Sentences with phrase «at guilty verdicts»

Several credited Judge Gary L. Sharpe for «excellent» officiating and said a key witness was Gluchowski, whose testimony helped them arrive at guilty verdicts on two counts.

The excruciatingly hot day drags into an even hotter night; still, Fonda chips away at the guilty verdict, insisting that his fellow jurors bear in mind those words «reasonable doubt.»

Not exact matches

The night after they obtained a guilty verdict against one defendant, in 2011, prosecutors and their staff spent a total of $ 763.80 for dinner at a country club (divided by the 18 individuals present, that comes out to $ 42.39 each).

CNN: Sandusky's pastor addresses conviction from pulpit Jerry Sandusky sits in a county jail cell in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight of the 45 guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.

State College, Pennsylvania (CNN)-- Jerry Sandusky sits in a county jail cell in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight of the 45 guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.

At the end of the day, the prosecution's case was weak to begin with and I believe that the verdict of «not guilty» was the correct one due to a lack of evidence.

Britain's first black Tory peer was found guilty of fraudulently claiming # 11,277 in parliamentary expenses by a jury at Southwark Crown Court, which found him guilty by an 11 - 1 majority verdict.

Monday's guilty - on - all - counts verdict was swiftly arrived at, and surely chilled the air in the nearby courtroom where US Attorney Preet Bharara has put another erstwhile Albany power broker, former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on trial for his future.

In a shocking verdict that stunned outside observers, she was found guilty despite insufficient evidence and Zweibel sentenced Cecily to 90 days in jail at Rikers Island, along with 5 years of probation.

«The court heard strong evidence that at least five people were in the group that killed Stephen and so the guilty verdict of only two people, however welcome, can only be partial justice.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a statement Monday evening reacting to the guilty verdict in the Sheldon Silver corruption case hinted at yet another ethics legislation push, calling on state lawmakers to «take seriously the need for reform.»

At the end of a two - week trial, it took the jury just one day of deliberations to reach a guilty verdict on Friday.

Joseph Percoco, his face flushed and his demeanor dour, was found guilty by a deeply - divided jury that sent out surprising word of its verdict at 11:42 a.m. after twice announcing they were at an impasse.

But she declined to say anything about Andy Coulson, her successor as editor at the News of the World, although reporters repeatedly asked her what she thought of the guilty verdict against him.

The presence or absence of DNA evidence at a crime scene could mean the difference between a guilty verdict and an acquittal.

Tomkins did point out that some of the women who were Andre loyalists were former girlfriends, but at the same time if you read the article it sounds like «some feminists» thought he was guilty and would harass him if they saw him in public places — that is, the implications is that only feminists thought he was guilty, you know, those harpies, whereas in fact the judge's wording of the verdict (and implications in Katz's text based on interviews) suggested a relation to the judgement available in British jurisprudence but not in the US, that is, what would have been a verdict of «not proven,» meaning he probably did it, but in the end the verdict was «I have concluded that the evidence has not satisfied me beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.»

As well there is the dogmatic insistence that the climategate emails must be investigated until a guilty verdict is reached, even though, at least in the country I live in, that kind of evidence is inadmissible in court.

A federal jury reached its verdict Thursday, finding DeChristopher guilty of two felony counts of interfering with and making false representations at a government auction... A University of Utah economics student at the time, he offered to cover the bill with an Internet fundraising campaign, but the government refused to accept any of the money.

Craig was chief coordinator of the legal team that represented former President Clinton at his impeachment trial in Congress and one of the lawyers who helped win Hinckley a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.

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I was not necessarily suggesting a declaration of innocence for every overturned conviction, just those in which a trial with the new evidence could not possibly render a guilty verdict — but I realize now that that would be highly speculative at best.

Although the ear print at the scene in the instant case was consistent with having been left by the appellant, the gross features provided too imprecise a match to justify a guilty verdict.

Mr. Duffy has successfully obtained not guilty verdicts at trial, thereby avoiding a criminal conviction and preventing his client from having to suffer any criminal consequences.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal overturned the guilty verdict of Bradshaw from the lower court as it deemed that the re-enactment was hearsay evidence that did not demonstrate circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness necessary to meet the threshold reliability test (Bradshaw at para 32).

Mr. Collins, who testified in his own defense that he was kept in the dark about more than $ 2.4 billion in debt hidden by top officials at the financial services firm, bowed his head and closed his eyes in pain as the jury foreman recited the guilty verdicts before Southern District Judge Robert P. Patterson.

I look at this as similar to the adage oft used in the U.S., which is an acquittal, despite the fact that the verdict is termed «not guilty» does by no means indicate the person is in fact «not guilty», it just means the prosecution couldn't prove its case.

And although the argument may be taken at that point, and a ruling made, any direction to the jury to return a verdict of «not guilty» ought ordinarily to await the end of the Crown case, unless of course the Crown bows to the ruling and offers no further evidence, as it might.

Counts of fraud and attempted fraud acquitted at trial were set aside and substituted with verdicts of guilty by the C.A. pursuant to s. 686 (4) of the Criminal Code (at paras. 35, and 37 - 38); see also R. v. Cassidy, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 345 at 354.

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At O'Meara Law, we've helped many people avoid guilty verdicts in high - stakes cases.

The defense lawyers at Kostopoulos Law Group will use their unparalleled experience to help you achieve the NOT GUILTY verdict you deserve.

Although evidentiary rules of all share the purpose of ensuring a fair trial based on solid evidence, they each play a different role in achieving that goal by ensuring that a guilty verdict is only based on accurate and credible evidence presented at a fair trial.

Johnston gave the notes to the court, at which point Godwin's defence lawyer asked the trial judge to bring the jurors back to ask them if bias on the part of No. 6 might have played a role in the guilty verdict.

Howe also says the jury that found him guilty of sexual assault would «definitely» have delivered a different verdict had there been at least a handful of black Nova Scotians on the panel.

No - shows at court can result in serious consequences (and it's definitely going to result in a guilty verdict).

If you fail to appear at the court on the scheduled date, the judge will still hold the trial in your absence, and you are at risk of receiving a guilty verdict.

On the other hand, while fighting the ticket it court and getting a not guilty verdict means avoiding penalties, getting a guilty verdict means forfeiting any chance at pleading to a lesser offense.