Sentences with phrase «to continue a prosecution»
The phrase "to continue a prosecution" means to carry on with legal proceedings against someone who has been accused of a crime. It refers to the act of pursuing and maintaining the case against the person in a court of law to determine whether they are guilty or innocent. Full definition
This comes after he sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor.
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The announcement comes two days after the youngest mayor in Mount Vernon history sued to block acting state Attorney General Barbara Underwood from continuing the prosecution of the mayor in the wake of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last week.
Repeal of Offences It appears that there is an ability to continue a prosecution for an offence that was repealed in law, so long as the conduct making up the offence was completed before the amendment and the time limitations have been complied with.
The EFCC should be encouraged and empowered to continue the prosecution of corrupt individuals.
That's a shameful situation and we've allowed that to continue for the last 45 years by the continued prosecution under the Misuse of Drugs Act and the idea that prohibition will make a difference.
But as he's made clear this year, there are now only two paths forward — continued prosecutions and further erosion of the public trust, or comprehensive ethics reform that gets to the root of the problem,» said Matt Mittenthal, spokesman for Schneiderman, in a statement to Gotham Gazette.
Although the prosecutor may have reasonable and probable cause to commence a prosecution, if the prosecutor obtains information which suggests that the person probably did not commit the offence, or recklessly disregards advice that such information could be obtained through routine investigative steps, the prosecutor lacks reasonable and probable cause to continue the prosecution, and malice may be inferred.
It is entirely possible there is information not referred to in the reasons of the Hearing Panel that would shed further light on the decision to continue the prosecution.
T argues before this court, as he did before the court below, that given the circumstances surrounding the breach and its seriousness, the continued prosecution offends the fundamental principles of justice that underlie the community's sense of fair play and decency and therefore the only appropriate response is a stay.
The Crown does not have to have a sincere belief in guilt in order to launch or continue a prosecution, just a belief that the evidence suggests a reasonable probability of conviction.
He has authored, and regularly updated, two chapters in BNA's «Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing,» one relating to continued prosecution of a patent and the other relating to validity trials before the PTAB.
«So the continued prosecution of Groia, in my view, calls into question the priorities of the Law Society of Upper Canada,» he said.
Jane's only remedy is to file a motion in the family court seeking an injunctive order staying the continued prosecution of the civil partition action, so that the family court can assume jurisdiction per section 2650 over the jointly titled rental properties and adjudicate that dispute.