How to Use bring charges in a Sentence
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Deputies did not bring charges against anyone in the case.
— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 -
In Hubbard’s case, two out of three judges ruled that the new law could be applied retroactively to bring charges against him.
— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 July 2024 -
But the Justice Department ultimately did not bring charges against the agents.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024 -
Before that, the division would turn a report over to local state’s attorneys, who then would evaluate whether to bring charges.
— Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024 -
The findings come seven months after a special grand jury declined to bring charges against the officers, finding they were justified in their use of force.
— Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023 -
The International Criminal Court has yet to bring charges against anyone involved in the trafficking trade in Libya.
— Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Because anyone can bring charges under the royal criticism law, hundreds of lèse-majesté cases were filed after the protests.
— Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024 -
Hur and his small team interviewed dozens of individuals in the president's orbit, some of the sources said, and are unlikely to bring charges against Mr. Biden or those involved in the handling of the documents.
— Arden Farhi, Robert Legare, Andres Triay, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023 -
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office made the decision to bring charges.
— Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2024 -
Ultimately, the district attorney involved in the case declined to bring charges against the production company behind The Crow.
— Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024 -
The Justice Department has an informal rule not to bring charges in political cases within 60 days of an election.
— Bart Jansen, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024 -
The subpoenas sought their testimony before a grand jury, and do not indicate Mayes might bring charges against them, according to Politico.
— Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024 -
Worthy’s office cited the lack of police cooperation in declining to bring charges against Rives.
— Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024 -
Police are still investigating what happened, but planned to submit a report later to prosecutors, who will decide whether to bring charges.
— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024 -
But legal experts and those pushing for police reform say prosecutors seem more willing to bring charges against police officers, though juries are not as willing to convict.
— Kelley Manley, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024 -
Special counsel prosecutors in the federal case against Trump could still seek his testimony or potentially bring charges against Chesebro at a later date.
— Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Prosecutors later declined to bring charges over the allegations, citing the expiration of a 10-year statute of limitations.
— Bill Donahue, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024 -
For reasons unknown, federal prosecutors during the Trump Administration did not bring charges against Trump.
— Barbara McQuade, TIME, 4 June 2024 -
Those incidents happened outside federal jurisdiction, and state prosecutors did not bring charges.
— Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 31 May 2024 -
The Obama administration ultimately declined to bring charges against Assange and commuted Manning’s sentence.
— William Booth, Washington Post, 25 June 2024 -
Section 515 authorizes federal prosecutors specially appointed by the attorney general to bring charges in districts other than their own.
— Erica Brown, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
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