Sentences with phrase «court testimony from»

In determining custody, the courts take into consideration the sex, age and emotional needs of the child, educational considerations, the child's parental preference, and any court testimony from witnesses.

A week before voters head to the polls, the challengers in the mayoral race are calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio to be investigated, seizing on court testimony from one of his top political donors and saying it demonstrates a pay - to - play scheme at City Hall.

(Chicago constructed this story from thousands of pages of federal court records, police reports, and court testimony from related cases, as well as from official government reports and dozens of interviews with federal and local law enforcement officials and attorneys for some of the defendants; through a spokesman, prosecutors in the Zambada case declined comment.)

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His testimony comes from an Aug. 15 court hearing on whether to extend his pre-trial detention.

As it turned out, 18 minutes of sworn testimony from Redstone, presented in court Friday, was all it took to resolve the case — but not in Herzer's favor.

According to reports from court, during testimonies from Stephen and other victims, Nassar kept his head in his hands, appearing to sob.

Guzman's lawyers cited the a decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Human Rights Watch, and congressional testimony to underscore the dangers of solitary confinement and bolster their argument to release him from it.

During the court proceedings, Levandowski exercised his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid providing testimony or handing over evidence regarding his use of proprietary data from his time at Google.

These organizations should be cut off from defining public policy and the courts should be restricted in allowing their testimony, bias and words to define the courts decision.

Despite the fact that, by virtue of being a woman she would have been considered an unreliable witness whose testimony wouldn't hold up in court, Mary Magdalene is charged with telling the world that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

If you were being tried in a court of law, would you be satisfied with hearsay testimony from 2000 years ago?

«From all the testimony it appears that this parcel of property is generally useful only for passive or for casual pick - up type activities,» the circuit court determined.

[256][257] It was clear from court testimony that Mulcaire had hacked at least five other phones and that he did work for more than just Goodman.

The trial of the man charged with detonating a bomb in Chelsea last year began in Federal District Court in Manhattan with video replays of the blast, emotional testimony from people wounded by shrapnel and an outburst by the defendant that led to his ejection from the courtroom.

Brennan based his complaint on testimony from David Wildstein, the star witness in a Newark federal court case involving two of Christie's former aides, who testified that Christie learned about the lane closures while they were happening — and laughed.

STATEN ISLAND — The New York Civil Liberties Union filed an appeal Tuesday to the state's highest court to release testimony from the Eric Garner grand jury.

Sometimes, her testimony seemed to aid the defense, like when she smiled as she identified Percoco in court and when she agreed that Percoco would protect Cuomo from political adversaries and hecklers at events.

The NYCLU — along with Public Advocate Letitia James, the Legal Aid Society, the NAACP and the New York Post — filed the appeal in the appellate division of New York Supreme Court to overturn a judge's decision not to release testimony from the grand jury.

According to Asamoah Gyan's manager, Osarfo Anthony called Gyan to threaten and to demand money from the latter — but the Investigator, in his testimony, told the court that one of Asamoah Gyan's boys, who work at 3 FM by name Nii Armah Armateifio, rather contacted Osarfo, pleading to kill the story with money; Osarfo is therefore vindicated on that.

Since then, the Staten Island Republican party backed Donovan, who's currently trying to block courts from releasing grand jury testimony in the Eric Garner case, to fill the vacant seat.

Schneiderman's office obtained court authorization in August to convene the Rensselaer County grand jury, which began hearing testimony Sept. 20 at Rensselaer City Court, about nine miles away from the county courthouse where Abelove wcourt authorization in August to convene the Rensselaer County grand jury, which began hearing testimony Sept. 20 at Rensselaer City Court, about nine miles away from the county courthouse where Abelove wCourt, about nine miles away from the county courthouse where Abelove works.

Before the judge's ruling, Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine Mirabile had said in court that the prosecution may want to call other witnesses Monday morning if the judge decided to strike some testimony from the record.

In court testimony, a campaign donor described in how detail how his donations were followed by access to Mayor Bill de Blasio — and attention from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

«These actions, as well as testimony that Percoco required employees to obtain his permission to leave State employment and otherwise attempted to control their post-State-service employment, also demonstrate Percoco's control over State employees, making it more likely that Percoco directed State employees to take official action,» a letter from prosecutors to U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni stated.

The Democrat said Tuesday he's been told he will serve on the Judiciary Committee - the panel which will hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotmayor on her appointment to the high cCourt nominee Sonia Sotmayor on her appointment to the high courtcourt.

