Sentences with phrase «court decorum»
The second interviewee suggests that he expects only a limited expression, such as smiles, implying that humour which elicits open laughter may be too far at odds with court decorum.
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Essentially, the appeals court agreed with him, ruling in part that the lack of decorum in the courtroom had deprived McLain of a fair trial and overturning the conviction.
(Her emotional speech is a good indication that divorce courts have probably not evolved much in the past 50 - 60 years... albeit were conducted with better attire and decorum in the 1950s.)
In Tulishen's court, manners and decorum are very important, and many of the foreigners fumble when it comes to kowtowing and other social nuances of China.
Wednesday, December 5, 8 pm Opening the Art Video Nights series, «Love, Time & Decorum» traces the undercurrent of sensuality and anxiety through videos including William Kentridge's «Anti-Mercator», 2010/11 (Goodman Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery and Galleria Lia Rumma) and Robin Rhode's «Open Court», 2012 (Lehmann Maupin).
It's hard to see how failure to maintain proper decorum in court could justify overturning a capital sentence (presumably, these cases involved other misconduct or incompetence).
Breaches of decorum during trials and hearings have been occurring at least since a judge first angrily banged his gavel and proclaimed «Order in the court!»
Even he had respect for the decorum of the court, showing that at some level the notion of the rule of law is not foreign to him.
And the court is even required to assist those representing themselves with things like decorum, presentation of evidence, and handling private information.
The reason for this is consistent with the need to maintain courtroom decorum, in particular the need to respect the gravity of the matter for court users.
Despite the sacred decorum, justices do have strong feelings about some of the cases they hear and the decisions that come down, such as the one heard by the Court only a few weeks prior to the talk.