10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVICTABLE»
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convictable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
convictable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
See convictable. conviction, it may surprise some readers to know, is used in
reference to misdemeanors as well as to felonies. See convict, v.t. convict, v.t. In
the legal idiom, one is convicted of crimes but on counts. See conviction.
convictable ...
2
Randomized Field Experiments in Criminal Justice Agencies
In short, the prosecutors were actively blocking the diversion of many convictable
cases while they acquiesced in diverting the less convictable ones. A senior
prosecutor in charge of diversion screening said in an interview that of the cases
...
Richard O. Lempert, Christy Ann Visher,
1989
3
The Law and Society Reader II
For example, allowing prosecutors to file a certain percentage of believable but
risky cases without regard to convictability without negative consequences may
open the boundaries of what prosecutors conceive as convictable. In addition ...
Erik Larson, Patrick Delbert Schmidt,
2014
4
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Susan Estrich, Real Rape 88 (1987). convictable; ✳convictible. The first is
preferred. convicted. A. Meaning. A person pleads guilty to a felony and receives
probation. Has that person been convicted? The question matters because, in
some ...
Michael double-parked at the precinct almost side swiping a squad car. Inside,
Waldtrip said, “Here, you take '94, I'll start with '93. That's the one year Gallizia
attended. Quit after his sophomore year. I know this kid's convictable.” “
Convictable?
She becomes either convictable or not convictable.” “Doesn't that amount to the
same thing?” “Not when the case is argued adversarially in front of a jury.” Her
fingers grip the edge of the table. Her eyes are closed. “This is all too much. I can'
t ...
7
The Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law
Prosecutorial discretion, especially discretion to suspend prosecution of
convictable offenders, has long been a distinguishing and very prominent feature
of Japanese criminal process and practice. On average, as indicated in section
I.E.1 in ...
Kevin Heller, Markus Dubber,
2010
8
Decision Making in Criminal Justice
(1977:63) argue: "The prosecutor might reject or dismiss a convictable arrest in
favor of another somewhat less highly convictable one when the latter case
involves an arrestee who has revealed a high propensity for the repeated
commission ...
Michael R. Gottfredson, Don M. Gottfredson,
1988
9
The Spirit of Japanese Law
They routinely exercise this authority in 30-35 percent of all non-traffic Criminal
Code violations by convictable offenders. The numbers vary by the crime
committed. Procurators exercised this authority in 1994, for example, to suspend
5.1 ...
10
Date Rape: Feminism, Philosophy, and the Law
All this said, of course, Rusk and defendants like him might be convictable under
the communicative standard when they would not be convictable under
traditional doctrine. Their conviction, moreover, would be a great virtue of the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVICTABLE»
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convictable is used in the context of the following news items.
Speed, alcohol contribute to crash
The convictable limit is 80mg per litre of blood. He was the only occupant of the car as it sped down Alma Rd around 8pm and lost traction at a ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
Drink driver had bigger worries
The convictable limit is 400mcg. He pleaded guilty to driving with excess breath alcohol. Judge Allan Roberts noted Peeti-Tamarapa had ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»
Krauthammer on Obama's promise to close GITMO: 'Preposterous …
... else,” he said, “It's that we're going to hold them in detention without trial forever, because the war is on and these guys are not convictable. «Fox News, Jun 15»
Single mum was over three times drink-drive limit
The convictable limit is 400mcg. Edmonds veered across the centre line, hit a raised pedestrian island and caused significant damage to her ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Apr 15»
Man double legal limit
The convictable limit is 400mcg. Johnson pleaded guilty in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday to driving with excess breath alcohol on ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Apr 15»
Driver nabbed after people called police
David Roger Shaw admitted driving with 1014mcg of alcohol per litre of breath on April 4, the convictable limit being 400mcg. Shaw was driving ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Apr 15»
North Caucasians Remain Popular Scapegoat
In other instances, however, Chechens and other North Caucasians have been used as either convenient scapegoats or low-level, convictable ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Mar 15»
Revenge Porn is now an illegal act in England and Wales
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill changes this, making revenge porn an instantly convictable offense. Which is, undeniably, great news. «Cosmopolitan UK, Feb 15»
Official: Idaho's Animal Cruelty Laws Fall Short
... on animal cruelty laws, like how to collect evidence at a scene or present a convictable case, many perpetrators never see a courtroom. «Twin Falls Times-News, Nov 14»
Arrests made in connection to Boogaard overdose
... his NY charges got dropped last week. these dealers basically aren't convictable (made that word up, I think)…. even in high-profile cases. «NBCSports.com, Sep 14»