prosecution

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The prosecution argued that Thomas P was "the responsible guide for the tour", failed to call for help in time, and didn't send any distress signals when a police helicopter flew overhead.

From BBC

The applications of no case to answer, made by the defence at the conclusion of the prosecution case, were based on insufficiency of evidence.

From BBC

His defence team countered that Duterte had murdered no one and that the prosecution's argument was based on "hearsay" and "conjecture", falling far short of the bar needed to confirm the charges against him.

From Barron's

Additionally, Glover filed a request for a restraining order against Doe, though a judge dismissed the request because of a “lack of prosecution.”

From Los Angeles Times

This week he filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit, seeking compensatory and punitive damages against Rueda and deep-pocketed law firms Khan Law Office and Withers Bergman, as well as defunct firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht.

From Los Angeles Times