Sentence examples for without the prosecution from inspiring English sources
Former prosecutors said that the process of presenting possible charges to a grand jury followed a pattern in which grand jurors, without the prosecution team present, voted on whether to return an indictment.
"The mandatory life sentence for murder means that an individual can be convicted and given a life sentence without the prosecution having to demonstrate that they had any intention of murder or serious bodily harm being committed, and where their involvement in a murder committed by someone else was minor and peripheral".
Another obstacle for defense lawyers is their inability to call government witnesses without the prosecution's approval.
Without Anderson the prosecution must build a circumstantial case that relies on other baseball players to testify about Anderson's steroid practices.
Capital murder in Texas carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole – the prosecution opted not to seek the death penalty.
Without it, the prosecution was able to turn it against Purkey, thanks to testimony from Dr Park Dietz, a forensic psychologist.
In several cases, the group collected information without marring the prosecution of the captured terror suspects; several of the group's detainees were eventually prosecuted and put away.
People's Army of Vietnam (North Vietnamese Army) involvement was designed to protect its Base Areas and sanctuaries in eastern Cambodia, without which the prosecution of its military effort in South Vietnam would have been more difficult.
Since simple possession was enough to trigger Michigan's mandatory life-without-parole sentence, the prosecution didn't even have to bother trying to prove that Mr. Harmelin intended to sell the cocaine.
Mr. Scaring noted that the judge initially dismissed his motion to set aside the conviction without even hearing the prosecution's response.
In federal court, the judge enjoys the independence of life tenure; the jury pool is chosen randomly from the community; and defense counsel operates without interference from the prosecution.
