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The district attorney (DA) represents the state government in the prosecution of criminal offenses, and is the chief law enforcement officer and legal officer of their jurisdiction. The district attorney supervises a staff of prosecutors, with titles including assistant, administrative, and executive district attorneys. Depending upon the system in place, district attorneys may be appointed by the chief executive of the jurisdiction or elected by the voters of the jurisdiction. The title “district attorney” is used by several major jurisdictions within the United States, including California, Massachusetts, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas.
The United States Judiciary Act of 1789, Section 35, provided for the appointment of a person in each judicial district to prosecute federal crimes and to represent the United States in all civil actions to which it was a party. Initially, there were 13 districts to cover the 11 States that had by that time ratified the constitution. Each State was a district, except for Massachusetts and Virginia which formed two. Districts were added when additional States were admitted. The statute did not confer a title upon these local agents of federal authority, but subsequent statutes and court decisions referred to them most frequently as “district attorneys.” In 1948, the Judicial Code adopted the term “United States attorneys.”
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district.
In Afghanistan, a district (Persian / Pashto: ولسوالۍ Wuleswali) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country.
Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century.
In Austria, a district (Bezirk) is an administrative division normally encompassing several municipalities, roughly equivalent to the Landkreis in Germany. The administrative office of a district, the Bezirkshauptmannschaft, is headed by a Bezirkshauptmann. It is in charge of the administration of all matters of federal and state administrative law and subject to orders from the higher instances, usually the Landeshauptmann (governor) in matters of federal law and the Landesregierung (state government) in state law. While there are matters of administrative law the municipalities themselves are in charge of, or where there are special bodies, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria. Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government. There are also independent cities in Austria. They are called Statutarstadt in Austrian administrative law. These urban districts do have the same tasks as a normal district.
A police officer (also known as a policeman or police agent in some forces, particularly in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In the United States, "officer" usually is the formal name of the lowest police rank. In many other countries, "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable". In some nations the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, protection and assistance of the general public, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. Some police officers may also be trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, civil law enforcement, and investigation techniques into major crime including fraud, rape, murder, and drug trafficking. Although many police officers wear a corresponding uniform, some police officers are plain-clothed in order to dissimulate as ordinary citizens.
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Actors: Nicholas Tabarrok (producer), Joel S. Rice (miscellaneous crew), Stanley M. Brooks (producer), Margot Kidder (actress), Dahla MacKenna (miscellaneous crew), John Fasano (producer), Gerry Quigley (actor), Wayne Robson (actor), Louis Di Bianco (actor), Michael Stevens (actor), Aron Tager (actor), Thomas Michael (actor), John Cassini (actor), Jason Schombing (actor), Emily Hampshire (actress),
Plot: Bobby Comfort is the only one of three prison breakers who gets far, from Rochester (NY) to Florida. Once caught in the act of more thefts, he successfully pleads unlawful overextended incarceration and is free to return to his wife Peggy and daughter Stephanie. Mystery crime mind Sammy Nalo tempts Bobby to try a new 'niche', stealing from barely-protected New York state hotels. Clever Bobby saves the day despite his accomplices' violent stupidity and enjoys using his charms. However his own in-law, Phil Parris, besotted with Peggy and demoted from detective to uniformed, ultimately gets the authorities motivated to start a task force.
Keywords: based-on-true-story, con-man, gang, heist, hotel, jail, jewelry-heist, jewelry-thief, party, prisonActors: Cassandra Barbour (miscellaneous crew), James Gelfand (composer), Irene Litinsky (producer), Peter Svatek (director), Babs Chula (actress), Leslie Greif (producer), Dana Delany (actress), Vlasta Vrana (actor), Russell Yuen (actor), André Link (producer), Benz Antoine (actor), Hart Bochner (actor), Ellen David (actress), Lonnie Ramati (miscellaneous crew), Douglas W. McHenry (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Michigan surgeon Steve Johnson has a happy family with shopkeeper Nathalie and their adoptive pre-teen son Evan. They want a second child, but neither the natural way nor VIF works, so they hope to adopt again. Their lawyer fails to get one and advises against Internet offers, but Nathalie insists to try at least one, from New York lawyer Gabor Szabo, offering penniless Hungarian Janka's daughter Gitta. Indeed he tries to auction her off, which isn't even illegal. New York cop Joey Perrotta failed to pose as candidate-adoptive father, but recruits the Johnsons for his legally shaky case. They accept although keeping Gitta is far from obvious.
Keywords: adoption, auction-bidder, baby, baby-girl, baby-trafficking, black-market, childless-couple, con-artist, false-identity, fbiActors: Walter Abel (actor), Cyril Ring (actor), Don 'Red' Barry (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Sam Ash (actor), Johnny Downs (actor), Jim Farley (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Gladden James (actor), Milton Kibbee (actor), Eddie Laughton (actor), Warren Douglas (actor), Forbes Murray (actor), George Offerman Jr. (actor), Dick Rush (actor),
Plot: A crusading and reform-minded District Attorney gives up his position in order to open establish a farm that give juvenile delinquents and first-offenders a place to straighten out their lives before they reach the point of no return. He meets much resistance from various segments of the law and the citizens.
