Sentence examples for before indictment from inspiring English sources
The decision to prosecute Dr. Lee was made only after repeated attempts to gain his cooperation before indictment...
From a practical point of view, it made no difference to me whether they left before indictment or after indictment.
Two weeks later, on February 8th, an appeals court agreed with the prosecutor that Kerviel posed a possible risk of conspiring with others, and of compromising the investigation — standards that in France justify imprisonment before indictment.
After the rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl in 1995, the United States promised to consider handing over military personnel suspected in serious crimes, like murder or rape, even before indictment.
Under that agreement, the United States is not required to hand over criminal suspects until they are formally charged, although it is supposed to "consider" requests for custody before indictment.
But several cases involving American servicemen, especially on Okinawa, where the bulk of United States troops in Japan are based, prompted the United States to offer "favorable consideration" to requests for transferring suspects to Japanese authorities even before indictment in heinous cases.
Never mind that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and several government ministers reportedly huddled with the investigating judge before indictments were issued on Monday.
Mr. Stanford's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, said Mr. Stanford could have fled before he was indicted and had even tried to surrender voluntarily before his indictment.
Judge Manton resigned in 1939 shortly before his indictment for bribery in a case before him.
He fled Spain just before his indictment.
And it was written long before the indictment".
