Sentence examples for practice of criminal from inspiring English sources
In 1951 — when, after years of holding down a regular police job and attending law school at the same time, St. Jean was admitted to the bar — a lot of people considered the practice of criminal law to be a step down from practically anything.
"I'd be inclined to want to quit the practice of criminal law if the defendant serves even one day in jail in connection with the outcome of this case," he said.
It's impossible for even the staunchest of US allies to look the other way when faced with the misplaced priorities and brutal mass incarceration that characterize the American practice of criminal law.
On November 19th the special prosecutor, Kenneth Starr, admitted to the House Judiciary Committee that his inquiry had come up dry on Whitewater, Filegate, Travelgate, and all the other vaguely malodorous dealings that seemed to suggest a "pattern and practice" of criminal behaviour by the president.
Mr. Smith, 58, convicted of murdering a convenience-store clerk, had not had the money to hire a lawyer, and the court had appointed Mr. Williams to represent him at his two trials, even though Mr. Williams had scant experience in the practice of criminal law, not to mention the complex, ever-changing, high-stakes subspecialty of capital defense.
How then can the practice of criminal punishment, which infringes the freedom of those subjected to it, which not only burdens them but aims to burden them, be justified?
"Unfortunately, it is a common practice of criminals to exploit well-known, trusted brand names like eBay to attract consumers and then lure them to a fake website or into other fraudulent situations".
As soon as these acts were described, they were consigned to the realm of perversity, cast as the practices of "criminals", "animals" and "devils".
It's no surprise, then, that the Dickensian-style practice of "child criminal exploitation" is creating an army of kids who are criminally savvy at an increasingly early age.
The lawsuit also said the United States attorney's office has a practice of rejecting criminal cases in which the victims are Native Americans.
In other words, we do not yet have a long enough record to tell whether the practice of international criminal law can lead to deterrence.
