Sentence examples for prosecuted in the first from inspiring English sources

And for those, like myself, who do not believe that Bonds should have been prosecuted in the first place, it is nonetheless hard to muster much sympathy for the man.

And then, in 2013, after Boyd lived half his life in prison, the state of Illinois exonerated him, admitting that he should never have been prosecuted in the first place.

While it's faintly absurd that he was prosecuted in the first place, what has eventually emerged is the welcome suggestion that, far from demanding hasty new legislation, even the radical pace of technological change can be well-served by the informed interpretation of underlying principles.

[W]e've followed our own policy, and whatever there was that might have been of interest to somebody is gone and irretrievable.'" Still, the Supreme Court's ruling is a good opportunity to question whether Andersen should have been prosecuted in the first place.

I'm just cynical enough to wonder if the whole reason why Extension was prosecuted in the first place (along with the husband, wife, and brother team of owners) was just to pressure them into building this backdoor.

The three officers in the case, plus one other who was acquitted, were the first to be prosecuted in the scandal.

Welch and Johnson were the fourth and fifth people to be prosecuted in the Salt Lake City scandal.

Mr. Welch and Mr. Johnson became the fourth and fifth people to be prosecuted in the Salt Lake City scandal, and according to the indictment were the ones most directly involved in the plan to win votes through lavish spending and gift-giving to I.O.C. delegates.

If I felt for one minute that this tool would return results that show, to some level of scientific certainty, when an individual is driving under the influence of marijuana and also help change the way DUIs are treated and prosecuted in the United States, then I'd be first in line to support it.

Amer was the first blogger to be prosecuted in the country when he was jailed for four years in 2007 for insulting Islam and the president.

If he is prosecuted in the United States, some will cast him as the world's first cybermartyr.