Sentences with phrase «defense lawyers argued»

Defense lawyers argued that Percoco — assigned temporarily away from his top state job to serve as chairman of Cuomo's re-election campaign in 2014 — was not a government official during a period when some of the alleged bribery scheme occurred.

Moreover, there was a timing issue for at least one of the alleged corruption schemes, defense lawyers argued before jurors.

But defense lawyers argued that Silver did nothing wrong according to the letter law — even if his actions were «distasteful.»

But the defense lawyers argue in today's filing that those cases didn't involve comments made by the prosecutor to the press.

Rear - drivers and their defense lawyers argue that this an unfair exception from the requirement of having to prove four elements in order to find someone is negligent under Florida's personal injury law.

On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court reversed a Louisiana defendant's capital murder conviction after his defense lawyer argued to the jury during the guilt phase of trial...

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Defense lawyers had argued those donations had to be tied to specific acts by Menendez to be considered bribes.

So the mayor's defense lawyers had recently been pushing Bharara to make a decision sooner rather than later, by arguing that Bharara would be seen as «pulling a Comey» and putting his thumb on the voting scales if he waited much longer.

Howe pleaded guilty to eight federal charges, and defense lawyers have argued that he lied on the witness stand to try to escape the potential for decades in prison.

Moreover, the lawyers argue that the defendants all live and work in the Buffalo area and that they will be calling numerous defense witnesses from Western New York, whose travel expenses, to be paid for by the defense, will soar if the trial is held in Manhattan.

Defense lawyers will argue that Howe manipulated the Cor executives and is lying about their alleged participation in bribery.

Silver committed no crime, defense lawyers said, arguing that while prosecutors are uncomfortable with legislators getting outside income, it did not mean laws were broken.

Defense lawyers have argued that the men, who are co-defendants, were friends and that the favors they exchanged — a job for Mr. Percoco's wife, or help setting up meetings with other officials — were legal, simple gestures of good will.

Defense lawyers also repeatedly argued that Dr. Taub and Mr. Silver were close friends, not partners in corruption.

Lawyers are paid to argue in court in defense of their client and prove that they are right, stock traders are paid to agree with the market action and admit when they are wrong.

In their defense against the cities suing over sea level rise damages, the oil industry lawyers essentially argued that the blame lies not on the producers, but rather the consumers of fossil fuels, and that any economic issues should be addressed through policy rather than in the court system.

Defending a local doctor on charges that he exposed himself to an undercover cop, high - profile criminal defense lawyer Dick DeGuerin and his associate Neal Davis argued that the doctor could not have exposed something that was too small to be seen.

Henning anticipates that as an initial strategy, Bonds» lawyers will raise a «literal truth defense,» and argue that Bonds» responses to questions about steroid use were not lies, but were either literally truthful, or unintentionally misleading due to confusion about the particular question.

The defense's lawyer, in response, may argue that the defendant's inability to successfully perform the tests was unrelated to substance consumption.

Defense lawyer Mark S. Arisohn argued for leniency, saying jurors seemed sympathetic to his client and believed he would face months rather than years in prison.

And both cases give defense attorneys new ammunition for arguing for below - guideline sentences (in fact, Berman even suggested that lawyers for Michael Vick and Conrad Black postpone sentencing in their clients» respective cases, though his advice came too late for Vick, who's already gotten 23 months and Black, who received 6.5 years).

Greenberg was one of the lawyers, along with Thurgood Marshall, who argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court in 1954, when he was assistant counsel to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (and Marshall was its chief counsel).

litigant retains not so much a particular attorney as the «firm» of NAACP and Defense Fund lawyers, which has a corporate reputation for expertness in presenting and arguing the difficult questions of law that frequently arise in civil rights litigation.

At the trial court, the defense lawyers successfully moved for a «summary judgment» arguing that she had failed to meet her evidence / proof requirements under Florida law.

If you are injured in an accident but you were not wearing your seatbelt at the time of the collision, insurance companies and their defense lawyers will attempt to argue that you would not have been injured — either not at all or significantly less so — if you were properly buckled in.

If you are injured in a Charlotte car accident but you were not wearing your seat belt at the time of collision, insurance companies and their defense lawyers may attempt to argue that you would not have been injured — either not at all or significantly less so — if you were properly buckled in.

Defense counsel argued that the plaintiffs lawyer, who I will refer to only as «Mr. P» since the statute of limitation for sloppiness has probably expired, was not entitled to his requested fee of $ 300 / hour «in light of the quality of his written work,» and U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacob P. Hart agreed.

In The Rights of Man... And Beast, Charles Siebert reports on the American lawyer Steven Wise, who has been advocating in defense of animal welfare for decades and who recently argued in court that a chimpanzee should have standing as a legal person to sue his captor.

Our Phoenix DUI lawyers know how to argue and present a defense that you were not impaired to the «slightest degree.»

Many, many defense lawyers take it on themselves to argue a defendant should receive a middle range, «presumptive» sentence, without asking their client if it is okay to give up the chance at a lower sentence.

Your defense lawyer can present evidence and argue for a lighter sentence, which can result in reduced jail time, lower fines, court supervision, or other alternatives.

Plaintiffs lawyer Steve Brady of The Brady Law Group in San Rafael argued that the defense didn't have transcripts to prove the slip even happened — although he himself called Bogaards «Ms. Bogus» once during arguments late Monday afternoon.

Defense lawyers have argued that their clients should not be charged with stealing an identity because the immigrants were seeking documentation only to allow them to work.

One particularly interesting aspect of the decision is that, when the law first came out, my understanding is that lawyers for accused spent time arguing that this was a strict liability offense, so as to extend the defense of due diligence to their clients.

The defendant or lawyer can argue anything they want to argue in the defense, as long as it is truthful.

Mohammed's military defense lawyer, Marine Maj. Derek Poteet, argued during oral arguments in December 2015 that too many «plainly inappropriate and reckless» comments have piled up — the bell can not be «un-rung.»

Ticket defense lawyers can help you argue your case and may be able to have your ticket dismissed.

By the time Nikolas Cruz goes on trial for 17 counts of murder, and 17 counts of attempted murder, only his defense lawyers will still be arguing about a disordered mind and diminished culpability.

As a defense, the lawyer attempted to argue that if the existence of the laneway cutting access to the property had been caught, the client would have made an agreement with the owner of the property, which would involve a hold back or abatement of the purchase price.

The Wynn lawyer also said the defense argued that Lightbody was «not an owner at the time of the deal with Wynn Resorts so there could be no fraud in not disclosing him.»