Sentence examples for prosecutorial argument from inspiring English sources
The judge echoed the prosecutorial argument that the building, the nerve center of Stalin's reign of terror, was integral to Russian cultural heritage because "many cultural and political figures" were detained there.
Defense lawyers say these arguments amount to prosecutorial vindictiveness.
In written arguments, the defense lawyers claimed it was "prosecutorial misconduct" for the Dutchess County assistant district attorney handling the rape case, Kristine Hawlk, to arrange for Rosie to be taken into the courtroom.
The court was less engaged in the day's second argument, Van de Kamp v. Goldstein, No. 07-854, whiconcernedned prosecutorial immunity.
That is an argument for, not against, solid investigation techniques and smart exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
One of the oddest parts of the Chamber's position is that even the cases it cites as evidence don't necessarily support its argument, including the two referenced in its report as examples of prosecutorial overreach.
This argument takes up much of the second half of the film, which amounts to a prosecutorial brief against Pope Benedict XVI and some of his close associates.
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, which is a wrongful conviction case about prosecutorial immunity.
But the question actually animating the argument on Tuesday was what should follow from what several of the justices seemed to accept was serious prosecutorial misconduct.
When confronted with overwhelming evidence of innocence, prosecutorial misconduct, and forensic charlatanism, I've often heard or read state officials duck the actual merits of the arguments, and instead point out that the people making them are anti-death penalty zealots, or liberals from out of state, or some other effort to malign their motives.
