Sentences with phrase «as a trial judge heard»

In 1983 Lance was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia and for the next 10 years as a trial judge heard all sorts of cases — torts, contracts, administrative law, criminal law, family and commercial.

Not exact matches

At a hearing in Moscow's Tverskoy District Court to decide whether Magomedov and his associates should be detained before their trial, Judge Maria Sizintseva said they had acted as part of an organised crime group and had tried to put pressure on witnesses.

Pistorius sat in a dark suit as original trial judge Thokozile Masipa started hearing pre-sentencing arguments at Pretoria High Court.

In 2006, every single MP in the government voted in favour of the exact amendments that are once again being called for: that the United States should have to produce evidence in support of its extradition requests - as it is happy to do for almost every other country on the planet - and that a judge here should be able to take a view on whether a trial might best be heard here or in the US.

Nearly two years after the trial in Vergara v. California first began, the case is set to move forward as judges from a state appeals court hear arguments Feb. 25.

But federal judges have so far upheld the plaintiffs» right to a hearing, which means the case could come to trial as early as November.

Today, in federal district court in Wichita, Judge Monti Belot is holding a hearing, at which a government expert will apparently try to convince the judge that two defense witnesses should be precluded from testifying at trial, as «Rwandan witnesses are inherently unreliable because they're controlled by the government of the African nation.&rJudge Monti Belot is holding a hearing, at which a government expert will apparently try to convince the judge that two defense witnesses should be precluded from testifying at trial, as «Rwandan witnesses are inherently unreliable because they're controlled by the government of the African nation.&rjudge that two defense witnesses should be precluded from testifying at trial, as «Rwandan witnesses are inherently unreliable because they're controlled by the government of the African nation.»

[76] The trial judge found as a fact that the hearing fees are unaffordable and therefore limit access for litigants who do not fall within the exemptions for the indigent and the impoverished.

4.Re - define hearings so as to allocate more time for judges to review material and less time for oral hearings in interlocutory matters, and hybrid rather than conventional trials;

After a hearing on the motion, the trial judge concluded that the introduction of the information about Flynn's searches impacted the jurors» decision as to whether the product was defective and whether Takata had notice of any defects.

The trial judge, having heard all the evidence, concluded that, whatever the correct diagnosis might be, he was satisfied the claimant had been suffering from the effects of a prolonged grief reaction to an extent that prevented her from resuming as yet her previous levels of functioning.

As you know, there's a trial now going on, on the other side of the big mountains far to the west of us, where a judge is deciding the constitutionality of Canada's anti-polygamy laws and has heard evidence that from members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints» belief that polygamy is required by their religions tenets.

[39] I acknowledge that Ms. Prakash's action is set for hearing in February and an order that the matters be heard together will necessitate an adjournment of that trial; however, I am satisfied of a high degree of interconnectedness between the parties and that it is in the interests of justice that the matters be heard together, or as directed following the case planning process or by judicial management, if a judge is appointed to hear the matter.

... In light of the fundamental constitutional rights at stake, before a judge finds that a defendant has forfeited his right to counsel and imposes the extreme sanction of denying an indigent defendant the assistance of counsel at trial or otherwise, she must first conduct a hearing at which the defendant has a full and fair opportunity to offer evidence as to the totality of the circumstances that may bear on the question of whether the sanction of forfeiture is both warranted and appropriate.

In his decision the trial judge had struck down the hearing fees charged by the Crown in Supreme Court trials as unconstitutional, saying the fees «materially hindered» access to the courts.

At the case management conference in June, which also doubled up as a preliminary injunction application, we were able to convince the judge to order a speedy trial to be heard in September.

A settlement conference is an opportunity to hear from the judge as to what s / he would likely order if the matter was heard by them at a trial.

Known as acquitted and uncharged conduct sentencing, the practice is raising a sharp question among legal scholars: Should federal judges dole out tougher sentences based on accusations that jurors rejected or never heard during trial?

This form of litigation attack is made by way of affidavit and is often merely a tactic by a wealthy litigant to harass the other, as it must be met, or to insert into the Court file material prejudicial to the other litigant and not necessarily lost on the eventual trial judge, who may wish to peruse the Court file before the hearing.

The judge hearing the summary judgment motion held that there was no genuine issue requiring a trial for the following reasons: (i) there was no evidence that anyone died on the property, either by natural causes or some criminal act; (ii) the vendor was not required to disclose that someone had died on the property or that the property may be haunted; (iii) there was no evidence as to how the purchaser could prove... Read More

A ruling permitting cross-examination of Mallory about evidence he gave at his bail hearing... 171 Before this court, Mallory did not seek to revisit the ruling of the bail judge, but argued that the evidence from the bail hearing should have been excluded from the trial as a violation of s. 518 (1)(b).

