Sentence examples for prosecuted or not from inspiring English sources

It did not exclude people who were arrested but not prosecuted or not convicted.

The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, has drawn up new guidance following a law lords ruling to clarify when individuals are more likely to be prosecuted or not prosecuted.

On 6 September, the last day that they could lawfully detain him without having to make a decision as to whether he should be prosecuted or not, the police charged Saddique with committing acts preparatory to terrorism pursuant to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

Whether Tyner is prosecuted or not, people will hear about what happened to him and think twice before refusing to become fodder for their new machines.

The baddie was identified and prosecuted, or not; the goods were recovered or the insurance policy paid off; the drunken creep who started swinging wildly in all directions was thrown out by the bouncer.

In the United States a prosecuting attorney has absolute discretion to prosecute or not to prosecute.

"We've always got discretion about whether to prosecute or not to prosecute," he said.

Any decision to prosecute or not prosecute is based strictly on the strength of the evidence or lack thereof," he said.

Once the court's remaining key people are appointed and teams of investigators, administrators and lawyers hired, every decision to prosecute (or not to prosecute) is likely to be contentious.

According to Hogan's lawyer, the ACC case "wasn't even strong enough to put to [public prosecutors] for a decision on whether to prosecute or not".

Given the control that the ruling families exert over the justice system, the decision to prosecute or not is open to considerable outside influence.