Naturally, I was chosen. The trial began soon after and moved along at a decent pace. I found myself more interested than I had expected to be. A woman stood accused of driving while under the influence of prescription drugs; she didn’t dispute that she had enough painkillers in her sy...
an officer of a US judicial district, charged with duties similar to those of a sheriff a court officer, attending to judges and serving various process a chief of a police or fire department in some cities a police officer in some communities asky marshal, who rides on planes to protect ...
However, presidents can grant a pardon or commute a convict's sentence without receiving a formal petition. President Trump pardoned former Arizona sheriff Joe Apraio in 2017, before he was even sentenced for his conviction for disobeying a judge's order to end his policy of using traffic...
the sheriff is an elected official, and he or she swears in an assort of deputies who have similar powers. Sheriffs patrol outside the boundaries of towns and cities, although they can enter police jurisdiction as part of their jobs. In a town without a police department, the civic...