Sentence examples for execution of his duties from inspiring English sources
This does seem like willful and purposeful negligence in the execution of his duties to me — like a doctor who fails to keep up with standards of care.
As one of his colleagues wrote, he was "prompt in the execution of his duties and conscientious in his dealings, and, as an officer, Christian, and friend, worthy of imitation and deserving of the grateful remembrance of all".
Even among his most ardent supporters, there now exists a certain frustration and disillusionment — not necessarily in the execution of his duties, but in his inability to seize moments, chart a course and navigate the choppy waters of public opinion.
"What he does in the public's interest, in the execution of his duties as mayor, the public has the right to know and is fair game," Mr. Skyler said yesterday.
While easy to discount the tabloid journalism surrounding these issues, it is encouraging that the local press -- too often cautious with government and lacking strong in investigative journalists -- has been able to help hold a powerful member of the government accountable for allegedly accepting gifts and providing favoritism in the execution of his duties.
Instead of assault of a foreign head of state, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, Mr. Zaidi was charged with assault of an official during the execution of his duties, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of three years.
The officer has to be acting "in the execution of his duty", which opens up the possibility of defending the charge on the basis that the officer wasn't genuinely acting to protect life.
One of my colleagues has also found quite an old case (Johnson v Phillips, 1975) where someone who failed to comply with a police officer's direction to reverse the wrong way down a one-way street was convicted of wilfully obstructing a constable in the execution of his duty (now an offence under section 89 of the Police Act 1996).
