Sentences with phrase «because jurors»

The amount of damages may have become muddied in last year's trial because the jurors were required to fill out a complex 20 - page form when calculating the amount owed to Apple.

Nullification is the right juries have to return an acquittal even in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt simply because the jurors don't think that law should exist (they refuse to follow (i.e. nullify) the law with their decision).

Last week, at Kingston Crown Court, a seven - week trial had to be aborted because the jurors started on the Internet and Googling people, and the judge found out because the other jurors reported the errant juror.

Too often, when a case involves complicated technical issues, the jurors» attention will wander, and even an excellent set of witnesses or a brilliant closing argument will not win the case, because the jurors just haven't been focusing all along.

Further, it could unfairly prejudice her because jurors were likely to have a strong adverse reaction to allegations plaintiff placed a child at - risk.

Each brother's trial resulted in a hung jury (i.e., no unanimous verdict was reached) because jurors would not abandon their opposing positions.

Still, the trial will necessarily delve into the facts because jurors will need to determine whether Palfrey's operation involved unlawful prostitution.

In its 5 - 4 decision in Philip Morris v. Mayola Williams, Justice Breyer, writing for the majority, held that the jury's verdict violated the Due Process clause of the Constitution because jurors had been permitted to consider harm suffered by other smokers, who weren't parties to the case, in assessing punitive damages.

Jury instructions can drastically change the outcome of a case because jurors are laypeople who do not necessarily understand the law as it is explained to them by the judge.

She continued, «-LSB-...] because jurors chose the artists but not the specific works for the exhibition, we were always thinking about how all these artworks would work together.

Several lawyers said while it shouldn't be an issue because the jurors were out of the room, it still was surprising the judge made the comments.

The source noted that picking a panel to weigh charges against Police Officer Peter Liang in the fatal shooting last November of Akai Gurley, 28, was difficult because the jurors were told they would be hearing evidence for two to three months.

Outside the courthouse, the jury foreperson told reporters those requests because jurors wanted to «make sure of our decisions.»

Monday's testimony was delayed by more than two hours because a juror twisted her ankle and didn't get to court in her new wheelchair until 11:45 a.m.

There was no appearance of bias merely because the juror was a police officer, or because he had previously taken part in drugs operations.

In the situation you describe, the question is whether a higher court will set aside a jury verdict because a juror interpreted the law to the other jurors.

Not exact matches

Prosecutors in capital cases often use these to dismiss jurors because of their views on the death penalty.

But whether because of unspecific questions or untruths, jurors who support the death penalty probably won't say they would administer capital punishment regardless of mitigating factors, like Tsarnaev's age and his apparent remorse — even though they might.

He said that for the retrial, the defense focused less on mental health records and experts and more on getting jurors to see into the mind of the woman who Parnham said drowned her children because she thought that if she didn't they would be taken by Satan.

And «This Is Us» — cited by one prospective juror because the show features adopted children, and by another — the grandmother of triplets — because the show also features three characters born on the same day.

«I am wondering if there is anyway I can be excused from this case, because I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable,» the juror wrote Caproni.

The latest juror issue in the trial comes after a separate juror last week asked to be excused because of her conflicting viewpoints with other jurors.

Liberal 9th Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who struck down California's Proposition 8 as well as gay marriage bans in Nevada and Idaho, and wrote a ruling that barred jurors from being removed because of sexual orientation, has died at 87.

Of one of the alleged bribe deals, he told jurors: «That should disgust you because it's a crime.»

On day one of week nine of the federal trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto came word that another juror had been excused, because of health issues.

After his 1985 trial, some jurors said they convicted him of manslaughter, not murder, because his heavy cocaine use was a factor in the crimes.

It included some last - minute drama from a juror this morning, who told the judge he should be excused because the man who owned his taxi medallion also went to synagogue with Silver.

Because apparently one juror was blocking the other eleven.

The 53 - year - old from Mount Vernon initially asked to be removed from the case because she said fellow jurors were pressuring her and admitted she thought Silver seemed «humble and unassuming.»

«I have no idea if Mayor Bill de Blasio is guilty of anything, but when you think [that] you have the top guy in your pocket because you're bribing him, you have muscle, you have power, you have strength,» Agnifilo told jurors in Central Islip federal court.

There was more jury drama on Monday when one juror said she wouldn't be able to come in until Wednesday because she twisted her ankle.

John Haggerty was acquitted of the top charge against him, first - degree grand larceny, because the jury wasn't convinced he'd taken the full $ 1.1 million, some jurors said after the verdict.

Trial and jury consultant Marshall Hennington said one reason personal - injury lawyers do so well in The Bronx is because «disenfranchised» jurors often make decisions based on emotions rather than evidence.

The prosecutor said the government did not want jurors thinking he was arrested because of credit card fraud.

Several potential jurors at the federal securities fraud trial of Martin «Pharma Bro» Shkreli were excused after telling the judge they couldn't be impartial toward the flamboyant former pharmaceutical CEO because of his notoriety for raising the cost of a life - saving drug 5,000 percent.

It was clear early on in the jury's deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver that things were not going well, with one juror asking to be excused because she felt physically unwell due feeling «pressured.»

«I believe he was guilty of taking bribes in exchange for setting up the meetings with the county chairs,» said the juror, a 26 - year - old man from Duchess County who was dismissed because he could no longer serve on the lengthy trial.

A second NYCAL defense attorney said W&L should be worried about biased jurors in the future because the firm has a stain on its name.

A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and one other politician because of conflicts with the jurors» schedules.

Mukhi told jurors, quote, «You can not commit a crime and then just say, I'm not guilty because I did it to help my son.»

said Phillips, who last week asked U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni to excuse her because of the pressure she felt as the lone pro-Silver juror.

In a handwritten note to the judge Tuesday afternoon, the unnamed juror asked to be dismissed because: «I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable... I'm feeling pressured, stressed out... told that I'm not using my common sense, my heart is pounding and my head feels weird.»

Aiello lawyer Steve Coffey unsuccessfully asked for a mistrial because of the jurors» letters to the judge.

Because French was not required to waive his immunity from prosecution when he testified before the grand jurors, the report said, under state law he can not be prosecuted «regardless of the ultimate conclusions» reached by the the attorney general's office.

Before sending jurors home for the night, the judge, Valerie E. Caproni, gave the usual advice that they not read about or listen to news accounts regarding the case, but she added a caution that they should not make up their minds because they had not heard all of the evidence.

Laidlaw told jurors that it «just doesn't follow» that because two news desk heads, Greg Miskiw and Neville Thurlbeck, had pleaded guilty to phone hacking offences that «Mrs Brooks must be guilty too».

Mukhi compared Bonomo's testimony to that of Charles Dorego, a real estate executive at Glenwood Management, who told jurors that he felt pressured to direct work to Adam Skelos because he needed his father's support in the Legislature as several key pieces of real estate legislation were due to expire.

Carman in his closing argument earlier this week said jurors could not decide whether his client lied to FBI agents as alleged because those agents did not make verbatim notes of Linda Mangano's statements.

Shapiro insisted that jurors never focused on the question of whether Skelos actually agreed to sell his vote, because they were told that just agreeing to meet with a lobbyist was enough.

As for the conviction on count No. 4, that Bruno failed to disclose his $ 20,000 - per - month payments from Abbruzzese as a consultant, the jurors had an easier time, partly because Gluchowski had advised Bruno to document what he was doing for such a large sum of money, which Bruno failed to do.