---

• n  the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
• n  the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant
• n  the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

• The federal investigation of Siegelman culminated in a criminal prosecution that became public not long after Siegelman announced that he would run again for governor .
• Butch Dill AP The documents, obtained by PTI, include internal prosecution e-mails given to the Justice Department and Congress by a whistle-blower during the past 18 months .
• The underlying legal theory is that when a witness is given immunity from prosecution, he cannot incriminate himself; therefore he cannot invoke the Fifth Amendment guarantee .

• criminal prosecution
• pursuance

• defense

News & Articles

---

• ‘Wildly Feared’ Mafia Kingpin James ‘Whitey’ Bulger Was ‘Hands-On Killer,’ Prosecution Claims In Trial’s Opening ...
  Whitey Bulger was a brutal “hands-on killer” who was “wildly feared” throughout Massachusetts and beyond, the prosecution claimed Wednesday in the opening statements as the notorious Irish gangster’s trial kicked … READ ON
  June 12, 2013 - RadarOnline.com
• Senate Panel Approves Removing Commanders’ Prosecution Powers
  A Senate panel approved removing the power to decide on prosecution of major crimes such as sexual assaults from commanding officers in the U.S. military.
  June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Is Obama Admin. Sabotaging Prosecution Of Edward Snowden To Repair Rift With Civil Libertarians?
  Given the fact that a successful prosecution of Snowden, whose leaks have united civil libertarians on the right and the left in opposition to the NSA, is the least politically popular outcome the government can pursue, is it possible that complicating the Justice Department's course was intentional?
  June 10, 2013 - Mediaite

Quotes

---

• Barack Obama in New York Times
  In releasing these memos, it is our intention to assure those who carrying out their duties relying in good faith upon the legal advice from the Department of Justice that they will not be subject to prosecution,Mr. Obama said in a statement...
• Michael Steele in Capital Times
  The (General) McChrystal incident, to me, was very comical. I think it's a reflection of the frustration that a lot of our military leaders have with this administration and their prosecution of the war in Afghanistan,Steele began. "Keep...
• Roger Goodell in New York Times
  The justices were passing judgment on a federal statute used in the prosecution of [white-collar defendants]. It makes it a crime to deprive the public or one's employer or shareholders of the 'intangible right of honest services.' Although a... Ruth Bader Ginsburg http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNE_y12gmoT5rtusZg-Rxy_GhrG8uQ Washington Post (blog) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2010/06/did_jeff_skilling_do_anything.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGp6qYe6KDdo0f-k0089iss3e9unQ Jun 24, 2010 78276 105267 prosecutor My decision today is not based on a finding that you violated Georgia law, or on a conclusion that differs from that of the local prosecutor," Goodell wrote in a letter to Roethlisberger on Wednesday. "That said, you are held to a higher...