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The prosecution could not prove which of the twins had committed the crime.
The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.
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The prosecution will proceed.
The prosecution will proceed. With or without Mr. Wade.
The prosecution can sit at the stud table there, the defense back there.
If the prosecution does not fear what a reopening would reveal why does it not take this easy means to defeat us?
It is too dangerous to the prosecution.
Leslie, the prosecution could cross-examine your houseboys.
It'll put the prosecution on the track of.. suspicionswhichhave entered nobody's mind.
And she threatens to turn it over to the prosecution.
As for the prosecution's case.. notonewhitofevidence has been produced.. torefutethedefendant'stestimony.
The prosecution waives the right of reply.
Gentlemen of the jury.. youheardtheevidence of the prosecution and the defense.
My first official act as governor of this state will be to appoint a special district attorney to arrange for the indictment prosecution and conviction of Boss Jim W. Gettys.
All day we've heard the prosecution present a mass of lying insinuations. based on evidence which cannot be shown.
The woman making the complaints insists on prosecution.
Does the jury, prosecution or defense have any questions?
Does the jury, the defense or the prosecution have anything to add?
I'd like to remind the jury how often the defense has endured unjustified attacks from the prosecution.
I demand that the prosecution produce some one witness who will swear to one definite thing or I demand that Mata Hari be acquitted with the apologies of the court.
You've lost the only witness who could prove definitely.. Where you spend the time in question. There is a point for the Prosecution.
If you'll just give me time, I'll try to remember. Leslie, the prosecution could cross-examine your houseboys.
It'll put the prosecution on the track of.
Hammond's widow. And she threatens to turn it over to the prosecution.
The customer is liable to prosecution as well!
He's a witness for the prosecution. Look at his statement. I'd like to know what you think.
As the prosecution said, no one knows who I am.
What's the reason? Because his health was deteriorating. If he is bailed out today, there is still 3 days left to extend his prosecution, right?
Will views about the prosecution still change?
The staff member who first undertakes the application of new methods in surgery deliberately exposes his hospital to legal and himself to criminal prosecution.
Both the Prosecution and Defense, have fully presented their cases.
The Prosecution has offered testimony by which it hopes to prove.. Beyond any reasonable doubt, the guilt of the defendant.
You have nothing on me, but I'd make a fine witness for the prosecution.
For a while, he almost had me believing the prosecution had a case.
And here, I must remind you, the burden of proof is on the prosecution.
The prosecution made out she was telling lies and the jury believed him.
The burden of proof's on the prosecution.
You said it provided a motive. So did the prosecution.
I mean, if I was on trial for my life, I'd want my lawyer to tear the prosecution witnesses to shreds, or at least try to.
But those two witnesses were the entire case for the prosecution.
News and current affairs
If Saddam were granted sanctuary in a country such as Belarus or Libya, he would probably remain safe from prosecution, but only as long as he never leaves.
A shameful legacy of President Menem's government in the 1990s was that it prevented the investigation and prosecution of serious improprieties, corruption, illegal arms sales, and major terrorist acts.
The prosecution then began to speak of the young girl as a Chechen sniper, from a family of snipers.
Can anyone imagine such a prosecution occurring in the EU?
The options backdating scandal that recently caught Apple's chairman, Steve Jobs, is a microcosm of innovation, prosecution, and reform; now that a rule has been written to prohibit backdating, this particular scam will not happen again.
For good or for ill, the political power of the US makes it immune to prosecution.
Bishop Williamson's ideas may be loathsome, but criminal prosecution against a man for his views about history is probably a bad idea.
He left Chile for England in October 1998 confident that he would continue to enjoy impunity from prosecution until his dying days.
The fate of that prosecution in Senegal remains uncertain, but it revived the once moribund issue of justice in Chad.
But the half-hearted prosecution that it has been willing to contemplate so far highlights the need for an international tribunal.
And, because Governing Council and Executive Board members enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, misbehavior cannot be punished.
There was no limit on the number of witnesses the prosecution called to testify about the same gruesome story of Serbian aggression and brutality.
So far, Xi's campaign has remained a conventional affair involving selective prosecution.
Public ignorance or apathy means that those responsible are able to avoid prosecution.
Many of those now objecting to the prosecution of Bashir participated in the decisions leading to the indictment.
According to the statute that established the ICC, the prosecutor is required to ensure that any prosecution is in the interests of the victims as well as of justice.
African Union members want heads of state to be immune from prosecution, thus undermining a fundamental principle of the court.
Despite a detailed critique of the prosecution's case by two Chinese defense lawyers, the sentence, which had been known privately among officials for several days, was confirmed.
As for Myanmar, its neighbors and fellow ASEAN members - Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand - are also concerned about Suu Kyi's continued prosecution.
Amnesty laws in Argentina at the time shielded him from prosecution.
The trials of Slobodan Milosevic and Charles Taylor have demonstrated that even heads of state are no longer safe from prosecution.
The comfort level for perpetrators of these crimes is shrinking as the options for prosecution expand.
Even if Bashir's fellow heads of state succeed in their effort to persuade the United Nations Security Council to defer prosecution - which is highly unlikely - the charges will continue to hang over Bashir's head unless and until he stands trial.
But more often it will be a matter of relying on less extreme measures, like targeted sanctions and threats of international prosecution - and on diplomatic pressure and persuasion.
Perhaps the outstanding example of a peaceful transition made possible by a guarantee of non-prosecution is South Africa.