N.J. woman charged with hacking into Selena Gomez's personal accounts, faces prosecution in L.A.
Others say the underlying motive of the prosecution is personal.
"If the judge determines the prosecution's personal interest is going to interfere with the prosecution's role of seeking justice, the judge may and probably will remove the prosecutor," said Vincent M. Bonventre, an Albany Law School professor.
The verdict seemed to support the notion that Modric lied and protected the man who made massive – and, according to the prosecution, illegal – personal profits from Modric's transfer from Dinamo Zagreb to Spurs in 2008.
[C5.] Ebbers Wins a Point as Trial Starts Lawyers for Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom accused of securities fraud, won the right to introduce personal details about the prosecution's main witness.
As Ms. McDougal listened impassively, Mr. Semow also accused her of a crime of opportunity, like "taking candy from a baby," because Mrs. Mehta trusted her so completely to manage the couple's financial affairs, signing complete books of personal checks, which the prosecution says Ms. McDougal then used for her own expenses.
The U.S. government has cracked down during the past two years on more than 500 marijuana dispensaries in several states, but no one has faced federal prosecution for personal use.
Led by Don Stapley, The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has had many conflicts and power struggles with Thomas, accusing him (unofficially) of using the office for personal gain, conducting selective prosecution, and pursuing expensive investigations against certain people based simply on personal vendettas.
It's a pledge to prosecute, and prosecution introduces a different kind of ugliness: the public investigation of personal tragedies.
