Sentences with phrase «appeals on a technicality»

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The trial was originally scheduled for last July, until Florida's Second District Court of Appeal delayed the trial based on a technicality.

The Lahore judges who rejected her appeal conceded that they had based their ruling on a technicality, which they recommended be eliminated in the future to make it much more difficult to achieve blasphemy convictions.

On other occasions, however, he seems to attempt a positive characterization: «Words and phrases must be stretched toward a generality foreign to their ordinary usage; and however such elements of language be stabilized as technicalities, they remain metaphors mutely appealing for the imaginative leap» (Whitehead 1929, p. 6).

But now there is a hitch: One man has appealed his sentence and has been released on a technicality.

SERAP therefore welcomes the decision by the World Bank not to allow technicalities (regarding its requirement of 60 days within which to file an appeal to it) stand in the way of substantial justice, and truth on the spending of recovered Abacha loot as to do otherwise would have amounted to a miscarriage of justice for millions of Nigerians who are victims of corruption.»

The corruption conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

The corruption conviction of the former New York state Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned Thursday on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

The corruption conviction of the former New York State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was overturned on a technicality by a federal appeals court.

Fiala's campaign says the ruling, based on a technicality, will be appealed.

Court cans Lacorte on technicality; 4 - 0 decision means final appeal a long shot BY MARC MOSS An Appeals Court reversed the NY Supreme Court decision allowing Dagan Lacorte onto the Democratic primary ballot Wednesday.

I haven't worked in almost a year and a half for medical reasons, and am waiting for a disability appeal hearing because I was denied on a technicality, so my boyfriend has been covering my student loan payment to protect my credit, and because I was raised that you pay what you owe.

Alan lost on a technicality but Kinder Morgan then issued a unilateral discontinuance which stopped a planned appeal.

«The appeal of our certification win by both the Canadian and B.C. governments, and supported by the aquaculture industry, hinged on technicalities and missed the importance of government's obligation to regulate the open net salmon farming industry in a way that protects wild salmon,» said Chief Chamberlin.

In a worst - case scenario, your insurance provider might declare you to be entirely at fault for the accident or reject your claim on a technicality, leaving you without support and facing a long appeals process.

Supreme Court not likely to entertain an appeal after Rob Ford wins his appeal on a «technicality»

On to technicalities, their web site is not that visually appealing.