When there is no sufficient evidence or the criminal act is minor, the procuratorate was empowered to decide not to prosecute the case. Once the procuratorate decided to prosecute an accused after 1996, it was required to transfer the Bill of Prosecution, and attach a list of evidence and ...
“The prosecutors who enter this field need an added element – a finely tuned sense of political and prosecutorial discretion – knowing when to go and when to stop, so as not to offend the powers that be,” Mokhiber said. “If things go right, prosecutors use the publicity they gain fr...
To prosecute such lawmakers, investigators would need records confirming that the faction secretaries-general knew about or approved of the nonreporting of revenues from the fund-raising parties. They could also try to gain an explanation or even a confession from the lawmakers, but the window of ...
Using a nineteenth century assault law to prosecute disease transmission has led to great uncertainty over the basis on which prosecutions take place, highlighting the urgent need for clear prosecutors guidelines on this issue. Description: There have been twelve prosecutions for reckless HIV ...
This is the backdrop to the present article, which stems from the need to discuss the functioning of the Public Prosecution Service and its professional practices, promoting the circulation of ideas and solutions for possible judicial reforms in the model currently in force in Portugal. It is not...
Ahead of any of the report being made public, Schiff said Sunday that "it's too early" to tell if Congress will no longer consider impeachment. "If there were overwhelming evidence of criminality on the president's part then Congress would need to consider that remedy if indictment is f...