Sentences with phrase «whether prosecutors»

According to WisconsinWatchdog.org, arguments before Seventh Circuit judges in January focused on whether prosecutors are immune from the litigation and if public employees sacrifice their First Amendment rights because they are public employees.

The court raised the questions of whether the conduct broke any professional responsibility rules and whether the prosecutors were permitted to do in cyberspace what they could clearly not do in the «real world.»

But first she hopes to get clarification of whether prosecutors will charge her husband if he assists her.

And she wonders whether the prosecutors might give him immunity.

Now, administration and JAG lawyers disagree over whether prosecutors should be allowed to introduce secret evidence.

In one province (not Alberta), there are so many appellate decisions condemning the practice, but not ordering a new trial, that one wonders whether the prosecutors there think that it is a matter of «Do as I say, not as I do.»

Wood also tossed out Skelos defense attorney motions to bar wiretap evidence gathered from Dean and Adam's phones, rejected their request for a hearing on whether prosecutors leaked grand jury information, and denied their motion for a more detailed description of the charges.

But ex-lobbyist Howe, who spent the weekend in jail after his bail was revoked and faces new questions on whether prosecutors will still go to bat for him when he is sentenced on an earlier plea to bribery and embezzlement, did admit he hadn't done himself any favors.

Caroline Giuliani, 20, received a desk appearance ticket after the incident at Sephora; Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. hasn't decided whether prosecutors will pursue the case.

May 3 (UPI)-- The accused Golden State Killer appeared in court Thursday to learn whether prosecutors can collect more DNA, fingerprints and photographs of his body.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 - Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with Microsoft Corp's dispute with the U.S. Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas, with some signaling support for the government and others urging Congress to pass a law to resolve the issue.

WASHINGTON, April 17 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped Microsoft Corp's privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters)- Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with Microsoft Corp's dispute with the U.S. Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas, with some signaling support for the government and others urging Congress to pass a law to resolve the issue.

WASHINGTON, April 17 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Microsoft Corp's privacy fight with the Justice Department over whether prosecutors can force technology companies to hand over data stored overseas after Congress passed legislation that resolved the dispute.

It is then up to Rosenstein decide whether another prosecutor should go after the charges.

But the rules governing whether a prosecutor must step down from a case in which they may have a conflict of interest are generally discretionary and left to the judgment of the prosecutor, the attorneys said.

A particularly vulnerable issue in a private prosecution will be whether the prosecutor includes on the unused material schedule, and discloses, all draft versions of the principal complainant's witness statement.

It did so on the basis that the trial judge had improperly failed to consider whether the prosecutor's conduct in plea negotiations constituted an abuse of process warranting a stay of proceedings.

For instance, it might depend on whether a prosecutor can convince a jury, on the basis of appropriate evidence and beyond a reasonable doubt, that your intention was to gain unauthorized access.

(correct test for Barrister appeals; whether outside the ex improviso rule, prosecutor may call evidence after prosecution and defence case closed; use of debarring orders against prosecutor; whether tribunal may «enter the arena» and strongly request the attendance of a prosecution witness; whether BSB has power to summons witnesses; whether prosecutor may communicate with disciplinary judge behind the back of the defence; whether such communication redolent of actual bias of judge where judge wishes prosecutor good luck on appeal; whether apparent bias doctrine can be engaged by post-trial conduct of judge; legal effect of serving BSB prosecutions department officer being 1 of 4 appointing members of the COIC «Tribunals Appointments Body» (TAB); whether TAB ultra vires the Bar's Constitutions; whether open - ended power of removal of member of COIC pool without cause, unlawful given position of BSB Chair and senior staff on COIC; whether ECHR Article 6 guarantees against pressure on disciplinary judges to conform with a prosecutorial mentality; whether disciplinary judges Art. 6 «independent» within Findlay v United Kingdom given key role of BSB prosecutions department in appointing disciplinary judges; serious non-disclosure by BSB of notes of secret meeting between BSB and disciplinary judge until day before appeal and despite requests and application for disclosure by defence)

(judicial review arising from failures of due process in the Bar's disciplinary arrangements discovered by a report by COIC in 2012; time expired disciplinary judges — whether a tribunal «established by law» under ECHR Art. 6 and Art. 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whether Art 47 now has direct effect in UK; whether laid down selection process of disciplinary judges had to be followed at all; whether prosecutor could partake in selection process of disciplinary judges; whether a disciplinary judge could properly receive an undisclosed salary from the prosecutor; whether logjam in Visitorial appeals process caused unlawful delay; whether proper Art. 6 security of tenure when BSB sits on committee (COIC) with the power to remove disciplinary judges from the «pool» at will; whether «discreditable» conduct should be defined).

