Sentences with phrase «trial judges faced»

Trial judges faced with such a decision must hear evidence and inquire to the facts of the relationship.

(Kansas is an ideal state for such analyses as trial judges face both contested and retention elections, depending on the county in which they sit.)

Not exact matches

U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III, who will be overseeing Manafort's trial, said Manafort could face grave consequences for his alleged crimes.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lance Ito presided over the Simpson trial and became one of its most public faces.

The judge in the case has faced sanctions by the European Union «because of his harsh sentences for those on trial for exercising a fundamental human right,» the center said.

Their boldness, firmness in the face of trial and how they answered to the judges in the name of their faith is very touching: Their well being is not the ultimate satisfaction but seeing others in painful situation caused them pain; they were willing to undergo difficulties and were totally oriented to others.

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- A Texas judge warned Warren Jeffs against calling «for the jury's destruction» shortly after the polygamous sect leader said Friday during his sexual assault trial that those who prosecuted his church would face «sickness and death.»

Developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

Judges rejected the arguments of lawyers representing David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine that the trio were protected from facing trial in court because of parliamentary privilege.

Buffalo developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

• Republican State Senator Headed to Court: A judge ruled Niagara Republican Rob Ortt will face trial on charges he illegally used money for the Niagara County Republican Committee by secretly paying his wife.

[7] On 30 June 2014 the trial judge, Mr Justice Saunders, announced that Goodman and the News of the Word's former editor, Andy Coulson, would face a retrial on the outstanding charges.

A judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the federal corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey who faced 18 counts of bribery, fraud, and corruption.

Justice Sherifat Solebo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday ordered Justice Mohammed Yunusa, a suspended judge of the Federal High Court, Lagos, to face trial for alleged corruption.

David Mills, the estranged husband of culture secretary Tessa Jowell, is to face trial for allegedly perverting the course of justice, a judge ruled yesterday.

A loyal former assistant to state Sen. John Sampson testified Wednesday at his obstruction - of - justice trial — and faced tough questions from the judge about her honesty, and from prosecutors about...

The surprise arrangement, signed off by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and an Albany County judge on Friday afternoon, put to an end Maziarz's corruption trial scheduled for next week in a case in which he was facing five felony counts.

Syracuse, N.Y. — A federal judge has delayed the start of a trial of four men, including two Syracuse business executives, facing corruption charges related to economic development projects in Upstate New York.

But White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas said such evidence would confuse the jury because, if true, it's a «completely different scheme» than for what Smith will be on trial beginning Jan. 5 when he faces corruption charges for allegedly trying to buy his way onto the Republican line for mayor last year.

Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) will instead face a bench trial, with Judge William Erlbaum handing down the verdict and the sentence.

It was learnt that in a letter dated January 5, 2018, the EFCC asked the NJC to take disciplinary action against the three judges who are all facing trial in several courts.

Ex-Miramonte School Teacher to Face Trial on Molestation Charges Former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Bernard Springer must stand trial on three counts of child molestation for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl, a judge has rTrial on Molestation Charges Former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Bernard Springer must stand trial on three counts of child molestation for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl, a judge has rtrial on three counts of child molestation for allegedly inappropriately touching a girl, a judge has ruled.

We face our first big showdown in April when the trial judge will hold a hearing with his decision to follow shortly.

State laws allow bail bond companies to charge defendants a premium of up to 12 percent of the face value of the bond imposed by a judge, in exchange for a promise to pay the full amount to the court if the defendant doesn't show up for trial.

The judge found that Apple conspired to raise the retail price of e-books and will now face a trial to determine damages.

If the judge rules against Apple, however, it could face a separate trial by state attorneys general and consumers pursuing class actions and seeking monetary damages.

The fruity firm now faces a trial on damages from various states, which the judge has said are entitled to injunctive relief.

Judge Combs - Greene took at face value Mann's fraudulent claims to have been exonerated by many eminent bodies on both sides of the Atlantic, claims he will not be able to support at trial.

In December, an Italian judge decided that Shell and Eni and 13 individuals, including the former chairman of Shell Foundation and chief executive of the Italian company, should face trial on charges of bribery relating to the purchase of OPL245.

The Court of Appeal agreed with the trial judge, finding that Council was faced with a volatile situation in which litigation was almost inevitable.

«While this court must take and does take the issue of abuse of a child very seriously,» the footnote said, «the fact that a trial judge tells parents that unless one of them «cops to an admission of what happened to the child» they are going to lose their child, flies in the face of not only the CPSL, but of the entire body of case law with regard to best interests of the child and family reunification.

Breyer praised trial judges as «the people who face the people.»

Of the many challenges facing trial judges, one of the greatest is conducting proceedings with a self - represented accused.

The biggest problem pro se litigants face in New York's state and federal courts is that trial judges tend not to consider the pleadings, memoranda of law, supporting affidavits, and motion papers of pro se litigants.

The Court of Appeal acknowledged that the trial judge was faced with a difficult task — determining the amount of damages in a near total absence of records.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada faced calls by several provinces Tuesday to relax tough new criminal trial timelines while defence lawyers urged judges not to cave to those demands.

The judge ruled that the defendant would be facing double jeopardy if a trial was allowed to start because the two counts were related.

Gregoire, [2005] O.J. No. 3397 (SCJ): 17 In R. v. M.M., [1999] O.J. No. 2630 the Court of Appeal was faced with an appeal arising from the fact that the pre-trial judge had conducted the trial.

«The appeal panel's decision creates an impossible standard for all trial counsel; even if a lawyer is winning a trial for his or her client, has not been criticized by the trial judge (and even if their opponent's conduct has been so criticized), the LSUC decision now requires trial counsel to challenge or ignore rulings of the trial judge and to disagree with how the trial judge is conducting the trial, or face the prospect of a ruinous prosecution like this one (the «control of the courtroom grounds»).

The trial was characterized by awkward moments and courtroom giggles and elicited wink - of - the - eye headlines such as Penis Pump Judge Faces Stiff Sentence.

I say eliminate the mandatory mediation stage, eliminate the pre-trial stage, greatly shorten discoveries, make better forced use of offers to settle, and make the lawyers analyse their way to early and reasonable settlements or face the consequences of adverse cost awards imposed by a judge annoyed that the file even got to trial.

If adopted, the bill would compel trial judges to make decisions within 9 months or face removal from office.

Neil Rose further explains how this pilot project works: ``... the three stages of the online court would be: [One] An automated online triage stage designed to help LiPs articulate their claim in a form which the court can resolve, and to upload their key documents and evidence; [Two] A conciliation stage, handled by a case officer; and [Three], a determination stage, where those disputed cases which can not be settled are determined by a judge, by whichever of a face - to - face trial, video or telephone hearing or determination on the documents is the most appropriate.»

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In a very different outcome, the Court of Appeal strongly disagreed with the trial judge, unanimously stating that the invoice had «nothing to do with the contract of carriage and providing a copy of the invoice to the carrier was not declaring the value of the goods on the face of the contract of carriage within the meaning of the regulation».

[49] It is my view that the wife should not have to face ongoing and undoubtedly costly litigation as a result of the husband's decision not to provide the judge with the necessary evidence to finalize the division of assets at the conclusion of the trial. . .

To the contrary, the trial judge's approach to the difficult task he faced was detailed, thoughtful and well - reasoned.

All of his arguments were summarily dismissed, with the ONCA noting that «[i] n our view the trial judge was fair and arguably charitable to the appellant in the face of her findings of fact and the appellant's credibility.

On our review of the record, the trial judge demonstrated admirable restraint in the face of the appellant's egregious conduct both before and during the trial.»

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