Sentences with phrase «based on the jury»

While reading this I thought, if his «insanity» plee is based on jury believing that he «suffered from mental illness or defect at the time», then Im worried..

Based on the jury's decision, your claim can somewhat diminish or reduce entirely.

Based on a jury verdict for respondent, that court entered judgment against petitioner for $ 100,000, and, after review in both the Florida District Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Florida, the judgment was ultimately affirmed.

They will know whether or not you are being offered a fair value for your damages based on jury summaries of other cases and their experience in litigation to determine the value of a settlement.

Not exact matches

In the Hulk Hogan case, which was also based on an invasion of privacy claim, Harder sued Gawker Media for publishing a clip from a sex video that the former wrestler made with a friend's wife, and won a $ 140 million judgment from a Florida jury.

A month later, Samsung asked for a retrial based on its investigation of the jury foreman.

The black voters in Philly, and I say this based on 30 years of picking juries and talking to them, are more likely to have a family member who is a police officer, a family member who is in jail, and a family member who has been killed or severely victimized.

But it's also worth considering that an employer who fires an employee simply based on the wrongdoing itself is effectively imposing a penalty — acting like judge, jury, and executioner — without any of the due - process protections that accompany a criminal trial.

On a similar theme, I was also on the jury for the $ 4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, based in the United Arab Emirates, which encourages entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions «that will meet the challenges of climate change, energy security and the environment.&raquOn a similar theme, I was also on the jury for the $ 4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, based in the United Arab Emirates, which encourages entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions «that will meet the challenges of climate change, energy security and the environment.&raquon the jury for the $ 4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, based in the United Arab Emirates, which encourages entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions «that will meet the challenges of climate change, energy security and the environment.»

A jury of high - profile Canadian business leaders selects 10 finalists and one winning company based on the following criteria: innovation, market development, people and culture, strategic leadership, and improvements in financial measures.

«Of course,» McDonald noted, «the Ogilvy jury could not have known, nor could the ARF have known, that the work being awarded that night might have been based on pilfered data to which CA had no legal right.»

Huon alleges that the report is defamatory insofar as it suggests that the jury acquitted him partly on the basis of a bartender's testimony.

If you ask us, the jury is still decidedly out on this one, though the trailer does at least convey an encouraging level of base competence.

Incorrect — no jury is going to make a decision based on faith.

If you've got a problem with believing and acting based on what the evidence says then I suggest that you never go on jury duty.

Different juries can (and have) come back with wildly different conclusions based on the same evidence.

Thus, the chefs and experts from other fields that comprise the Jury are qualified to make this decision based on an interdisciplinary approach.

based on «many of your comments» you are wrong... unlike some I do not have rose coloured glasses firmly attached to my mug and indeed I am not impressed by some of Botterill's decisions but the JURY IS OUT for a couple of years.

The defense's controversial decision to seek an acquittal rather than allow the jury to consider manslaughter was based on proving the earlier injury because the prosecution's indictment said the baby died from a single incident of what their experts called «shaken baby impact syndrome.»

The jury in the Joe Percoco federal corruption trial resumes its work today, after appearing to focus much of its attention last Friday on the low - show job given to Percoco's wife, Lisa, by a Maryland - based energy company, Competitive Power Ventures, which is behind a controversial new power plant in Orange County.

The 2d Circuit said that in the absence of a proper instruction it was impossible to tell whether the jury convicted on the basis of something that qualified as an official act, or something that didn't.».

In her jury instructions, the judge noted Howe's participation in the case as a cooperating witness, noting that convictions in this case can be made «on the basis of such a witness's testimony.»

A list of the questions asked by the jury to the judge includes one example in which they asked if a juror can «come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it».

«I think [Skelos lawyer Alexandra Shapiro] is right that in the instructions I gave the jury and in arguments made by counsel to the jury, there is a danger that the jury decided the case based on a rationale that may be rejected by the Supreme Court,» Wood said.

Overturning Mr. Silver's conviction based on the Judge's instructions to the jury, which occurred before the McDonnell ruling, does not redefine the facts in evidence.

Asked if he was suggesting that he would base his decision on the outcome of the two grand juries currently weighing whether to charge the mayor and / or his top political aides in two potential criminal schemes, Diaz Jr. quickly dismissed the suggestion.

Trial and jury consultant Marshall Hennington said one reason personal - injury lawyers do so well in The Bronx is because «disenfranchised» jurors often make decisions based on emotions rather than evidence.

So, Shaprio argued, «it's impossible to tell» whether the jury convicted them based on the meeting or on the other counts — undermining their convictions.

Henderson's conviction was overturned based on a flaw in jury selection.

He also argued that a jury would be unlikely to convict Maziarz based on that information.

After eight days of strained deliberations, the jury in Federal District Court in Manhattan delivered a split verdict: It found Mr. Percoco not guilty of extortion and conspiracy to commit extortion, but appeared to find fault with his dealings on behalf of Competitive Power Ventures, a Maryland - based power company.

Based on the video, witness accounts and Mauro's testimony, Fitzpatrick said the Onondaga County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified.

Based on the video, witness accounts and Mauro's testimony, Fitzpatrick said the Onondaga County grand jury concluded the shooting was justified, according to Syracuse.com.

«The jury made a decision based on an unclear reading of the law.

«It's inconceivable the jury said we have reasonable doubt on that part, since legislation was enacted, but instead convicted based on meetings,» said the head of the 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel, Judge Reena Raggi.

The Brooklyn - based state appellate panel on Wednesday denied an appeal from Public Advocate Letitia James and several other groups seeking to overturn Justice William Garnett's decision to keep the testimony and minutes from the grand jury proceedings sealed.

It may be small, with only 1400 students, but it convinced the jury based on the progress it has already made in developing the internationalization concept through its English - language mechatronics course and integrated tele - education components with international university partners.

But on 19 July the Arizona - based firm lost a major decision when a jury in a US district court ruled that Darryl Turner, a 17 - year - old shop assistant in Charlotte, North Carolina, had been killed by a police taser after receiving an extended 37 - second shock.

The Johns Hopkins team analyzed the data to identify how many minimally invasive surgery procedures hospitals could be performing based on standard qualifications for four different operations: appendectomy, colectomy and hysterectomy, all procedures for which minimally invasive surgery has shown significant advantages over open procedures, and lung lobectomy, an operation for which the jury is still out on the risks versus benefits.

In other words, judges and juries were sometimes sending people to jail based on bogus science.

I could assume that would mean that the jury is still out on plant - based proteins, or it could mean that plant - based proteins don't factor in, given he also sent me an article in which it was said that, ``....

If you're shooting for 25 - 30 grams based on preserving lean muscle tissue and boosting metabolism, my jury is still out.

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It's scarier, in fact, because The Staircase isn't based on re-creations but on original footage, a front - row view of legal truth as it's feathered into existence, manufactured from guesses and conjecture, and sold to a jury as more or less believable fiction.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

Filmed in New Orleans and based on John Grisham's book, the courtroom drama stars Hackman as a ruthless jury consultant for the gun lobby.

Although the prosecutor had convinced a jury to sentence the pair to death based on questionable circumstantial evidence, the nagging doubts about their guilt or innocence which had turned the case into something of a cause celebre have remained unresolved to this very day.

Based on the play Juste la fin du monde by Jean - Luc Lagarce, the film was awarded the Grand Prix and the Ecumenical Jury Prize at -LSB-...]

The MCU's heroes use all sorts of energies and projectiles to lob attacks at enemies, but the jury is out on whether audiences have seen soul - based magic.

Based on Joris - Peyrafitte's 2014 short drama, «As a Friend,» «As You Are» premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award.