During the trial, the prosecution asserted that the children were killed as part of a satanic ritual.

In some cases or jurisdictions, however, the defense must only be asserted, and the prosecution has the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defense is not applicable.

An example might be a mistake of fact claim in a prosecution for intentional drug possession, where the defendant asserted that he or she mistakenly believed that the object possessed was an innocent substance like oregano.

" Because Nixon had asserted only a generalized need for confidentiality, the Court held that the larger public interest in obtaining the truth in the context of a criminal prosecution took precedence.

At the trial, the prosecution asserted that a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent had called Russert regarding Russert's phone call with Libby, and that Russert had told the agent that the subject of Plame had not come up during his conversation with Libby.

Because the prosecution sought the death penalty, Crittenden asserted that if the jury rendered an erroneous conviction, they would have no peace of mind knowing they had sentenced an innocent man to hang.

Though the prosecution asserted Johnson's mental illness was caused by the events of the trial, Johnson had admitted to them that she was mentally ill beforehand.

LaRouche and his lawyers asserted that the Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) sought to destroy his organization, and that the prosecution was the result of a conspiracy between the ADL, the government and the media.

However, the prosecution asserted that the killings were motivated by his employer's garnishing of his wages to the IRS, to pay back taxes that he owed.

This was what their accuser asserted ; but this was not what they attempted to answer by a prosecution.

( 4 ) prostitution ; ( 5 ) unlawful commercialized vice whether or not related to prostitution ; or ( 6 ) being an alien involved in serious criminal activity, who has asserted immunity from prosecution.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 808 of February 22, 1993 decided that " an international tribunal shall be established for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 " and calling on the Secretary-General to " submit for consideration by the Council … a report on all aspects of this matter, including specific proposals and where appropriate options … taking into account suggestions put forward in this regard by Member States ".

He became known for his exceptional oratory, accompanied by impassioned gestures and a high-pitched voice, and ruthless prosecution of former governors notorious for extortion and corruption.

Terence Roehrig, who has written The prosecution of former military leaders in newly democratic nations.

On April 7, authorities ordered him to pay 236 million guaranies ($ 59, 000 ) plus interest for questioning the judicial decision that freed former president Luis Angel Gonzalez Macchi from prosecution.

On January 7, Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against McNamee, claiming that the former trainer lied after being threatened with prosecution.

U. S. District Judge Ken Hoyt believed Fastow deserved leniency for his cooperation with the prosecution in several civil and criminal trials involving former Enron employees.

On 29 January 2009, Fernando Andreu, a judge of the Audiencia Nacional, opened preliminary investigations into claims that a targeted killing attack in Gaza in 2002 warranted the prosecution of Halutz, the former Israeli defence minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the former defence chief-of-staff Moshe Ya ' alon, and four others, for crimes against humanity.

The Times also noted that even though a handful of its former members had faced prosecution, no criminal charges had at the time ever been linked to CAIR.

In January 1856, Stone was accused in court, and spoke in defense of a rumor put forward by the prosecution that Stone gave a knife to former slave Margaret Garner, on trial for the killing of her own child to prevent it from being enslaved.

On 14 March 2002, Ashdown testified as a witness for the prosecution at the trial of Slobodan Milošević at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

During what was at the time the costliest and longest trial in American history, totaling more than half a million dollars, ($ 9, 000, 000 in 2008 dollars ) the prosecution presented 46 witnesses, including two of Toguri's former supervisors at Radio Tokyo, and soldiers who testified they could not distinguish between what they had heard on radio broadcasts and what they had heard by way of rumor.

Gisevius served as a key witness for the prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials in the case against Hermann Göring, his former boss in the Prussian Ministry of the Interior.

After practicing corporate law in New York, he served in the Nixon Administration as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1971 to 1973 ; this position led to his being called as a prosecution witness against former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans in an influence-peddling case stemming from international financier Robert Vesco's $ 200, 000 contribution to the Nixon reelection campaign.

In 1774, as a result of a ruling by the British courts in Campbell v Hall about the status of legal systems found in acquired territories, the British Parliament passed the Quebec Act which restored the former French civil law for private law while keeping and reserving English common law for public law including criminal prosecution.

The first was trying to sideline Verres ' prosecution by hoping to get a prosecution of a former governor of Bithynia to take precedence.

Krenz also argued that the prosecution of former GDR officials was a breach of a personal agreement given by West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev during their talks, which led to German reunification.

According to the National Security Archive and Italian attorney general Giovanni Salvi, in charge of former DINA head Manuel Contreras ' prosecution, Stefano Delle Chiaie met with Michael Townley and Virgilio Paz Romero in Madrid in 1975 to plan the murder of Bernardo Leighton with the help of Franco's secret police.

