criminal court
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The state's top criminal court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, last week rejected an appeal that questioned the removal of a potential juror at Young's January 2006 trial. — Michael Graczyk, Fox News, "San Antonio store owner's killer set for execution," 16 July 2018 Announced in April, the White House policy sees adult migrants prosecuted in criminal court rather than civil court, as has been done in the past. — USA TODAY, "Jimmy Kimmel, Jessica Chastain, more stars rail against Trump's immigration policy," 18 June 2018 Currently, Essa is not in jail but has a court date scheduled for June 20 in Manhattan criminal court. — Breanna Edwards, The Root, "Bronx, NY, Man Allegedly Beaten by Pizzeria Employee With Wooden Pizza-Making Tool Demands Justice," 31 May 2018 The new suggested order released Monday includes key provisions requested by lawyers for the indigent defendants who filed the 2016 class action suit and by the two criminal court at law judges who fully support that position. — Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle, "Judge's new Harris County bail proposal unveiled," 18 June 2018 Sponsor has the right to conduct a background check of any and all records of the potential Winner and Travel Companion, including without limitation, civil and criminal court and police records. — CNN, "OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS," 12 June 2018 Unlike criminal court, immigration court does not guarantee people the right to an attorney. — Gustavo Solis And David Hernandez, latimes.com, "About a third of caravan migrants enter U.S., but 'we won’t be happy until the last one of us gets through'," 3 May 2018 The 3-judge Court of Appeals panel hears arguments in the case, and express skepticism of the swift move by the prosecutor and judge in Kosciusko to move Gingerich's case to the adult criminal court. — Robert King, Indianapolis Star, "Paul Henry Gingerich: Another birthday for a boy in prison," 17 Feb. 2015 The Advocate reports the no contest pleas carry the same weight as a guilty plea in criminal court, but can't be used against the men in civil proceedings. — Fox News, "Plea deal made in Louisiana State University student death," 6 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'criminal court.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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