Sentence examples for about magistrates from inspiring English sources

"Plenty of incorrect assumptions about magistrates do the rounds.

In all this there is also a longstanding debate about investigative magistrates themselves, a function of the Napoleonic system, who act independently of the police, the prosecutor and the defendant, as a combination of investigator and grand jury.

Tells about police magistrate Gene Grannan.

There was very little I remembered about that Magistrate other than the day he gave away his coat.

After hearing arguments for about two hours, the magistrate rejected the request.

We also received encouraging feedback after inviting former prisoners to speak to the magistrates about their experiences of the system.

Mr. Bonici, 36, said in a telephone interview that his lawyers were still talking with magistrates about his return to Italy to face investigators.

There is some unease among senior police officers and magistrates about the ministry's proposal to give trained volunteers the oversight role.

A French court on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of the son, Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, after he refused to be interviewed by magistrates about allegations of money laundering and embezzlement, claiming diplomatic immunity.

When Renton tells the magistrates about his hunger for books, Spud responds to the accusation that he has stolen to fund his drug habit with the candour of dialect.

Malcolm Richardson, the Magistrates Association national chairman, said: "This is fantastic news and we're very grateful to Mr Gove for listening to the case made by magistrates about the charge.