A hearing before a Provincial Court judge to decide whether there is sufficient evidence for the accused to go to trial; a preliminary inquiry only takes place where the accused is charged with an indictable offence and chooses to be tried by a judge or judge and jury of the Court of Queen's Bench; also known as a preliminary hearing

A hearing before a Provincial Court Judge to decide whether there is sufficient evidence for the accused to go to trial; a preliminary hearing only takes place where the accused is charged with an indictable offence and chooses to be tried by a judge or judge and jury of the Court of Queen's Bench; also known as a preliminary inJudge to decide whether there is sufficient evidence for the accused to go to trial; a preliminary hearing only takes place where the accused is charged with an indictable offence and chooses to be tried by a judge or judge and jury of the Court of Queen's Bench; also known as a preliminary injudge or judge and jury of the Court of Queen's Bench; also known as a preliminary injudge and jury of the Court of Queen's Bench; also known as a preliminary inquiry

Judges now routinely convene so - called Markman hearings, also known as claim construction hearings, before trial to help them in their task of claim construction, which is at the core of many patent disputes.

Following a full day hearing, the Trial Judge directs a detailed access plan that B.A.S. spend day - long visits with his grandparents every second weekend as follows (see para. 2):

Thus, things like good signage, a useful website, and helpful staff impact procedural fairness, as does what actually occurs when the defendant stands in front of a judge during hearings and trials.

It follows that the trial judge has a discretion as to what type of hearing to hold when the issues arise, but it must always be within the parameters prescribed by the privilege itself.

Accordingly, the trial judge must exercise discretion in determining the amount of assistance to provide the unrepresented litigant in order that the litigant receives a fair hearing, as does the other party.

Some time in 2000, during a trial in which the Ontario Securities Commission sought to convict John Felderhof of insider trading and misleading statements in the affairs of Bre - X Minerals Ltd., one of the defence counsel, Joseph Groia, made statements about the (role and) conduct of the prosecutor that were described by Justice Archie Campbell in a subsequent hearing about the trial judge's possible loss of jurisdiction as «unrestrained attacks on [the prosecutor's] professional integrity.»

At trial, the Plaintiff had requested that the judge exempt her from paying hearing fees, despite the fact that she did not count as «impoverished» or «indigent» as required by Rule 20 - 5 of the Rules of Court, am.

Trial judges have used a pre-trial «Daubert / Kumho» hearing to assist in determining the admissibility of expert testimony, and have turned to other admissibility standards such as Fed.

His duties as a judge included handling criminal jury and bench trials, family court trials, probation violation, suppression and firearms safety hearings, arraignments, pretrial settlement conferences in both family and criminal cases, mediations in family cases and all of the usual and customary matters heard by a trial court judge.

He returned to the firm in 2018 after spending five years as a trial court judge handling primarily family and criminal matters, including serving as the presiding judge for family matters in the judicial district of Stamford / Norwalk at Stamford, where some of the nation's most sophisticated financial family law cases are heard.

Judge Reeves» interpretation does not limit prohibited statements to a pending trial or hearing, and includes letters or statements made by lawyers concerning legislative or executive branch bodies as well as judicial officers or public legal officers, which were made after the final ruling.

Now imagine that you are the trial judge hearing this case as a bench trial.

The prosecution (the Crown) provided evidence as to, «circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness,» about which the trial judge said during this pre-trial hearing to determine admissibility (para. 64):

Hearings and trials are managed by the presiding judge acting as inquisitor rather than her traditional role as passive auditor of such evidence as the parties choose to present.

If requested by the defendant, referred to as the «accused,» a military trial judge may hear the case «judge alone.»

Served as Law Clerk to the Civil Judges of the Richmond Circuit Court; researched and drafted opinions; reviewed and prepared the judges prior to motions hearing andJudges of the Richmond Circuit Court; researched and drafted opinions; reviewed and prepared the judges prior to motions hearing andjudges prior to motions hearing and trial

The data is used both in settlement negotiations and as a guide for the judge should the case require a hearing or trial regarding financial issues.

In reality, parties to a contested divorce proceeding often require more than six months prior to the hearing date, because during that time they are working to negotiate a voluntary settlement, often with various court - required steps along the way, as, for example, a status conference with the judge or a pre-trial conference; and, if no settlement is reached, the judge will set a trial date, which may require a wait of several more months, during which time the lawyers and parties will prepare for trial.

The trial judge then stated that the court's observations from hearing the evidence were essentially the same as the recommendation made by the guardian ad litem.