Keywords: 1930s, archive-footage, b-movie, cigarette-smoking, crusader, district-attorney, education, farm, gang-leader, gang-memberActors: Frank McGlynn Sr. (actor), Frank Darien (actor), Victor Kilian (actor), Arthur Aylesworth (actor), Olin Howland (actor), Edward LeSaint (actor), Victor Jory (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Walter Brennan (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Roland Drew (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Donald Meek (actor), Robert McKenzie (actor),
Plot: Sentiment rules in this version of the Twain tale of boyhood in 1850 Missouri, reasonably faithful except for minor details and making the character Jim a boy instead of a man. Includes the whitewash episode, puppy love, the graveyard murder, the boys' running away to Jackson's Island, the salvation of Muff Potter, and the cave adventure.
Keywords: applause, arrest, aunt, aunt-nephew-relationship, based-on-novel, bat, beating, bible, biracial, blackboardActors: James A. Marcus (actor), Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Lynton Brent (actor), Horace B. Carpenter (actor), Eduardo Ciannelli (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Paul Fix (actor), Bud Geary (actor), John Hamilton (actor), John Ince (actor), Si Jenks (actor), Roscoe Karns (actor), Murdock MacQuarrie (actor), Philo McCullough (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Ernie Alexander (actor), William Arnold (actor), Hooper Atchley (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Wade Boteler (actor), Don Brodie (actor), Ralph Byrd (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), Nick Copeland (actor), Sven Hugo Borg (actor), Harry Depp (actor), Edward Earle (actor), Creighton Hale (actor), Eddie Hart (actor), Harry Harvey (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Stanley Andrews (actor), Eddie Kane (actor), Davison Clark (actor), Tom Brown (actor), Albert Conti (actor), Thomas E. Jackson (actor), Ricardo Cortez (actor), Frank Dawson (actor), Paul Fix (actor), Sam Flint (actor), John Hamilton (actor), Ralf Harolde (actor), Nick Copeland (actor), Louis Calhern (actor), Edward Keane (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Frank Albertson (actor), Harvey Clark (actor), Ernie Alexander (actor), Herbert Ashley (actor), George Chandler (actor), Ward Bond (actor), Harry Bowen (actor), Ed Brady (actor), Walter Brennan (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), Erville Alderson (actor), Walter Abel (actor), Frederick Burton (actor), Bruce Cabot (actor), Gino Corrado (actor),
Plot: Based on the story "Mob Rule" by Norman Krasna. Joe Wilson and Katherine Grant are in love, but he doesn't have enough money for them to get married. So Katherine moves across the country to make money. But things go disastrously wrong for Joe when he stops in a small town and is mistaken for a wanted murderer. Through the course of the movie, Fritz Lang shows us how a decent and once civilized man can become a ruthless and bitter man.
Keywords: 1930s, african-american, alienation, arson, assumption, axe, band, bar, barber, barber-shopActors: George Anderson (actor), Edgar Bergen (actor), Donald MacBride (actor), Jack Henley (writer), Burnet Hershey (writer), Lloyd French (director), Charlie McCarthy (actor), Gerrie Worthing (actress), Frank Lillo (actor), Edith Brandell (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Oscar Apfel (actor), Edward Biby (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Richard Arlen (actor), Tommy Bond (actor), Frederick Burton (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Donald Cook (actor), Edward Cooper (actor), Nick Copeland (actor), John Dilson (actor), Tom Dugan (actor), Douglass Dumbrille (actor), Budd Fine (actor), Jack Gardner (actor),
Plot: Dan Matthews ('Richard Arlen' (qv)), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong ('Charlotte Wynters' (qv)), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy ('Douglass Dumbrille' (qv)), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.
Keywords: 1930s, amusement-park, b-movie, based-on-novel, blackmail, business-manager, butler, cafe, carnival, character-name-in-titleThis video highlights Deputy District Attorney Agustin Peña, who describes his work as a prosecutor and gives practical advice for students interested in criminal law.
CIVIL CONTEMPT PROCEEDING. An attempt to scam what they could NOT legally take, denied! I did a Citizen's Arrest on Fresno County Deputy District Attorney. Hear the DA tell the clerk sitting next to him to "give these things to my wife" as he pulls out his wallet and keys, he knew he was arrested all the statutory required procedures were met. The D.A. knew that's why he was handing off his personal property to the clerk next to him. He expected to be taken into custody the video shows it clearly. D.A. charged with Contempt of Court, Discrimination Against the Disabled While Acting Under Color of Law. Mr. A delivers his prisoner to the Court Bailiff, a County Sherriff's Deputy. Then he educates the Judge and DA on federal law, then the Judge loses control of the courtroom and throws t...
www.manhattanda.com Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. welcomes you to the District Attorney's Office.
