Sentences with phrase «basis of a mistrial»

Wouldn't the normal process be to wait for the judge to demonstrate bias, then use that as the basis of a mistrial or appeal?

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In response to the argument that the trial judge had erred in declining to declare a mistrial the Court of Appeal found, oddly, that to allow a trial judge to ignore the juries findings would come perilously close to setting aside an award on the basis that it was inordinately high, which power is only reserved for the Court of Appeal.

Even after the reasons for judgment were released and the defendants brought a motion for a mistrial, they did not base it on the drowsiness of the trial judge, or even raise the issue.