Sentence examples for had to be prosecuted from inspiring English sources

Mr. Aiello said it was unfortunate that Mr. Capel's case had to be prosecuted.

Previously, every drug suspect had to be prosecuted, a system that put many addicts in jail while dealers went free after bribing officials.

But he conceded that there might be cases where a person had to be prosecuted for going "over the top" – for instance, if they had pursued a burglar down the street, overpowered him, and then shot him dead.

Legally, Kravtsov would have had to be prosecuted under the old version of the law, but the message sent by his trial fits the spirit of the new law perfectly.

From a legal point of view it did not matter whether the person who committed an act of murder or brutality was a member of the SS or a Nazi stormtrooper or even a police officer; murder had to be prosecuted or the rule of law would perish.

A slave could not as a matter of law be raped, since rape could be committed only against people who were free; a slave's rapist had to be prosecuted by the owner for property damage under the Aquilian Law.

To qualify for absolute immunity, the appeals court said, Mr. Ashcroft had to be prosecuting Mr. Kidd, not investigating him.

"They have to be brought out, they have to be prosecuted and so on".

Carney concludes: That is not acceptable, and has to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

"I told [law enforcement] that I didn't feel like he should have to be prosecuted," she said.

He told a room full of reporters that "child abuse has to be prosecuted vigorously, but we also have to be very, very careful about false complaints".