Whether a prosecutor's purposes are «improper» depends on the facts of the case.

It is a constitutional principle that prosecutors not act for improper purposes, such as purely partisan motives, and whether a prosecutor's purposes are «improper» depends on the facts.

Whether an offence was committed in this case depends, among other things, on whether the prosecutor and the court are satisfied that a gain was obtained or a public official was influenced and that this gain or influence was dishonest.

Not exact matches

Many people have commented on the difficulty of knowing, in advance, what sorts of behaviours prosecutors are going to decide to take a swing at, whether in applying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or deciding when CEOs have neglected their duties to shareholders.

Earlier this year U.S. District Judge William Alsup, who is hearing the civil action brought by Waymo, asked federal prosecutors to investigate whether criminal theft of trade secrets had occurred.

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

Prosecutors didn't specify what illness Lubitz may have been suffering from, or say whether it was mental or physical.

Judge Vince Chhabria questioned whether the sentence of seven years and 10 months that prosecutors were seeking for Baratov was longer than what other hackers had received for similar crimes.

Other key matters under investigation by Mueller's team, with its 17 career prosecutors, include whether Trump or any of his associates helped Russia meddle in the 2016 campaign.

Whether Congress creates an independent committee and / or appoints a special prosecutor to investigate the firing action remains to be seen.

At the same time, DOJ anticorruption prosecutors were at odds with FBI officials over whether to continue pursuing a separate investigation into the Clinton Foundation's financial dealings.

While they opened the trial by admitting Tsarnaev's role, he has maintained his not - guilty plea, leaving prosecutors to first convince the jury of his guilt before moving on to the question of whether he should be sentenced to death or to life in prison without possibility of parole.

Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office and the SEC have investigated Theranos over whether it misled investors, The Wall Street Journal reported in April.

Securing an interview with Trump is central to prosecutors being able to prove whether or not he had «corrupt intent» when he made the decisions he did with respect to the Russia probe.

US prosecutors have asked the court to «make a strenuous inquiry into whether the defendant is financially unable to afford counsel» in order to prevent taxpayers from «needlessly» paying for the defense of man reputed to be worth billions.

German law required the government to give permission before prosecutors could consider whether to press charges.

He asked senior prosecutors to look into this and other issues with the Clinton campaign to assess whether a special counsel is needed.

Both sides requested a May 25 court date for a status conference that may determine whether a special master or a separate «filter team» or «privilege team» of prosecutors will review the seized materials to decide what is responsive to the search warrant and what is protected by attorney - client privilege.

It is unclear whether it would have put to rest the mortgage investigation by prosecutors in California.

The prosecutors involved in the case are also expected to probe whether the exchanges tried to cheat investors.

Sessions could also reportedly weigh in on specific decisions by prosecutors, including whether to pursue subpoenas and indictments.

The key question is whether New York prosecutors could find ways of indicting Cohen for crimes different from the ones he was charged for on the federal level.

Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Cohen's business practices, including whether there were any crimes committed as part of a possible pattern or strategy in 2016 of buying the silence of people who could have damaged Trump's candidacy, according to people familiar with the probe.

Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Michael Cohen on Wednesday suggested seven candidates who could be picked by a federal judge to review materials seized in an FBI raid of Cohen's home and office last week and determine whether any should be protected under attorney - client privilege.

Murphy said prosecutors considered his mental health records and a risk assessment evaluation conducted at the main jail on Sunday to help determine whether he poses a threat to himself or to others if released.

Federal prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against members of the WikiLeaks organization, taking a second look at a 2010 leak of diplomatic cables and military documents and investigating whether the group bears criminal responsibility for the more recent revelation of sensitive CIA cyber-tools, according to people familiar with the case.

While the state is moving in administrative court to revoke the license, prosecutors in Broward County continue to investigate whether criminal charges are warranted in connection with the 12 deaths, which the medical examiner classified as homicides.

Prosecutors are examining whether crimes were committed as part of any pattern or strategy of trying to buy the silence of people who could offer accounts that could have damaged Trump's candidacy in 2016.

Police later said in a statement that the department would defer to county prosecutors on whether to bring charges, but didn't dispute any of the information released by Moir.