Sentence examples for was prosecuted earlier from inspiring English sources

"If he was prosecuted earlier, or if he was in prison, my mother's life would've been spared," said Sonya Klein, 49, one of Ms. Parish's daughters.

Article 301 of the penal code, under which Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's best-known novelist, was prosecuted last year, remains on the books.

The CPS admitted it made mistakes and that Janner should have been prosecuted earlier.

Might Blair be prosecuted next year, then?

Almost half of the misdemeanors that were prosecuted last year — 423 cases — are domestic battery cases, and most of the rest are shoplifting, drugs and assault.

It says to the ranks of police officers and soldiers that if they commit torture today, they could be prosecuted tomorrow, and not only in Spain".

The Observer and Guardian were prosecuted last year for refusing to hand over notes the state alleged we had of conversations with Shayler.

Figures obtained by the Press Association showed that 16,430 people in England were prosecuted last year for failing to ensure that a child went to school – with about three-quarters (12,479) found guilty.

Mr Vaz said: "I am very disappointed and I am very surprised nobody has been prosecuted this year... you need to get a grip on the situation in South Yorkshire".

A farmer in southern France who smuggled migrants across the country's border with Italy is waiting to discover his sentence after being prosecuted this week for his actions.

According to The New York Times, only about a dozen adultery cases have been prosecuted since 1977 in New York state, one of the twenty states where the practice is still illegal.