Sentences with phrase «defendant left the scene»

For example, a case where the defendant left the scene of an accident after hitting another person may amount to a situation where punitive damages would be appropriate.

Not exact matches

In a statement, Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric González said, «Instead of calling an ambulance or offering aid, this defendant heartlessly left the scene after allegedly striking and killing a beloved member of the community.

This might have worked for a short distance with careful driving, but in the defendant's haste to leave the scene, he barely reached the end of the street before sharp cornering ejected the claimant from the van, causing very serious injuries.

It was an identification issue and a critical element in linking the defendant to the crime had to do with a shoeprint left at the scene.

@Upnorth I pondered an estoppel argument, similar to a mistrial deliberately caused by a defendant, but I don't think that it fits a fact pattern where the fraud (fake evidence) is left out in the world at the crime scene as opposed to something in the courtroom itself (e.g. setting the court house on fire).

Defendant's Motion for Jury Instructions - Motor Vehicle (Leaving Scene of Accident - Personal Injury)

Even though the police work hard to track down drivers who leave the scene of an injury accident, all too often the defendant goes unfound.