Sentences with phrase «years prosecuting criminal»

He has more than two decades of legal experience that includes several years prosecuting criminal cases as an assistant Cook County state's attorney and more than a decade in criminal defense practice.

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Indeed, the impetus for our book, «JP Madoff: The Unholy Alliance Between America's Biggest Bank and America's Biggest Crook» was Holder's refusal as Attorney General to prosecute a single criminal banker for the litany of indisputable crimes committed in the last eight years and his sale of get - out - of - jail - free cards to senior officers of JPMorgan Chase so that they were not prosecuted for their complicity in Madoff's crimes and for their dishonesty with respect to the «London Whale» scandal.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance said At a NYC Council budget hearing that his office prosecuted more than 7,000 fewer low - level criminal offenses in 2017 — and expects to «drive that number even lower» this year.

He offered a summary of his background and qualifications — 30 years of criminal justice experience, mostly prosecuting hate crimes, and sex crimes.

Another provision, a priority for Democrats, would raise the age of criminal responsibility so 16 - and 17 - year - old offenders aren't automatically prosecuted or incarcerated as adults.

Original Story: New York is one of two states that allow 16 - and 17 - year - olds to be prosecuted and incarcerated as adults, but a campaign is underway to raise the age of criminal responsibility here to 18.

We also raised the age of criminal responsibility in our state so that 16 and 17 year olds will no longer be prosecuted as adults.

North Carolina is now the only state in the country that prosecutes 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults in criminal court.

The «End New York Corruption Now Act» would also expand the powers of the attorney general's office to prosecute public corruption, create new criminal categories for undisclosed self - dealing and bribery, and change the pension forfeiture rule passed earlier this year to prevent state funds being used even to provide for a convicted official's spouse or children.

The bill not to prosecute 16 - and 17 - year - old criminal defendants as adults wound up splitting the GOP and «progressive» politicians who couldn't agree on where to draw the line.

The budget's details have not yet been released but lawmakers say it will include increased college tuition assistance and a higher age of criminal responsibility so 16 - and 17 - year - old offenders aren't prosecuted and incarcerated as adults.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance said Monday that his office prosecuted more than 7,000 fewer low - level criminal offenses in 2017 — and expects to «drive that number even lower» this year...

Earlier this year, Cuomo said he would push to increase the age of criminal responsibility to 18 so that 16 - and 17 - year - olds could no longer be prosecuted as adults.

Ms. Singas, a prosecutor with 24 years of experience in criminal law, has investigated contracting abuses in the county government, and has prosecuted drug dealers and violent criminals.

The young lady who was only 17 and her 19 - year - old partner were prosecuted according to the article 339 of the Criminal code of Belarus «Hooliganism by a group of persons».

The gender activist says through the collaboration of the family they were able to prosecute a relative who had raped a baby girl while the mother was away shopping and by working with «the Criminal Investigation Department, the rapist was jailed for 15 - years.»

But after a few years of prosecuting criminal cases, she left the DA's office in search of a different career path — one that would incorporate trial work but would result in more just outcomes.

She has 13 years of practical legal experience that includes prosecuting thousands of misdemeanor and felony cases as an assistant state attorney in both counties and nearly a decade as a criminal defense litigator standing up for the rights of the accused.

Lynsey Kmetz began her legal career as an Assistant Solicitor prosecuting white collar criminal defendants and then spent seven years in civil litigation with the Foster Law Firm, LLC in Greenville, SC.

During his years as a Cook County assistant state's attorney, O'Meara prosecuted thousands of criminal cases, giving him unparalleled insight into the criminal court process in Cook County.

He has more than a decade of experience in criminal defense litigation, as well as several years as a Cook County assistant state's attorney prosecuting various types of crimes.

The dissent does note the rates of compensation set by the trial judges in each of the three cases: $ 200 per hour (para 103), $ 250 per hour for very senior counsel (para 104), and $ 192 per hour, which the trial judge noted was the rate that would be paid by the Attorney General to a lawyer of the amicus's year of call to prosecute or to represent the interests of a witness in a criminal case» (para 99).

1) Question: We have been preparing for years to prosecute a huge criminal trial against a celebrity athlete.

with millions of crimes committed and over a million felonies prosecuted every year (as well as over two million persons behind bars and seven million persons currently under criminal justice supervision), crime and punishment issues have a profound scope in the United States and have a profound impact on Americans» day - to - day lives;

Criminal offences under Canada's criminal code are divided into three kinds: indictable offences which are the more serious offences and which carry longer terms of imprisonment, summary convictions which are the less serious offences usually punishable by less than 2 years imprisonment and hybrid offences which can be prosecuted as either indictable or Criminal offences under Canada's criminal code are divided into three kinds: indictable offences which are the more serious offences and which carry longer terms of imprisonment, summary convictions which are the less serious offences usually punishable by less than 2 years imprisonment and hybrid offences which can be prosecuted as either indictable or criminal code are divided into three kinds: indictable offences which are the more serious offences and which carry longer terms of imprisonment, summary convictions which are the less serious offences usually punishable by less than 2 years imprisonment and hybrid offences which can be prosecuted as either indictable or summary.

At the Kostopoulos Law Group, we have more than 30 years of combined experience handling criminal matters as both criminal defense and prosecuting attorneys.

In 1992, Michael K. Goldberg joined the Cook County State's Attorneys Office where he prosecuted criminal matters for 5 years.

O'Meara has been in practice for more than 20 years, including more than a decade as a criminal defense lawyer and several years as a Cook County assistant state's attorney prosecuting various types of crimes, including DUIs and other criminal traffic matters.

Thomas P. Matthews prosecuted over Thousands of cases, including death penalty trials, during his 26 years as a Criminal Defense Attorney in San Diego.

She worked as an Assistant Crown Attorney prosecuting a full range of criminal cases for over 15 years and has significant trial experience in both the Ontario Court of Justice and the Superior Court of Justice.

Steve Thayer has over 35 years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer and DUI attorney in Vancouver, Washington, protecting people who have been persecuted by the police and prosecuted by the government.

In each of the 20 judicial circuits, a State Attorney is elected for a term of four years to prosecute persons charged with criminal conduct.

During his seven - year tenure as a trial lawyer for the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Tom prosecuted countless civil and criminal tax cases and gained an insider perspective that most private - practice lawyers can't bring to the table.

the offender has not been convicted of a serious personal injury offence, a terrorism offence, or a criminal organization offence prosecuted by way of indictment for which the maximum term of imprisonment is ten years or more;

In this year - long fellowship position, he prosecuted a wide range of criminal offenses and gained valuable in - court and trial experience having tried seventeen cases before a judge or jury, and securing convictions in a majority of his trials before a jury.

Over the past year and a half, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) have been serving as strategic allies in a national effort to bring lasting changes to the criminal justice system, also known as the Safety and Justice Challenge.

Enthusiastic Legal Assistant skilled in Criminal Law Procedures, with 10 years in legal administrative... Kalb Solicitor's Office January 2005 to Current Legal Secretary Senior Decatur, GA Assisted the prosecuting... large court calendars.