Sentence examples for vigorous prosecutor from inspiring English sources

"I'm a vigorous prosecutor," he said.

Instead, Mr. Hogan settled on his chief assistant, Richard Kuh. "To say the least, he was a very vigorous prosecutor," Mr. Hentoff remembered.

DURING nearly 12 years as Suffolk County district attorney, James M. Catterson Jr. gained a reputation as a vigorous prosecutor, but also as a quick-tempered bully who used the powers of his office to batter enemies and others who got in his way.

But they, too, are facing vigorous arguments from prosecutors.

The prosecutor's vigorous questioning of witnesses culminated in a daylong interrogation of Mr. Verniero, who was then urged to step down by fellow Republicans.

If Mr. Monserrate had taken the stand, he would have been open to vigorous cross-examination by prosecutors.

Mr. Baird, along with other judges, law enforcement officials and death penalty lawyers, agrees that some of the conditions that have created doubt elsewhere and have sent innocent people to death row in other states -- especially bad lawyers, a lack of resources for lawyers to mount a vigorous defense and overzealous prosecutors -- exist in abundance in Texas.

As for more vigorous prosecution of gun crimes, the program paid for the hiring of three more full-time federal prosecutors and one legal assistant.

BP’s assumption is that it will be able to negotiate lenience from prosecutors for its vigorous cleanup response, its eagerness to set aside $20 billion to pay claims and its efforts to clean up its act.

This track record has led others, including several featured in the programme, to wonder whether prosecutors have been sufficiently vigorous and whether they have the right priorities.Part of the problem may have been the failure of prosecutors to target the right people for the right things.

But it is obvious that a well-heeled celebrity can tax both courts and prosecutors by staging a vigorous defense.