Sentences with phrase «decline in jury trials»

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Percoco and Syracuse Cor Development executive Steven Aiello were convicted in the trial, but the jury returned a split verdict, declining to convict the four defendants on most of the charges alleged by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

In response to the argument that the trial judge had erred in declining to declare a mistrial the Court of Appeal found, oddly, that to allow a trial judge to ignore the juries findings would come perilously close to setting aside an award on the basis that it was inordinately high, which power is only reserved for the Court of AppeaIn response to the argument that the trial judge had erred in declining to declare a mistrial the Court of Appeal found, oddly, that to allow a trial judge to ignore the juries findings would come perilously close to setting aside an award on the basis that it was inordinately high, which power is only reserved for the Court of Appeain declining to declare a mistrial the Court of Appeal found, oddly, that to allow a trial judge to ignore the juries findings would come perilously close to setting aside an award on the basis that it was inordinately high, which power is only reserved for the Court of Appeal.

The Decline of American Jury Trials Alan Dimond, chair of the American Bar Association's Commission on the American Jury, joins Laurence Colletti to discuss the commission and why the number of trials in the U.S. seems to have fallen so dramatiTrials Alan Dimond, chair of the American Bar Association's Commission on the American Jury, joins Laurence Colletti to discuss the commission and why the number of trials in the U.S. seems to have fallen so dramatitrials in the U.S. seems to have fallen so dramatically.

It concludes that jury - trial numbers are declining, nationally and in Massachusetts, leading to a dwindling pool of experienced trial lawyers.

The jury trial decline in federal courts coincides with the Supreme Court's 1986 decisions instructing trial courts to grant summary judgments unless the plaintiff proves the probability of the allegations.

«Costs rose when the county moved to a contract system [and there was also] a decline in the number of cases taken to jury trial, an increase in guilty pleas at first instance hearings, a decline in the filing of motions to suppress, a decline in requests for expert assistance, and an increase in complaints received by the court from defendants.»

A majority of the American public might be surprised to learn that there is indisputable statistical evidence that the number of jury and non-jury trials in our country is, and has been, sharply declining, both in absolute and relative terms.1 For example, in 2010, only 2,154 jury trials were commenced in federal district courts, which means, on average, Article III judges tried fewer than four civil jury trials that year.

While jury trials in federal court obviously have declined, the decline in bench trials has been steadier and steeper.2 Even though the number of lawyers continues to increase, the number of trials is still decreasing.3

After reaching a peak of 3,600 trials in 1985, the number of tort cases concluded by bench or jury trial has declined by nearly 80 %.