Sentence examples similar to validity of prosecution from inspiring English sources

The Court of Appeal did elaborate on part of the test for malicious prosecution, stating that "If the court holds that there was no honest belief in the validity of the prosecution, the court may well be ready to infer that the prosecutor has proceeded from some motive other than a legitimate desire to bring the accused to justice" (52).

To this day, the Supreme Court has not ruled squarely on the validity of conflicting prosecution theories.

The defense team has repeatedly questioned the validity of the prosecution's case, in part because the F.B.I. relied on a paid informer, Naseem Khan, who received more than $200,000 from the government and testified that there was a connection between Hamid and Umer Hayat and Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's second in command.

Conservative backers of the governor and a news article in the Washington Post last night also questioned the validity of the prosecution, pointing out that Perry's veto was carried out as part of his constitutional responsibilities.

This provision is presumably intended to prevent a company from sending out letters with threats of prosecution when the validity of the asserted patent is not clear.

Unlike civil actions for the recovery of deficiencies, where the determinations of the Commissioner have prima facie validity, the prosecution must always prove the criminal charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

The question of the validity of the statute, upon which the prosecution is based, is necessarily presented.

(3) Determination of Prosecution.

The killing ended any hope of prosecution.

Risk of prosecution: LOW.

Risk of prosecution: MINIMAL.