Sentences with phrase «argument over the defense»

Anyone who is offended by the name ought to be the one in court having to wage an argument over the defense of their mental legitimacy.

Not exact matches

His case illustrates the difficulty of succeeding with such a defense at a time when a Colorado court is preparing to hear similar arguments in the trial over a movie theater shooting in which 12 people were killed.

I did not say that to start an argument though I know people will argue Rodgers would have continued to run all over our defense and hence the word COULD have turned out differently, we simply do not know.

Defense lawyers have sought to make the trial into a referendum for jurors on Howe; his name came up hundreds of times over the past two days of closing arguments by lawyers from the four defenseDefense lawyers have sought to make the trial into a referendum for jurors on Howe; his name came up hundreds of times over the past two days of closing arguments by lawyers from the four defensedefense teams.

In opening arguments today, prosecutors called Joe Percoco Cuomo's «right - hand man,» while defense attorneys deemed the former top administration aide, a mere public servant with limited influence over state government.

Although she refused a defense request to dismiss charges, the judge added, «The U.S. attorney, while castigating politicians in Albany for playing fast and loose with the ethical rules that govern their conduct, strayed so close to the edge of the rules governing his own conduct that defendant Sheldon Silver has a nonfrivolous argument that he fell over the edge to the defendant's prejudice.»

Given the emphasis on sincerity and sweetness over argument and insight, maybe «defense» [of marriage] is the wrong word.