Sentences with phrase «about testimony of a witness»

Exclusion orders can be breached when a witness attends the hearing or is told about testimony of a witness.

Not exact matches

Mueller's office has obtained a wealth of subpoenaed documents about the president's conduct and has taken secret testimony from cooperating witnesses — Michael Flynn, former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and former campaign aide Rick Gates — any one of whom would be in a position to contradict Trump and expose him to perjury charges.

Islam came about from the testimony of one man, and zero witnesses.

In real life, a lot of convictions are still obtained through coerced confessions and uncertain witness testimony, which is just about the worst evidence there is.

Here we are on much firmer ground than in the case of the Gospel narratives, for not only is it the earliest written testimony to the resurrection (written about twenty to twenty - five years after the death of Jesus), but it is first - hand testimony, and most probably the «only written testimony to come from one who could claim to be himself an «eye - witness» of the resurrection».18 Admittedly Paul, on his own admission, was in a very unusual category.

The meaning of testimony seems then inverted; the word no longer designates an action of speech, the oral report of an eyewitness about a fact to which he was witness.

The testimony that 1 John brings is not simply a witness to an historical event, as one might, for example, tell others about a parade that passed in front of one's house.

86:8).48 Bruegggemann considers the divine incomparability to be a fundamental uniting of power and solidarity, and maintains not that it is expressed throughout the Old Testament but «only that it is Israel's most extreme witness about God,» assumed though not verbalized everywhere in Israel's testimony.49

Just as Israel was called to provide a witness and a testimony to the surrounding people about the goodness and graciousness of God, to be God's voice, hands, and feet on earth, and to call all people to turn from their destructive ways and follow God's righteous ways instead, so also, this is the task of the church (cf. Col 3:12; 1 Pet 1:1 - 2; 2:8 - 9).

Brennan based his complaint on testimony from David Wildstein, the star witness in a Newark federal court case involving two of Christie's former aides, who testified that Christie learned about the lane closures while they were happening — and laughed.

NEWARK, N.J. — During defense attorney Michael Critchley's cross-examination of David Wildstein at the Bridgegate trial in federal court this morning, the witness said that it was his «understanding» that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo agreed to what would later become Port Authority deputy Bill Baroni's legislative testimony about the George Washington Bridge lane closures.

Juries are told to discount the value of eyewitness testimony and ignore how confident the witnesses may be about whom they think they saw.

He concludes: «A testimony is something other than demographics... Testimony is witness in front of an indifferent world about the worth and merit oftestimony is something other than demographics... Testimony is witness in front of an indifferent world about the worth and merit ofTestimony is witness in front of an indifferent world about the worth and merit of persons.

Documentary about the Ukraine filmmaker who was sentenced to 20 years in a Siberian prison despite the absence of convincing evidence and one of the witnesses recanting his testimony.

In the analysis of due process across states, there are also some shared common points: written prior notice to both parties about the time and date of the hearing, provisions for electronic or written transcripts of the hearing, parental choice about whether the hearing is open or closed, allowing the student in question to attend, opportunity for attorneys to be in attendance, and acceptance of expert witnesses for both sides to give testimony.

The first reason was that the author of this article (in my opinion) unfairly captured my four hours of testimony, by primarily positioning me as an «expert witness» who did not know really anything about the New Mexico teacher evaluation model.

The defense in Vergara v California began its case today, calling to the witness stand a veteran educator whose testimony about identifying and dealing with ineffective teachers came in stark contrast to the views of earlier witnesses in the case.

Trying to rattle the witness, she also questioned Christmas about portions of his earlier testimony, suggesting his estimates on the cost and length of time associated with teacher dismissals was exaggerated.

It's all about gathering evidence and spotting contradictions in the statements of witness testimonies.

The irony is that Tilton's testimony, secured via subpoena by the Robins camp — presumably to bear witness to the fact that Zwirner had informed Dumas of Robins» sale of Reinhardt's Daughter — suggested that Tilton himself may have actually told Dumas about Robins» sale of that painting.

