Sentence examples for prosecutions of persons from inspiring English sources

"What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana," Obama said.

"What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana," the president said.

Ironically, he was in prison at the time, serving a sentence for having criticized the U.S. government's prosecution of persons charged with violation of the 1917 Espionage Act.

Under the Convention, the prosecution of persons charged with genocide is the responsibility of the competent courts in the state where the acts took place or an international penal tribunal (none has yet been established); the U.S. has no criminal jurisdiction over acts of genocide occurring within Rwanda unless they are committed by U.S. citizens...

In a world that is striving to end the AIDS epidemic [ 18], understanding the complex challenge that prosecution of persons for HIV exposure creates for societies is essential.

Ahead of the trial that starts today, state officials acknowledged that there "have been no investigations or prosecutions of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania; and the parties do not have direct personal knowledge of any such investigations or prosecutions in other states".

"There have been no investigations or prosecutions of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania; and the parties do not have direct personal knowledge of any such investigations or prosecutions in other states," the statement reads.

In terms of the reward, Evens confirmed that Avid Life Media is offering $500,000 to anyone "providing information that leads to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the leak of the Ashley Madison database".

Mr. Holder said there was no precedent in "the history of our nation in which Congress has intervened to prohibit the prosecution of particular persons or crimes".

"I would be grateful if your agency would accept the responsibility for investigating this matter with a view to identification and, if appropriate, prosecution of the persons responsible".

They have written House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner stating that the "exercise of prosecutorial discretion has always been and should remain an Executive branch function.... [W]e have been unable to identify any precedent in the history of our nation in which Congress has intervened in such a manner to prohibit the prosecution of particular persons or crimes".