Sentences with phrase «defendants guilty»

The paralegal and real estate agent then alleged that a judge of the Ontario Court granted a judgment ex parte, declaring the defendants guilty of conspiracy and fraud, and awarded damages plus exemplary damages and costs.

The judge found the defendants guilty of copyright infringement and sentenced them to pay more than $ 5.2 million in damages for violating Robinson's copyright.

The jury found the defendants guilty, but one defendant appealed the decision, which led to the Texas Supreme Court precedent.

Similarly, Baltimore City juries are 29 % less likely to find defendants guilty of the most serious offense (p <.01) than the other jurisdictions.

In a damages trial, jury awarded damages, found defendants guilty of willful infringement, and awarded fees to plaintiff.

The dressing down was completely separate from that, and I'd bet he would still have given the dressing down if he'd found the defendant guilty.

If jurors find a defendant guilty of murder, they can take testimony about postpartum issues into consideration during the trial's punishment phase.

A jury found the defendant guilty of Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree for his role in the murder of an Anchor Bar employee.

The judge found the evidence admissible, and we the jury eventually found the defendant guilty, although of Murder 2 (not premeditated) instead of Murder 1.

Standard of Proof: In a civil proceeding a judge must find the defendant guilty on a «balance of probabilities».

Judge Seated Juror Who Declared Defendant Guilty Before Trial Jose Felipe Velasco insists Orange County Judge David A. Hoffer cheated him out of a fair trial by placing a juror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidence.

In another case, it was a juror who fell foul of contempt of court laws by indicating that he would find the defendant guilty in a Facebook post which declared that he had «always wanted to f *** up a paedophile».

Unless the evidence proves the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, he is entitled to an acquittal and you must find him not guilty.

But, if the defendant violates the supervision, the judge can find the defendant guilty and sentence him accordingly — a conviction.

a jury - trial found the defendant guilty at the first level, then the case was appealed to the second, where the jury (via nullification) acquitted.

As a result, the municipal court found defendant guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana, * 582 in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4 - 50 FN6, and sentenced defendant to the minimum penalties permitted, which included a six - month loss of driving privileges, fines, court costs, penalties and surcharges.

Plaintiffs and their attorneys may present evidence a jury has already used in a criminal case to find the defendant guilty.

A jury has no more «right» to find a «guilty» defendant «not guilty» than it has to find a «not guilty» defendant guilty, and the fact that the former can not be corrected by a court, while the latter can be, does not create a right out of the power to misapply the law.

A jury found defendant guilty of financial exploitation of the elderly and the court later sentenced defendant to eight years» imprisonment.

The elements of the intentional torts of battery and assault are generally the same as the elements of the crimes battery and assault, but the required intent is different and the burden of proof necessary to find a defendant guilty is lower in a personal injury case.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, April 17 - The judge overseeing the $ 1 billion fraud case of defunct New York hedge fund firm Platinum Partners has ordered a separate trial for a defendant planning to argue that Platinum Chief Investment Officer Mark Nordlicht and other defendants were guilty as charged.

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters)- The judge overseeing the $ 1 billion fraud case of defunct New York hedge fund firm Platinum Partners has ordered a separate trial for a defendant planning to argue that Platinum Chief Investment Officer Mark Nordlicht and other defendants were guilty as charged.

The night after they obtained a guilty verdict against one defendant, in 2011, prosecutors and their staff spent a total of $ 763.80 for dinner at a country club (divided by the 18 individuals present, that comes out to $ 42.39 each).

The charges and allegations contained in an indictment or complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty, the DOJ noted.

Once a judge allows someone to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, prosecutors must convince the jury the defendant was sane.

Federal law splits capital death penalty cases into two separate phases: the first determining the guilt or innocence of the defendant, the second - if found guilty - determining their sentence.

This Feb 4, 2015, file courtroom sketch, shows defendant Ross William Ulbricht as the deputy recites the word «guilty» multiple times during Ubricht's trial in New York.

In returning its verdict Thursday afternoon on the sixth day of deliberations, the Superior Court jury also pronounced Jose Ines Garcia Zarate not guilty of assault with a firearm, finding credence in defense attorneys» argument that the shot that ricocheted off the concrete ground before piercing Steinle's heart was an accident, with the gun discharging after the defendant stumbled upon it on the waterfront on July 1, 2015.

Where does God say that his commands are ONLY to be carried out if a CIVIL COURT rules the defendants were guilty?

If found guilty, defendants can expect the death penalty.

My father wondered how a local jury could give the defendants a fair hearing when they had already been declared guilty by the local paper.

But we jurors may have only those portions of it which the attorneys and the judge decide we must know in order to decide whether the defendant is guilty of the specific charge against him — no more, no less, and very little other, however interesting and important it might be.

The defendant is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty.

Church members suggested that the defendants had been coerced into entering a guilty plea.

CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

If the clergyman's evidence would help to convict a defendant the court considered obviously guilty, he was compelled to testify.

God the Father is the judge, we are the guilty defendants, and Jesus is our lawyer.

Where defendant, manufacturer of a sauce similar to plaintiff's, copied the printed matter on plaintiff's bottle and carton and adopted a bottle and carton of the same size and shape as plaintiff's, he was guilty of unfair competition, although certain differences between the bottles could be discovered when the two were placed side by side.

I don't think it's right that in cases like Adam Johnson's, the defendant should be named before he or she has been found guilty.

How many people on here have already decided Volkan is guilty based on almost zero evidence other than the defendant's claims.

Of the 150 cases before magistrates courts so far, the majority of defendants were remanded in custody despite pleaded guilty to relatively minor offences.

Both the first defendant, Nwosu, and third defendant, Bashir pleaded not guilty to all the charges when they were read to them.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the counts.

A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case alleging the bid - rigging of massive upstate development projects was scheduled to plead guilty this afternoon and begin cooperating with the government.

All eight defendants were reported to have entered not guilty pleas today.

The three defendants have pleaded not guilty and, through attorneys or spokesmen, declined to comment or didn't return calls and emails for this story.

Singh agreed to cooperate against the defendants when pleading guilty to bribing Edward Mangano and Venditto and trying to bribe New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who wasn't charged.

All three defendants in a trial involving members of a North Tonawanda motorcycle club have been found guilty of charges relating to two murders in 2014.

He has pleaded guilty to bribing de Blasio and the defendants in the case.

A Buffalo business executive who is a defendant in a federal case involving the alleged bid - rigging of massive upstate development projects pled guilty Friday afternoon and agreed to cooperate with the government.