Word: rejections
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...larceny over $250 in Massachusetts is up to five years in prison and restitution to the victim. However, lawyers for Gomes and Pomey argued Friday that Agnes should follow the precedent of Commonwealth v. Brandano, a 1971 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case. Under that procedure, the court would reject Gomes’ and Pomey’s guilty pleas, give them pre-trial probation and continue the case for two years before dismissing it. In short, the Brandano procedure would mean no jail time and no recorded conviction for either Gomes or Pomey, in spite of their admitted guilt...
According to the Brandano procedure, the lawyers argued, the court has the authority to reject a plea of guilty, offer pre-trial probation to the defendants, continue the case for a period of two years and ultimately dismiss the case without a final finding...
...hopes to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its European and Arab allies. And also, perhaps, between those on Capitol Hill who accept regime change as a reason for going to war, and those who would support military action only as a last resort if Iraq continues to reject inspections...
...well-documented history of denial, deception, obstruction and defiance as reason to see it as nothing more than a fake-out. That may very well be true. Still, having demanded that Iraq accept immediate, unconditional and unfettered arms inspections, the Bush Administration can't easily afford to flatly reject a "yes" answer from Baghdad if it hopes to win international consent for a military campaign...
...controversial regulations--the litigation waiver; life insurance must be deducted from any potential payout--were designed by Congress. But how much each family receives is at Feinberg's discretion. Claimants can appeal Feinberg's decision--to Feinberg or to one of 30 specially appointed hearing examiners--or they can reject it and sue, although Congress has stacked the deck against any lawsuit's succeeding. Congress also neglected to put a cap on how much Feinberg can give the families. (Feinberg expects to award a total of $4 billion to $6 billion.) "The absence of a cap," Feinberg says, "means that...