In his testimony, the PW - 3, told the court that the court that Metuh's firm was among a total of 78 companies that allegedly received payments from the ONSA without executing any contract.

The judge indicated the lawyer, Richard Morvillo, was allowed to be in court and rules preventing witnesses from hearing other witness testimony did not apply to him.

Jurors weren't allowed to hear testimony that Bill Cosby's chief accuser was once hooked on hallucinogenic mushrooms or had her sights set on becoming a millionaire, but that hasn't stopped the defense from airing the explosive claims about Andrea Constand in the court of public opinion.

«Sully» is not a documentary, though when it departs from the melodrama of the actual flight including Sully's nightmare of an aircraft crashing into a New York skyscraper, we are left with testimony at a hearing, a kind of modern Caine Mutiny Court Martial, which appears headed to strip the man of his glory.

Even the weak statement from the New York Court of Appeals that new accountability should accompany added funding was met with indifference by the judicial referees, who accepted the thrust of Mayor Bloomberg's testimony when he appeared before them: he is already accountable through the electoral system, so just send the money.

Recalling testimony from Harvard economist Raj Chetty, he told the court that if as few as 3 percent of California teachers were ineffective, the academic impact on their students would be the equivalent of $ 11.6 billion in lost lifetime earnings.

Polera cross-appeals from the District Court's ruling in limine precluding testimony from her proposed expert witnesses.

Until now, details about how the credit reporting industry handles consumer credit data were largely secret, apart from what's been revealed through court cases and government testimony.

As a result, many of the credit bureaus» dispute practices remained an industry secret, apart from snippets that were revealed in court cases and through congressional testimony, and the bureaus largely escaped serious regulatory scrutiny.

From rookie lawyer to Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright has become a legend of the courts as he defends seemingly guilty clients, pieces together evidence, and tears apart false testimonies.

That the show has political significance and speaks to the experience of African - Americans is clear from the inclusion of an essay titled «Speaking Truth,» in the catalog by Anita Hill, whose testimony about sexual harassment during Clarence Thomas» confirmation hearings to the U.S. Supreme Court made her a target of public wrath.

If only we might see CAGW claims adjudicated by a court, with experts on both sides giving testimony, counsel from both sides allowed to cross examine, and a jury needed to give a unanimous verdict.

First, for those unaware of what «Daubert» refers to, the name comes from the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals lawsuit, which subsequently led to the Daubert Standard, regarding what kind of expert testimony is permitted in court cases.

But in the sentencing, Superior Court Judge James Downs found that Diez's military service, along with testimony from former colleagues about his good character, were mitigating factors, and chose to sentence him to 15 - 27 months instead.

Yet a further issue is caused by the increasing reliance of courts on testimony from experts, who may be based interstate or overseas.

In addition, in a separate holding that could deter police in the future from acting like K - 9 sniffer dogs, the court found that the officer's testimony that he sniffed alcohol on Koch's breath was insufficient as a matter of law to sustain a conviction:

Sometimes the jury may request to see evidence again or go over witness testimony from the court transcript.

The B.C. Court heard extensive testimony from former prisoners, researchers and correctional officials who addressed the heath effects of administrative segregation.

She argued that the court erred when it excluded testimony from her physician and physical therapist.

When parties can not agree on time - sharing with the children, the court must decide after hearing evidence and testimony from both sides and others familiar with the relationship of the children to the parents.

In Salvas v. Wal - Mart Stores, the SJC ruled that a trial court judge erred when he decertified the class action, excluded testimony from the plaintiffs» expert witness, and granted partial summary judgment in favor of Wal - Mart.

The following suggestions will help contain high fees and reduce the possibility of a court excluding testimony from your expert.

Magistrate Judge Grewal explains in his order that «expert trial testimony in patent cases is often far from perfect» and» [t] his case is no exception», but the court can't strike everything someone criticizes.

«In fact, ASCLD / LAB could more properly be described as a product service organization,» Schechter wrote, «which sells for a fee a «seal of approval» covering diverse laboratory systems, which laboratories can utilize to bolster their credibility through in - court testimony by technicians, plus ancillary services such as protection from outside inquiry, shielding of internal activities and, where necessary, especially in the event of public condemnation, a spokesperson to buffer the laboratory from media inquiry.»

In that case, the court ruled that public university officials violated the First Amendment when they disciplined a college administrator for his truthful court testimony about financial improprieties involving an Alabama state representative receiving monies from the college.