Sentences with phrase «by the jury as»

«In an effort to avoid speculation by the jury as to why Mr. Howe is now incarcerated, we respectfully request that before cross examination resumes, the court instruct the jury that Mr. Howe was remanded as a result of his bail being revoked,» Berman wrote in a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni.

«In an effort to avoid speculation by the jury as to why Mr. Howe is now incarcerated, we respectfully request that before cross examination resumes, the Court instruct the jury that Mr. Howe was remanded as a result of his bail being revoked,» he wrote.

Daimones (Daimones Trilogy) has been selected by the Jury as Finalist in Science Fiction for the Indie Excellence Award 2014 «The Indie Excellence ® Winners & Finalists recognize the books that demonstrate an indefinable synergy of elements that makes for overall excellence.»

Stuart Shave / Modern Art's two - artist presentation of Mark Flood and Yngve Holen, was chosen by the jury as the winner of the Stand Prize at Frieze London.

Artists of any age will be eligible to be shortlisted and the Turner Prize exhibition will now be taken into consideration by the jury as part of the terms of the Prize, alongside the projects for which the artists are nominated.

The work was cited by the jury as «a powerful and disturbing installation that poses urgent questions of our time and pushes the spectator into an aware state of anxiety.»

Those statements might easily have been accepted by the jury as further diminishing the plaintiff's credibility.

There are thus substantial grounds for contending that even so - called hard - core cartels may be regarded by a jury as not satisfying the high threshold needed in order for the conduct to be rightly criminalised.

Thomas Jefferson wrote, «I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution.»

Based on the recent appellate ruling, the plaintiff will be unable to receive the amount that he was awarded by the jury as compensation for the injuries that he suffered in the crash.

Dressed up in scientific language which the jury does not easily understand and submitted through a witness of impressive antecedents, this evidence is apt to be accepted by the jury as being virtually infallible and as having more weight than it deserves.

Those who are charged with drug trafficking for the first time and are considered by the jury as minor traffickers may face up to two years in prison.

Once an explanation for the use of force has been given that is capable of being regarded by the jury as satisfactory and convincing, the jury has to be satisfied to the criminal standard that the circumstances in which the force was used means that the deceased was unlawfully killed.

Not exact matches

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

Hernandez's defense, led by Michael Fee, however, spun the conversation as proof of a close friendship between the men, which could lead the jury to question Hernandez's motive for murder, a significant element in the burden of proof for the prosecution.

The deal, which Republicans have painted as evidence of collusion between Clinton and Russia, made its way back into headlines in October, shortly before it emerged that a federal grand jury approved the first charges filed by special counsel Robert Mueller as he investigates whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.

The larger issue for Uber is that this could give credence to Waymo's argument that members of the jury be notified that Uber destroyed or did not disclose relevant evidence as the company was required to by the court.

Seven respected members of the Canadian visual arts community have been selected by RBC and the Canadian Art Foundation to serve as the jury for the 19th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition...

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

An experienced trial (including jury trial) lawyer, Ms. Burns has been described by a client as «velvet over steel» and by the Calgary Sun as a «bundle of verve and veracity.»

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

As noted by others here, Jesus does not explicitly teach about beastiality, rape or incest, yet should we conclude that «the jury is out» on these behaviors?

The citizens of the USA judge every day as noted by the US Supreme Court, State Supreme courts and analogous judicial / jury venues across this great land.

When I was recently called for jury duty, the attorney, after asking my husband's occupation, repeatedly prefaced his interrogation by saying, «As a minister's wife, I assume you..»

By statute clergymen have been exempted from such common public duties as jury and military service.

Absolutely, it does make sense to at least 6 billion people on earth including but not limited to professionals and the elite such as Doctors, Scientists, Juries, Judges, Magistrates, Politicians, even by the person who holds the highest position of the most powerful country of the world.

The jury must determine whether the facts of the case as established by testimony in court fit the legal definition of the offense with which the defendant is charged — a definition likely to be complicated at best, incomprehensible at worst.

Essential freedoms concern basic goods such as the right to marry, the right to a trial by jury, the right to vote, the right to some education and the right to bear or not to bear children.

