Sentences with phrase «case in a criminal trial»

Can the defendant then use the discovery evidence from the civil case in his criminal trial?

Not exact matches

The jury spent a total of just 14 hours in the penalty phase of the trial after finding Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 criminal counts, but an automatic appeal means his case will drag on.

The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

That suit is expected to go to trial in the fall, and the judge in the case recently recommended that federal officials look into whether criminal charges should be filed.

Once the case actually went to trial in a criminal court, the district attorney dropped the charges, making Hardy a free man.

In addition, in the event the criminal case went to trial, one of the defense attorneys would have spent a little time on the plaintiff being in a bar at age 18, «Tell me, miss, how did you get into the baIn addition, in the event the criminal case went to trial, one of the defense attorneys would have spent a little time on the plaintiff being in a bar at age 18, «Tell me, miss, how did you get into the bain the event the criminal case went to trial, one of the defense attorneys would have spent a little time on the plaintiff being in a bar at age 18, «Tell me, miss, how did you get into the bain a bar at age 18, «Tell me, miss, how did you get into the bar?

The subsequent developments in the enemy combatant cases (some of which arose collaterally in the criminal trial of Padilla), haven't really change the relevant law.

Updated 3:26 p.m. The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney not directly involved in the proceeding.

Two cousins charged in the deaths of four young men found buried on a suburban Philadelphia farm are expected to resolve their criminal case without a trial.

With criminal cases languishing for years, a plague of delays in the Bronx criminal courts is undermining one of the central ideals of the justice system, the promise of a speedy trial.

At that point, defense attorneys are expected file a Rule 29 motion, allowed in any criminal trial, in which they will argue that the prosecution failed to present enough evidence to prove its case.

The problem: The display, right outside the ceremonial courtroom where the Percoco trial is likely to occur and where jurors may congregate during jury selection, highlights about 30 criminal cases — from Abscam to Bernie Madoff — but not a single one that ended in an acquittal at trial.

The final budget deal, as expected, did not include a range of non-fiscal matters, including extending the statute of limitations in child abuse cases, school safety measures, gun control, relaxing certain criminal bail requirements and any bolstering of ethics and campaign finance laws in reaction to what has become an annual parade of Albany corruption cases, including two major trials this year of people with close ties to Cuomo.

Justice AdemoIa held that in criminal trial an accused person is assumed innocent until proven guilty and that a citizens health is very paramount in any trial case and before the law.

The outcome of the Liang case is imperiled by an unusual and unexpected question: Did one of the jurors, a retired carpenter, hide his father's criminal past in order to be a panelist at the trial?

Prospective jurors in the upcoming federal criminal trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Cuomo, are being asked to note any potential conflicts with dozens of individuals whose names or testimony may be part of corruption case.

During their opening statements today in the criminal corruption trial of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, prosecutors and Silver's defense attorneys painted sharply different images of the elected official at the center of the case.

The case, handled under the leadership of Western New York District U.S. Attorney William Hochul, is only the second successful criminal trial against the Clean Air Act in the nation.

Questioned by Linda Mangano's attorney, John Carman of Garden City, Spence said this trial was her first time testifying in court, and the Mangano case was the first white - collar criminal one in which she has been the lead agent.

Nyame, who is standing trial for a 41 - count charge of criminal misappropriation of N1.64 bn state funds, had on January 18, 2017 through his counsel, Charles Edosomwan, SAN, urged the court to «hold that the testimony of prosecution witnesses have been so damaged and can't be relied on», and «the crucial elements are missing in this case».

During their opening statements Tuesday in the criminal corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, prosecutors and Silver's defense attorneys painted sharply different images of the elected official at the center of the case.

Consequently, the action of the Senate in its resolution against the IGP today is a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting with mischievous motives to hand - twist the IGP to pervert the end of justice in a felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms for which Senator Dino Melaye who was indicted by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

There are a lot of pending criminal cases in respect of which of the accused persons standing trials made offers for plea bargain.

The case was adjourned till March 20, 21 and 22, 2017 for commencement of trial, while the defendants were remanded at the headquarters of the Police State Criminal Investigation Department, in Akure.

Citing Section 36 (4) of the 1999 Constitution and Section 98 (2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, Offiong further argued that «the CJ has exceeded his powers in transferring the case from one trial judge to another after witnesses had been called.»

His trial contained few new revelations, because Bharara had spelled out the case in detail in the criminal complaint in January.

From the headings of the above quoted invitation letters, it is very clear that the IGP was invited on those occasions by the Senate purposely because of Senator Dino Melaye's criminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent juriscriminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisCriminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

«In criminal trials, seeing intention in an action can mean the difference between first - degree and second - degree murder, in some cases between life and death, so any benefits of video replay should be weighed against its potentially biasing effects,» Caruso sayIn criminal trials, seeing intention in an action can mean the difference between first - degree and second - degree murder, in some cases between life and death, so any benefits of video replay should be weighed against its potentially biasing effects,» Caruso sayin an action can mean the difference between first - degree and second - degree murder, in some cases between life and death, so any benefits of video replay should be weighed against its potentially biasing effects,» Caruso sayin some cases between life and death, so any benefits of video replay should be weighed against its potentially biasing effects,» Caruso says.

