Most cases go no further than the trial court: for example, the criminal defendant is convicted (by a trial or a guilty plea) and sentenced by the court and the case ends.

大多数案件只在初审阶段进行：例如，刑事被告被定罪（通过审判或认罪）并由法庭判决，案件就结束了。

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Administrative punishments shall be given to persons in charge and persons directly responsible and whereas the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibilities shall be affixed.

对直接负责的主管人员和其他直接责任人员，依法给予行政处分；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。

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In case the criminal law is violated, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law on the crime of swindle or other crimes.

触犯刑律的，依照刑法关于诈骗罪或者其他罪的规定，依法追究刑事责任。

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It also includes the largest criminal fine ever in any case in the United States, more than one billion dollars.

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And there was, several years ago, a very serious criminal case that rested on a sentence.

多年前的一桩刑事重案,就是依据一句话来定案

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Now,a judgment has been reached in the first case involving charges of criminal wrongdoing on Wall Street.

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The regulator then passed its case to criminal investigators, who have been probing its operations.

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Cheung's attorneys have called it a "horrendous accident, " but contended it was not a case of criminal negligence.

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Another reason cited was that in the case of criminal charges, the federal government is looking to send a message to others in the industry.

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