Sentences with phrase «because of juror»

One of this month's items is about a mistrial declared in a New Brunswick murder case because of a juror's Facebook activities (a story mentioned last week on Slaw by David Canton).

Attorneys can dismiss a certain number of jurors for any reason («peremptory challenges») or because of a juror can not be objective («challenges for cause»).

John Goodman is awaiting retrial in his case after his original conviction was overturned because of juror misconduct.

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

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.

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

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

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.

«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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

For several jurors among the group of eight woman and four men, Mr. Silver's relationship with Dr. Taub, who referred mesothelioma patients with potentially profitable legal claims to a law firm that then paid Mr. Silver, seemed to come down to this: one man helping another out, just because he could.

The juror who raised concerns in the early hours of deliberation, later identified as Arleen Phillips of Mount Vernon, N.Y., had written to Judge Caproni, asking if she could be excused «because I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable.»

But although eyewitness reports are sometimes accurate, jurors should not accept them uncritically because of the many factors that can bias such reports.

Colorful, not only because the original film was in black and white, but also because of the inclusion of jurors covering a much wider range of ethnic diversity.

If for any reason you're unable to watch the video right now, the gist of their statement is that a juror from the Avery trial contacted Ricciardi and Demos to say that he / she believes Steven Avery was not guilty, framed by law enforcement, and had voted to convict because of fear for his / her personal safety.

Lumet uses closeups rarely, but effectively: One man in particular — Juror No. 9 (Joseph Sweeney, the oldest man on the jury)-- is often seen in full - frame, because he has a way of cutting to the crucial point and stating the obvious after it has eluded the others.

The Livingston County Circuit Court Administrative Coordinator says she doesn't think the court's ever had to let an accused person go free because it couldn't find enough jurors, but - «You'd never want it to get to that point,» Toms says of all the no - shows.

Because of the ambiguous nature of abstract art we have broken this contest down into 3 categories of expression to help the jurors gain insight into what you have created.

The juror committee commented: «Regardless if the piece is representational or abstract these works are dynamic and interesting because of the spaces and planes in the composition.»

Guston seems to have had the most individual taste of the three jurors; four artists entered the show because he alone wanted them to be there.

The jurors said he is renown for his «visionary business strategy and high degree of environmental awareness,» stating he is «an outstanding figure above all because of his contributions to environmental protection.»

Assistant District Attorney Zach Daniels of Livingston Parish told jurors in closing arguments that Neames fired the gun because he «wanted to take justice into his own hands,» according to the Advocate.

This acceptance is maintained only as long as the person continues to be admired.56 For example, a juror would overtly and internally base his opinion (e.g., a not guilty vote) in favor of the celebrity because he respected and / or admired the celebrity.

Also, the judge is within his rights to punish the potential juror if he determines that the potential juror is actually lying about his ability to be impartial in an effort to evade jury service rather than because he sincerely believes that he can't be fair, and judges have wide authority to determine the credibility and truthfulness of statements made to him in open court (i.e. if the trial judge finds that you are lying, this determination will almost always be honored by an appellate court considering the judge's actions).

According to the Post story, back in the spring, D.C. Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sent back a pool of 70 prospective jurors because the racial composition of the group — 61 whites, eight blacks and one Asian — didn't align with the racial and economic population within the District.

In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors could not use peremptory challenges of prospective jurors — challenges for which no cause need be offered — to exclude individuals because of their race.»

As America's most - cited judge, Judge Richard Posner, put it last year, «Judges have difficulty understanding modern technology and jurors have even greater difficulty, yet patent plaintiffs tend to request trial by jury because they believe that jurors tend to favor patentees, believing that they must be worthy inventors defending the fruits of their invention against copycats -LSB-...]».

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.

A second juror said he had a conflict of interest because he learned that the owner of the cab he drove was a good friend of Silver's.

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.