CRF's Mock Trial Competition is a simulation of a criminal court case in which students portray each of the principals in the cast of courtroom characters (lawyers, witnesses, court clerks, bailiffs, etc).

In any proceeding for criminal contempt arising under title II, III, IV, V, VI, or VII of this Act, the accused, upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial by jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in criminal caseIn any proceeding for criminal contempt arising under title II, III, IV, V, VI, or VII of this Act, the accused, upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial by jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in criminal casein criminal cases.

As a trial attorney, he handled all sorts of criminal cases in state and federal court and he has represented approximately 30 people charged with homicide, including several who have faced the death penalty.

As I dug deeper I was struck by the sense of outrage and loss this painting aroused in so many people: The family of Lea Bondi, determined to reclaim the stolen portrait she had failed to recover in her lifetime; the Manhattan District Attorney who sent shock waves through the international art world and enraged many of New York's most prominent cultural organizations when he issued a subpoena and launched a criminal investigation following the surprise resurfacing of Portrait of Wally; the New York art dealer who tipped off a reporter about the painting during the opening of the Schiele exhibition at MoMA; the Senior Special Agent at the Department of Homeland Security who vowed not to retire until the fight was over; the art theft investigator who unearthed the post-war subterfuge and confusion that ultimately landed the painting in the hands of a young, obsessed Schiele collector; the museum official who testified before Congress that the seizure of Portrait of Wally could have a crippling effect on the ability of American museums to borrow works of art; the Assistant United States Attorney who took the case to the eve of trial; and the legendary Schiele collector who bartered for Portrait of Wally in the early 1950s and fought to the end of his life to bring it home to Vienna.

(7) records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement records or information (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or to an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, including a State, local or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, and, in the case of a record or information compiled by criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, information furnished by a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions if such disclosure could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual; [the law enforcement exemption]

The EDVA Update monitors and highlights opinions important in civil, bankruptcy, and criminal cases, and the blog is written by trial lawyers who frequently appear in that court.»

Constitutional law: The trial judges in these criminal cases appointed amicus curiae to make sure the cases would be fair and efficient.

In criminal proceedings, it is well - established that a stay for abuse of process may arise either because it is no longer possible to have a fair trial (limb one); or because it offends the court's sense of justice and propriety to try the accused in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13In criminal proceedings, it is well - established that a stay for abuse of process may arise either because it is no longer possible to have a fair trial (limb one); or because it offends the court's sense of justice and propriety to try the accused in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13in the particular circumstances of the case (limb two), see R v Maxwell [2010] UKSC 48, [2011] 4 All ER 941, per Lord Dyson SCJ at [13].

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

The Crown should ask the trial judge to reconsider the Corbett ruling so that the jury (or trial judge in a judge - alone trial) gets a fair and complete picture.209 Similarly, in a jury case, a defence strategy centred on an attack on the credibility of the victim can affect an accused's successful Corbett application, potentially opening up his or her entire criminal record to cross-examination for credibility purposes.210

Jury trials in criminal cases in Harris County, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey could resume next Monday, but logistical problems will continue to slow the system.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals this week, including three criminal cases involving driving «over 80» and production of evidence; an unjust enrichment claim; and an appeal in a sexual assault case in which the Court of Appeal of Alberta had found that a trial judge had erred by relying on a stereotype about the behaviour of sexual assault victims.

3) Question: The court wants me to be on the jury in a high - profile criminal case, but I have Oprah tickets during the trial!

But, in most cases of serious criminal charges like this one, either a grand jury probable cause finding, or a preliminary hearing probable cause finding, both made well prior to a trial, will conclusively preclude a malicious prosecution or civil rights lawsuit.

A criminal jury trial is practically unheard of for offences under the Competition Act, because the accused normally plead out so the process is faster, especially in cases like this one, where there is no real case law available under the act, Khoury notes.

You wouldn't pursue criminal defense cases if you weren't a strong trial lawyer, so why tie yourself in knots over marketing that doesn't fit your style?

Lawrence Robbins operates in both the appellate and trial litigation spheres, with considerable strength in criminal cases as well as civil disputes.

The Jordan decision has forced governments to give priority to criminal trials, which in turn has resulted in lengthy delays in civil cases.

In criminal trials that involve murder, the personal injury case could focus on assault or wrongful death.

In those instances, civil courts have the ability to stay an action pending resolution of the criminal matter in «exceptional or extraordinary circumstances where there is a real risk that the right to a fair criminal trial will be seriously prejudiced by the continuation of the civil case.&raquIn those instances, civil courts have the ability to stay an action pending resolution of the criminal matter in «exceptional or extraordinary circumstances where there is a real risk that the right to a fair criminal trial will be seriously prejudiced by the continuation of the civil case.&raquin «exceptional or extraordinary circumstances where there is a real risk that the right to a fair criminal trial will be seriously prejudiced by the continuation of the civil case.»

But after a few years of prosecuting criminal cases, she left the DA's office in search of a different career path — one that would incorporate trial work but would result in more just outcomes.