#justice-system

#justice-system

Mahmood emphasized a need for accountability, stating, "On one level you could say, well, accountability is occurring because these criminals are facing the full force of the law, but the way that this scandal has played out shows systemic failure."

The Court holds that severing this case into multiple duplicative cases does not serve the interest of justice or judicial economy, Bough wrote.

"It takes a lot of healing," one woman told the judge of being nearly raped three years ago by a stranger in the Bronx.

"I don't think I have ever cried so hard. And that night through my tears and frustration, my anger at a system ... 'manned' by the old boys, I decided to become a judge."

All of their loved ones' killers did not attend their sentencing hearings, prompting calls to change the law.

The police truly screwed this one up," Jeff Hershberg, a criminal defence lawyer not involved in the case, told CBC News. "When you have a confluence of errors and lying on the stand trying to mislead a judge, the only result that should come is dismissal of the charges.

"It is important to remember that the victims of crime are the only participants in our criminal justice system who did not choose to be there and it is absolutely critical that we ensure that victims, their families, and their voices are never forgotten."

Prosper's sentence of 49 years is seen as unduly lenient, leading to a referral to the Court of Appeal to potentially impose a whole life order.

Stelmach-Purdie manipulated the MoD's online platform for managing staff expenses and allowance claims, defrauding the government of £911,677, keeping £557,093 for himself.

The New York City Bar Association joined a group of dozens of bar and other legal associations across the country to condemn Trump's orders targeting law firms, arguing that they violate fundamental principles of our legal system and undermine the right to counsel.