Sentence examples for a prompt trial from inspiring English sources
His treatment was in direct violation of the Articles of War, which guaranteed officers a prompt trial and a copy of the charges.
The State suggests no tenable reason for deferring the trial in the face of petitioner's diligent and repeated efforts by motions in the state court in 1962, 1963, and 1966 to secure a prompt trial.
As Mr. Chief Justice Burger wrote for the Court in Dickey v. Florida: 'Although a great many accused persons seek to put off the confrontation as long as possible, the right to a prompt inquiry into criminal charges is fundamental and the duty of the charging authority is to provide a prompt trial.' 398 U.S. 30, 3738, 90 S.Ct.
7 Although a great many accused persons seek to put off the confrontation as long as possible, the right to a prompt inquiry into criminal charges is fundamental and the duty of the charging authority is to provide a prompt trial.
The speedy trial guarantee recognizes that a prolonged delay may subject the accused to an emotional stress that can be presumed to result in the ordinary person from uncertainties in the prospect of facing public trial or of receiving a sentence longer than, or consecutive to, the one he is presently serving uncertainties that a prompt trial removes.
And in an unusually prompt trial — apparently a reflection of Chinese leaders' fears of further unrest — a Xilinhot court on Wednesday handed down a death sentence to the Han driver convicted of running down Mergen, the Mongolian herdsman.
And in an unusually prompt trial -- apparently a reflection of Chinese leaders' fears of further unrest -- a Xilinhot court on Wednesday handed down a death sentence to the Han driver convicted of running down Mergen, the Mongolian herdsman.
Jaworski explained, if the "court asked me if I believed Nixon could receive a prompt, fair trial..
It added that a decision in Mr. Skilling's favor might prompt trial judges to cut back on public access to the courts.
Since 2001 some of Mr Blair's toughest and mainly unsuccessful parliamentary battles have been over measures to tighten security by limiting the right to free speech and prompt trial.
The rights of terrorists and the need for prompt trials are more or less irrelevant.