However, according to expert witness testimony for Eversource, one of the main project proponents, after taking into account additional costs, including operations and maintenance, depreciation expenses, and return on equity, the ANE pipeline is expected to cost $ 0.5 billion per year for 20 years — about $ 6.6 billion in present value terms.

U.S. Congress, Joint Economic Committee Hearing on «The Economic Impact of Increased Natural Gas Production» (witness testimony and archived webcast from June 24; webcast starts at about 29 minutes into the video)

When the prosecutor put the defense witness on stand, he started asking about her use of Facebook, gradually leading up to the point of asking «and were you not posting on Facebook minutes before your testimony in court today?»

Jones notes that research about the operation of confirmation bias has the potential to undermine the testimony of expert witnesses, because it has been demonstrated that a witness's prior knowledge of inculpatory evidence about an accused can skew even his or her «technical» evidence, for example, fingerprint analysis.

This begins at the initial client interview when we learn about you and your accident, and continues when we obtain relevant medical records, contact key witnesses, inspect and preserve important evidence and instrumentalities, seek out necessary documents and things from parties and non-parties, and retain the services of top expert witnesses to provide testimony on liability and medical issues affecting the case.

Witnesses are given the necessary preparation to give effective testimony in support of the Release Plan, as well as necessary notice and preparation about the atmosphere and procedures of bail court which is often crowded and fast moving.

Weight of witness testimony is all about credibility.

It seems to me that jury instructions could be viewed as a kind of testimony provided by an expert witness (the judge) about what verdict must be returned based on what facts the jury finds to be true...

Witness testimony, a lot of times, is provided by affidavit, where the witness signs a written statement before a notary public setting forth what they observed and what they know about the acWitness testimony, a lot of times, is provided by affidavit, where the witness signs a written statement before a notary public setting forth what they observed and what they know about the acwitness signs a written statement before a notary public setting forth what they observed and what they know about the accident.

None of these cases are simple and each of them require strategic litigation, many witnesses, competent expert testimony, and zealous advocacy by an attorney who truly cares about the client.

Based on the testimony of several witnesses, the court was satisfied on a balance of probabilities that what Dr. Stokes said about Mr. Papp was substantially true.

The purpose of cross ‑ examination is to allow you to question the witness about testimony you disagree with and to allow you to possibly have the witness give some testimony that would support your case.

For example, if a judge qualifies a witness to give expert testimony regarding the repair of a motor vehicle, that witness can give an opinion about proper repair procedures, repair work performed and repair work required.

Adding to this ever growing database of case comments criticizing expert witnesses for advocacy, reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, New Westminster Registry, rejecting the evidence of an orthopaedic surgeon hired by ICBC and providing critical comments about his courtroom testimony.

Since they are not experts, lay witnesses may only offer testimony about facts or a very limited scope of opinions.

You can also use the Sink Law mobile app to take pictures of damages and injuries, and collect witness testimonies and other information about the accident, to make sure you have all the data you need to create the strongest case possible.

Hearsay is testimony from a witness about what another witness said, offered for the truth of the statement.

Thus, one clearly knowledgeable witness may provide a preponderance of evidence over a dozen witnesses with hazy testimony, or a signed agreement with definite terms may outweigh opinions or speculation about what the parties intended.

He based his decision in part on the testimony of an expert police witness who testified about the customs and practices of the drug trade.

In an unusual turn of events at the Texas trial now under appeal, the state was caught red - handed: Four of the state's five expert witnesses were forced to change their testimony on the stand when confronted with emails showing they had lied about who had written their reports.

Cincinnati, OH About Blog Dr. Kenneth J. Manges, PhD, forensic psychologist, is a nationally recognized expert witness providing consultation, evaluation and testimony in the areas of earnings capacity, vocational wage loss, and psychological trauma for both plaintiff and defense litigants.

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Our staff is known for the expertise necessary to assist you and your legal team behind the scenes, through work product reviews of previously performed Social Investigations (Child Custody Evaluations), and expert witness testimony about specific topics important for the Court's consideration when making decisions pertaining to your family's specific needs.»

At a disciplinary hearing, involving testimony from a witness about how they set their asking price, years of appraisal training went up in smoke.