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On April 16, 2009, the Spanish Attorney General, Cándido Conde-Pumpido stated he thought the Spanish investigative magistrate should drop the consideration of charges against the six men. [15] On April 17, 2009, Conde-Pumpido , said his office would not support Judge Garzon's effort to prosecute six Bush administration officials for their role ...
The Prosecution Ministry (Spanish: Ministerio Fiscal) or Public Prosecutor's Office is a constitutional body (Part VI § 124) which has full autonomy within the judiciary of Spain. It is entrusted with defending the rule of law , the rights of the citizens , and public interest , as well as watching over the independence of the courts of justice.
During the trial, the prosecution stated that de la Cruz Reyna physically struggled with one of the U.S. agents during the armed standoff, and even tried to open one of the doors of their vehicle to grab them. However, de la Cruz Reyna said the statement was false and claimed he did not know they were U.S. agents when the incident occurred. [78]
The Crown Prosecution Service is required to prosecute an offence only where there is a realistic prospect of conviction, so greater charges cannot lawfully be used in bad faith to intimidate the defendant into accepting the charge actually sought.
The U.S. Bill of Rights. Article Three, Section Two, Clause Three of the United States Constitution provides that: . Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have ...
Donald Trump received no punishment for the 34-count conviction handed down by a jury in his New York hush-money case. The president-elect's sentencing , though, finalizes his status as a felon ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to overturn his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's July ruling recognizing ...
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant, an individual accused of breaking the ...