Learn more about Washoe County: www.washoecounty.us Watch WCTV on Charter Channel 193
In one month, Bexar County jury's have given three probation sentences to defendant's charged with serious intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault cases. It's an alarming trend, the district attorney's office says needs to stop."It sends a message to those who are accused of driving while intoxication or killing someone on the roadway while they're drunk to go ahead and roll the dice and maybe they jury will give them probation," said First District Attorney Cliff Herberg. "That's the wrong message we want to send and it's very disappointing to us."Yesterday, a jury recommended a ten year probation sentence for former O'Connor teacher, Jose Castaneda. In 2008, Castaneda was driving drunk when he killed Tamara Simpson the day before Mother's Day. Earlier this month, another jury ...
District Attorney: Man, just be cool, a'ight? Police Officer: Step out of the vehicle right now. Hands up. District Attorney: Do you have any cause to pull me over? I'm an a.D.A. I got my badge right here. Police Officer: Hands where I can see 'em. District Attorney: Oh! Making assumptions aboutme based on my appearance is a breach of the fourth amendment of the constitution, which states you cannot detain an individual, even momentarily, without a reasonable and articulatable suspicion, which you, sir, have none of. Also, familiarize yourself with the 14th amendment, which requires all citizens be treated equally under the law, regardless of the color of their skin. Do you want me to startciting the 1954 a.C.L.U.Suit "white vs. Williams" or are you good? Police Officer: Uh, no, s...
A judge determined Duty did violate a gag order and sentenced her to 10 days in jail.
Jefferson Griffin discusses his candidacy for Wake County District Attorney.
Eleven new prosecutors in the DA's Office were sworn in this week. Each one has their own reason for choosing a career in public service. Meet a few members of the Class of 2016 in this video. Learn more about the DA’s Office on http://danewscenter.com/ Make sure to follow us on social media as well: Twitter: @SDDistAtty: https://twitter.com/SDDistAtty Instagram: @SDDistAtty: http://instagram.com/sddistatty/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoCountyDistrictAttorney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-district-attorney?trk=nmp_rec_act_company_photo
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was sentenced to 45 days in jail for driving while intoxicated
This video highlights Deputy District Attorney Agustin Peña, who describes his work as a prosecutor and gives practical advice for students interested in criminal law.
CIVIL CONTEMPT PROCEEDING. An attempt to scam what they could NOT legally take, denied! I did a Citizen's Arrest on Fresno County Deputy District Attorney. Hear the DA tell the clerk sitting next to him to "give these things to my wife" as he pulls out his wallet and keys, he knew he was arrested all the statutory required procedures were met. The D.A. knew that's why he was handing off his personal property to the clerk next to him. He expected to be taken into custody the video shows it clearly. D.A. charged with Contempt of Court, Discrimination Against the Disabled While Acting Under Color of Law. Mr. A delivers his prisoner to the Court Bailiff, a County Sherriff's Deputy. Then he educates the Judge and DA on federal law, then the Judge loses control of the courtroom and throws t...
www.manhattanda.com Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. welcomes you to the District Attorney's Office.
Learn more about Washoe County: www.washoecounty.us Watch WCTV on Charter Channel 193
In one month, Bexar County jury's have given three probation sentences to defendant's charged with serious intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault cases. It's an alarming trend, the district attorney's office says needs to stop."It sends a message to those who are accused of driving while intoxication or killing someone on the roadway while they're drunk to go ahead and roll the dice and maybe they jury will give them probation," said First District Attorney Cliff Herberg. "That's the wrong message we want to send and it's very disappointing to us."Yesterday, a jury recommended a ten year probation sentence for former O'Connor teacher, Jose Castaneda. In 2008, Castaneda was driving drunk when he killed Tamara Simpson the day before Mother's Day. Earlier this month, another jury ...
District Attorney: Man, just be cool, a'ight? Police Officer: Step out of the vehicle right now. Hands up. District Attorney: Do you have any cause to pull me over? I'm an a.D.A. I got my badge right here. Police Officer: Hands where I can see 'em. District Attorney: Oh! Making assumptions aboutme based on my appearance is a breach of the fourth amendment of the constitution, which states you cannot detain an individual, even momentarily, without a reasonable and articulatable suspicion, which you, sir, have none of. Also, familiarize yourself with the 14th amendment, which requires all citizens be treated equally under the law, regardless of the color of their skin. Do you want me to startciting the 1954 a.C.L.U.Suit "white vs. Williams" or are you good? Police Officer: Uh, no, s...
A judge determined Duty did violate a gag order and sentenced her to 10 days in jail.
Jefferson Griffin discusses his candidacy for Wake County District Attorney.
Eleven new prosecutors in the DA's Office were sworn in this week. Each one has their own reason for choosing a career in public service. Meet a few members of the Class of 2016 in this video. Learn more about the DA’s Office on http://danewscenter.com/ Make sure to follow us on social media as well: Twitter: @SDDistAtty: https://twitter.com/SDDistAtty Instagram: @SDDistAtty: http://instagram.com/sddistatty/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SanDiegoCountyDistrictAttorney LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-district-attorney?trk=nmp_rec_act_company_photo
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was sentenced to 45 days in jail for driving while intoxicated