The phrase "a prosecution does not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to indicate that a prosecution lacks certain elements or does not fulfill specific criteria.
Example: "In this case, a prosecution does not have sufficient evidence to proceed to trial."
Alternatives: "a prosecution fails to" or "a prosecution is unable to".
But as the house on Strauss Street shows, even a successful prosecution does not guarantee that a victim can go home again.
The procedures state that "the F.B.I. and criminal division should ensure that advice intended to preserve the option of a criminal prosecution does not inadvertently result in either the fact or the appearance of the criminal division's directing or controlling the FI or FCI investigation toward law enforcement objectives"...
"The fact that offensive remarks may not warrant a full criminal prosecution does not necessarily mean that no action should be taken.
"The fact that a drug courier profile may not be used as a tool for selective prosecution does not, however, entirely preclude its use after a police officer has effectuated a valid stop for a legitimate motor vehicle violation.
And with a conspiracy charge, the prosecution does not have to call a witness for that person's evidence to be heard; under an exception to the inadmissibility of hearsay evidence, conspirators can be used to testify about what they heard another conspirator say.
In the Philippines, cases can be drawn out for so long, through so many appeals, that the risk of prosecution does not provide an effective deterrent to corruption.
"Some might have pointed to the relatively low sentence Ressam received as evidence that somehow civilian prosecution does not pack enough of a punch in these cases," said Robert Chesney, an expert on national security law at the University of Texas Law School.
Only one detainee, Walid bin Attash, spoke further, complaining through an interpreter that the defendants were not motivated to attend because "the prosecution does not want us to hear or understand or say anything".