«It's good to see that our love for sustainable winemaking is cherished and awarded by international juries as well as national critics and winelovers!

Leonor Espinosa was chosen as winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize from a final Top 10 by a Prize Jury of the world's most respected chefs and experts in other fields, and announced today at the El Claustro de Sor Juana, a culinary school in Mexico City.

Every year an interdisciplinary jury, featuring some of the world's most influential chefs, academics and experts, chooses the candidate who best embodies the mission of this unique global award created by the Basque Culinary Center (BCC) with the support of the Basque Government as part of the Euskadi - Basque Country Strategy.

I do not trust the legal system all that much (especially the show put on to dupe our «12 Angry Men» jury system), as, like with all things human, it's run by humans, with their own agendas and desires.

The trio were selected by a jury of 80 coaches of the teams that competed in last season's Champions League and Europa League group stages, as well as 55 members from the media who were selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group.

The jury is still out on whether Thomas Lemar and Virgil van Dijk will be leaning in red by Thursday night, but Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain has been confirmed as a Liverpool player, and will travel to Anfield after spending six seasons with Arsenal at the Emirates.

The jury will have to decide if the network and its reporter defamed the product known within the meat industry as lean finely textured beef by repeatedly referring to it as «pink slime» in numerous reports beginning in March 7, 2012.

Last month an inquest jury found a man named Jimmy Mubenga was unlawfully killed by G4S staff as they tried to deport him from Britain.

It covers everything from the right to privacy and the increase in electronic surveillance, through to issues such as the proposed reduction of trial by jury - all contemporary topics

@DVK The article does mention that, but I'm skeptical that explains the disparity, as that would have to mean that every single grand jury investigation of a police officer, more or less, was motivated by public outcry, and no grand jury investigations not of police officers were.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who got the ball rolling against Pedro Espada Jr. during his stint as state attorney general, clearly feels vindicated by the jury's conviction today of the former Senate majority leader on four counts of theft from his taxpayer - funded Bronx health clinic.

Silver's conviction on charges that he took payoffs disguised as legal fees in return for using his clout in Albany to benefit developers and a cancer researcher was overturned last year by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals because of flawed jury instructions.

Espada knowingly lied to the US Health and Human Services Administration by filing forms that listed his annual salary as $ 185,063 — when it was really $ 246,750, according to an indictment handed up by a Brooklyn federal grand jury.

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SilentHunter, Some of the differences are that a newspaper is publishing an account and a dossier; that this is going to an independent complaints commission which the police do not control; that both supporters as well as opponents of the government will ask questions about this - in parliament, on blogs, and in many other places - no doubt pushing for an inquest with a jury, and be pushing for broader changes in policing to ensure its consistency with the human rights legislation we now have (such as those being advocated by Stuart White here on Next Left).

«It is not clear beyond a reasonable doubt that a rational jury would have reached the same conclusion if properly instructed, as is required by the law for the verdict to stand,» Jose Cabranes of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision said in his decision.

The Grand Jury of the County of Monroe, by this Indictment, accuses the defendant of the crime of COMBINATION IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE AND COMPETITION, in violation of General Business Law Sections 340 and 341, committed as follows:

«The strict secrecy of grand jury proceedings — originating in medieval England and mandated in New York by statute — can be detrimental to access to justice and public debate over issues of compelling public interest,» Lippman said in his annual address, known as the State of the Judiciary.

Norris acknowledged his appearance before the grand jury to The News last week, as well as his late 2014 subpoena bringing him before a Manhattan grand jury convened by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

By Tuesday, when a Manhattan jury found Percoco — whom Cuomo had known for decades and characterized as «my father's third son» — guilty of taking $ 300,000 in bribes from a donor to the governor's campaign, his former boss and best friend had decamped back to the state capital.

W.F.P. WOES CONTINUE — Rachel Goodman, City Councilman Brad Lander's chief of staff, has been indicted by a Staten Island grand jury as part of an ongoing investigation by special prosecutor Roger Adler into the 2009 campaign of Councilwoman Deborah Rose of Staten Island.

The jury is still out on whether Ms. Mark - Viverito and her Council, dominated by progressives, can serve as an adequate check on the mayor.