jail time, a damaged reputation, and a difficult future.

25 R. v. Pelletier (1974), 4 O.R. (2d) 677, 18 C.C.C. (2d) 516 appears to be the first decision to use the «living tree» to advocate a morphing constitution: «As the nature of the Canadian community changes and in this immediate issue, the activities of those sought to be controlled by the Narcotic Control Act and the Criminal Code change in scale and complexity, new considerations arise which bring into prominence facets of the law including the Constitution which were less important or less applicable in former times.»

The Defender Association is an independent, non-profit corporation, with over 200 full time Assistant Defenders who represent clients in adult and juvenile state courts, at civil and criminal mental health hearings, and as child advocates for dependent and neglected children.

And indeed, there are practices of law that will defy programmatic application for the time being, such as family, criminal law, and other areas where being an advocate and counselor (or therapist) is tangible.

During law school I was a Student Ambassador, a member of the Black Law Students Association, the Criminal Law Association, and also made time to volunteer as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

Leslie Cuthbert, a part - time consultant and solicitor advocate for McCormacks Law, has a wealth of experience and carries out occasional freelance criminal defence work.

Over that same three year time period Nafiz has been recognized by the American Society of Legal Advocates as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers in California.

One might think that the major drawback is that the new prosecutor advocates the evisceration of a constitutional right for the benefit of the taxpayers, not to mention those criminal defense lawyers who really hate wasting all that time picking a jury before their clients get convicted.

Criminal partner at Cartwight King, Kate McNab, says: «Ask an advocate to tell you about their last successful trial — that'll take a long time, be entertaining and they will remember you were interested!»