As solicitor-general he had to conduct the prosecution of Preston and Asbton in 1691, and did so with a moderation and humanity which were in marked contrast to the customs of the former reigns.

The prosecution was controversial due to the involvement of the pediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow, former Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Leeds, who testified at Clark's trial that the chance of two children from an affluent family suffering cot death was 1 in 73 million.

The termination of the parliamentary term does not allow the prosecution of former parliamentarians for actions committed within their parliamentarian duties.

One of the first involved the prosecution of William Remington, a former Commerce Department employee who had been accused of espionage by KGB defector Elizabeth Bentley.

But crucially citizens voting in both were not subject to review and prosecution as were council members and all other officeholders.

Bogers and Fijneman were charged with distributing a scheduled substance ( DMT ); however, the prosecution was unable to prove that the use of ayahuasca by members of the Santo Daime constituted a sufficient threat to public health and order that it warranted denying their rights to religious freedom under ECHR Article 9.

This lack of status can range from non-recognition of a union to political or criminal prosecution of union activists and members, with many cases of violence and deaths having been recorded both historically and contemporarily.

In United States v. Barger, the prosecution team attempted to demonstrate a pattern of behavior to convict Barger and other members of the club of RICO offenses related to guns and illegal drugs.

To prepare for the expected defense challenge that North's testimony had been used, the prosecution team had-before North's congressional testimony had been given-listed and isolated all its evidence ; further, the individual members of the prosecution team had isolated themselves from news reports and discussion of North's testimony.

During the last 15 years this method has been used several times: to confirm a law renouncing prosecution of members of the military who violated human rights during the military regime ( 1973 – 1985 ); to stop privatization of public utilities companies ; to defend pensioners ' incomes ; and to protect water resources.

The Attorney General of Israel is the head of the public prosecution from the state, the person who advises the government in legal matters, the person who represents the state's authorities in the courts, and advises in preparation of law memoranda of the government in general and the Justice Minister in particular ( likewise he examines and advises for private proposals for a law of Knesset members ).

On 18 January 2002, at Truro Crown Court, after the prosecution successfully applied for a Public Immunity Certificate in order to suppress defence evidence ( these are normally issued in cases involving national security ), three members of the group agreed to return the signs and pay £ 4, 500 in compensation to English Heritage and to be bound over to keep the peace.

In addition, members of law enforcement entities are also allowed to commit justified homicides within certain parameters which, when met, do not usually result in prosecution ; see deadly force.

' The decision to form the Government of All-Palestine in Gaza, and the feeble attempt to create armed forces under its control, furnished the members of the Arab League with the means of divesting themselves of direct responsibility for the prosecution of the war and of withdrawing their armies from Palestine with some protection against popular outcry.

Initially, Stewart remained loyal to Rutherford, and went so far as to allege in the legislature that insurgent Liberal John R. Boyle had offered two members of the legislative assembly ( MLAs ), who were also hotel keepers, immunity from prosecution for liquor violations if they would support a new government in which Boyle was Attorney-General.

More than 79, 000 people were killed at Majdanek ( 59, 000 of them Polish Jews ) during the 34 months of its operation .</ ref > The last major, widely publicized prosecution of 16 SS members from Majdanek ( Majdanek-Prozess in German ) took place from 1975 to 1981 in West Germany.

This prohibition is extended to the suspect's spouse and members of his close family ( this extension of the prohibition may be waived if both the prosecution and the defense counsel agree to the waiver ).

In 1876, the Lipovans were joined by some Skoptsy sect members who emigrated to Romania to escape prosecution.

The United States is criticized by members of the Security Council for insisting that UN peacekeepers serving in Liberia be granted immunity from war crimes prosecution.

Parliamentary immunity, also known as legislative immunity, is a system in which members of the parliament or legislature are granted partial immunity from prosecution.

Although Valachi's disclosures never led directly to the prosecution of many Mafia leaders, he was able to provide many details of its history, operations and rituals, aiding in the solution of several uncleared murders, as well as naming many members and the major crime families.

After the Civil War, the KKE was outlawed and most of its prominent members had to flee Greece, go underground, or provide a signed declaration that they renounced communism to avoid prosecution under Law 504, issued in 1948, a large number of KKE members were either prosecuted, jailed or exiled.

Mamadou Tandja called a special session of the National Assembly on 14 June 2008 to examine the case, as all sitting members of parliament hold immunity from prosecution.

The members are granted parliamentary immunity ; their criminal prosecution is possible only after parliamentary consent, except for crimes with five or more years of imprisonment mandated.

As Attorney General, one of his most notable cases involved leading the prosecution of members of the Rajneesh movement ( followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.