Word: prosecutor
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...novel The Porcupine, written by a decidedly more famous Julian Barnes, chronicles the fictional trial of a toppled Eastern European communist leader. A conversation between the book's two protagonists, the toppled leader and a prosecutor appointed by the new regime, turns to the subject of newspapers. The former leader will only read the old communist party newspaper; he shrugs off any suggestion that the new newspapers are any more free or independent...
George Parker, a former government prosecutor,testified last November that Ryan rebuffed himwhen he expressed doubts about the government'sevidence against Demjanjuk...
...There is an appropriate means to deal with one's marital problems -- legal recourse. Not a .357 Magnum," argues former Florida prosecutor Bill Catto. "If you choose to use a gun to end a problem, then you must suffer the consequences of your act." Defense lawyers call it legitimate self-protection when a victim of abuse fights back -- even if she shoots her husband in his sleep. Prosecutors call it an act of vengeance, and in the past, juries have usually agreed and sent the killer to jail. Michael Dowd, director of the Pace University Battered Women's Justice Center...
...Angeles Times. "The only thing that really matters is, Was there an immediate danger? There can't be an old grievance." And even if a woman is allowed to testify about past violence, the jury may still condemn her response to it. If he was really so savage, the prosecutor typically asks, why didn't she leave, seek shelter, call the police, file a complaint...
Only nine states have passed laws permitting expert testimony on battered- woman syndrome and spousal violence. In most cases it remains a matter of judicial discretion. One Pennsylvania judge ruled that testimony presented by a prosecutor showed that the defendant had not been beaten badly enough to qualify as a battered woman and therefore could not have that standard applied to her case. President Bush signed legislation in October urging states to accept expert testimony in criminal cases involving battered women. The law calls for development of training materials to assist defendants and their attorneys in using such testimony...