Sentence examples for substantive count from inspiring English sources

And given the choice of Garland, the argument for inaction would look like a last-ditch effort — in the absence of any substantive count against him — rather than a purported stand on principle.

"It strikes me," he said, "that it may not be in the interests of justice to pursue [this] when the defendant has pleaded guilty to a substantive count like that.

If convicted, Mr. Keys could face up to 10 years in prison for each substantive count and three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 for each count, the Justice Department said in a news release.

P. 606. 3. The amended Act's prohibition against a person's 'receive ing) or possess ing) a firearm which is not registered to him,' requires no specific intent and the absence of such a requirement in this essentially regulatory statute in the area of public safety does not violate due process requirements either as respects the substantive count or the conspiracy count.

Therefore, I would affirm the convictions on the substantive counts.

Rice and Jones were convicted by the jury upon two of the substantive counts and the conspiracy count.

Salman was convicted of four substantive counts of insider trading and one count of conspiracy to engage in insider trading.

The arguments of government counsel and the court's instructions separating the conspiracy from the substantive counts seem unimpeachable.

The Court of Appeals reversed his conviction upon a conspiracy count, one judge dissenting, but affirmed his convictions upon three substantive counts, one judge dissenting.

Katz pleaded guilty to the conspiracy count, and testified for the government upon an arrangement that a nolle prosequi as to the substantive counts would be entered.

The Court's refusal to decide the validity of the conviction under the seven substantive counts, however, prompts me to dissent.