[n4] Although Anita's mother testified that she had no [p81] current knowledge of her daughter's whereabouts, the prosecution possessed sufficient information upon which it could have at least initiated an investigation.
She studiously ignored the reality that people who would be eligible for an exemption from prosecution for possessing small amounts of cannabis are dying.
Any Air France recordings are also being sought by the defense, according to their discovery demand, a document that seeks evidence the prosecution may possess, but the person said that the airline had told investigators that additional recordings made by a security camera in the lounge, where he was awaiting the return of his phone, had been recorded over and were not available.
Police forces are in effect decriminalising cannabis, campaigners say, after uncovering figures that show a substantial fall in the number of prosecutions and cautions for possessing the drug.
But this month, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said the federal government would vigorously pursue criminal prosecutions of those who possess, manufacture or distribute the drug, regardless of Proposition 19's outcome.
As I have said before, no one in authority from Doncaster magistrates court to the offices of the director of public prosecutions has shown they possess a sense of proportion or a glimmer of an understanding of how social media work.
See, e.g., Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976) (state prosecutors possess absolute immunity with respect to the initiation and pursuit of prosecutions); Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349 (1978) (state judge possesses absolute immunity for all judicial acts).
A retired New York City police detective from the Albany area is a fugitive from prosecution on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, federal agents said yesterday.
As details about her life emerged, Los Angeles police detectives delved into whether the killing was tied to her recent prosecution on charges of possessing a cocktail of party drugs, including Ecstasy and meth.
The legislative intent of the Marijuana Reform Act of 1977 is objectively very clear; "Arrests, criminal prosecutions and criminal penalties are inappropriate for people who possess small quantities of marihuana for personal use.
