pigmentary retinopathy. a disorder of the retina characterized by deposits of pigment and increasing loss of vision. pigÂ·menÂ·tarÂ·y reÂ·tiÂ·nopÂ·aÂ·thy. Photoreceptor degeneration associated with pigmentary changes in the retina and choroid.
March 1998. The Hyde Amendment: Congress Creates a Toehold for Curbing Wrongful Prosecution. By Elkan Abramowitz & Peter Scher. Elkan Abramowitz , a principal in Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, P.C., is a former Chief of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
Speedy Trial. The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees all persons accused of criminal wrongdoing the right to a speedy trial. Although this right is derived from the federal Constitution, it has been made applicable to state criminal proceedings through the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation of the due process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The right to a speedy trial is an ancient liberty.