I have therefore decided that I will conduct an assessment of the cases where Prof Southall was instructed as a prosecution witness to determine if any 'special case' files existed in any cases involving criminal proceedings".
A police spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have received further allegations and we are currently working with the Crown Prosecution Service to determine the most appropriate course of action".
The matter was investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and then passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to determine whether any charges should be brought against PC 'applyingying the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
The proceeding is not a trial but rather an ex parte hearing (i.e., one in which only one party, the prosecution, presents evidence) to determine if the government has enough evidence to carry a case to trial.
In closing arguments today in the federal trial of a Boston investment firm and its lawyer accused of trading political donations for lucrative state contracts, both the defense and the prosecution asked jurors to determine what distinguishes a bribe from politics as usual.
"Any alleged immunity agreement, if any such agreement existed, is a bar to prosecution to be determined by the court, and not a defense to the crimes charged to be presented to the jury," Judge Casper wrote.
Another pathologist testified for the prosecution that it was impossible to determine the time exactly.
In Mr. Alvarez's case, the prosecution needed the officers' testimony to determine whether Mr. Alvarez committed a crime.
In an unusual move, a federal magistrate judge said today that lawyers for a man charged with trying to sell shoulder-fired missiles to terrorists could question prosecution witnesses at a hearing to determine if the man should be held without bail.
Unlike the militaries in Australia, Canada, Israel, Germany, the United Kingdom, and most of our NATO allies, who no longer allow unit commanders to determine the prosecution of sexual assault cases, American military law requires that the officers directly in command of individuals charged with sexual assault offenses decide how the cases are handled.
