Sentences with phrase «defense lawyers said»

The defense has yet to present any witnesses, but defense lawyers said in opening statements that their clients had no criminal intent.

Defense lawyers said they believed Hamdan would be released, because to hold him would cause international outrage, NPR reports.

TROY — The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

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.

The findings of the investigation by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office of the fatal Troy police shooting of a 37 - year - old black man could undermine jurors» confidence in officers testifying in future cases, defense lawyers said.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni considered scheduling the trial for the summer after prosecutors said they would be ready by July, but she set the Nov. 2 date after defense lawyers said they needed more time to prepare.

Defense lawyers said they needed two weeks to review the information.

Defense lawyers said Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, made prejudicial statements on Mr. Silver.

Defense lawyers said the payments Percoco received, including $ 35,000 in cash, were legitimate fees for consulting work performed at a time when he was out of state government.

On Tuesday, defense lawyers said prosecutors have neglected to show that Percoco and his wife had been averaging some $ 60,000 or more in their savings account at the time Lisa Percoco landed her position.

Defense lawyers said the payments Percoco received, including $ 35,000 in cash and a $ 90,000 - per - year job for his wife, were legitimate fees for consulting work performed at a time when he was out of state government.

But defense lawyers said the argument was a stretch, noting that Howe almost always initiated use of the word in their email conversations.

Defense lawyers said the shooting was an accident that happened when Garcia Zarate, who had a history of nonviolent drug crimes, found the gun wrapped in a T - shirt or cloth under his seat on the pier just seconds before it discharged in his hands.

The Wall Street Journal reports both prosecutors and defense lawyers say time in the slammer is unlikely for the 18 students arrested in the drug sweep.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be called to testify in an ongoing Long Island corruption trial, one defense lawyer said.

Defense lawyers say a Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions deserves leniency, but prosecutors want him locked up for at least 15 years.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to send former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to prison for over a decade while his defense lawyers say he deserves little or no time behind bars.

NEW YORK (AP)- A defense lawyer says New York's former assembly speaker didn't do special legislative favors for those who paid him millions of dollars in fees.

Defense lawyers say the government is trying to criminalize normal political behavior.

Defense lawyers say there was no bribery conspiracy.

Defense lawyers say he acted honorably and within the rules politicians follow.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be forced to testify about claims he accepted bribes of campaign cash from a crooked restaurateur, a defense lawyer said Wednesday.

But now, a federal appeals court in New York is considering a case that could, defense lawyers say, make that process all but impossible.

After opening statements in the Long Island trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano Wednesday, a defense lawyer said he may well call de Blasio to the stand.

Defense lawyers say Gerardi and Aiello believed they were paying Howe for work on the Mathis Harple funding.

Defense lawyers say prosecutors lack evidence to support their claims.

«One defense lawyer said the prosecutors look at everything through «dirty windows,»» Mr. Bharara said.

Not exact matches

«It incentivizes them to seize property,» says David B. Smith, chair of the Forfeiture Committee for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

«If the victim really doesn't know» who did it, «and is tuned into social media, and sees a frenzy of people ID «ing someone, they will latch on to it,» said Philadelphia - area defense lawyer Michael Fienman.

Defense lawyers had portrayed the girl as an aggressor, saying she wanted to generate material for a book and possibly influence the presidential election.

Last year, at a conference, Ackman said that executives of Herbalife were hiring criminal defense lawyers implying that they would soon be charged with a crime.

In Baton Rouge, minorities are «very wary of police and often afraid of them,» says Michele Fournet, a veteran criminal defense lawyer there.

«If the Chinese government's goal is to prevent bona fide crimes, it could train police and procurators in professional, rights - respecting methods, and empower defense lawyers,» Wang said.

Ilias Spyrliadis, a lawyer for Vinnik's defense, said they would formally respond after Wednesday's decision is published, in about one week.

When judges appoint the lawyers in their courtroom, speed can be more important than a vigorous defense, a lawsuit says.

«Well, that's pretty smart,» New York City criminal defense lawyer Gerald Lefcourt said sarcastically about Shkreli's behavior in recent months.

«We have an explosion of tight oil production in Canada and the United States, and most of it is moving by train,» said Anthony Swift, a lawyer with the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington.

It was a time when TV first flexed its muscles to bring down a towering political figure — the telecast of the McCarthy hearings and that riveting moment when the defense lawyer, Joseph Welsh, faced Senator Joe McCarthy and said in exasperation, «Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?»

Opponents of the estate tax like to pretend that it's really about a defense of small farmers, such as when White House chief economic adviser Gary Cohn said, «You have a family farm that's big enough that it's going to hit the estate tax, you start paying lawyers, consultants, and accountants to break up your land, and break up your farm» (Source).

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will once again not take the stand in his retrial on federal corruption charges, with his lawyer saying his defense will consist of documents «but no live testimony.»

De Blasio said he's «beyond frustration» with his debt of at least $ 250,000 to defense lawyers associated with state and federal investigations into his fundraising efforts.

Besides Lisa Percoco as a potential defense witness, lawyers Wednesday said they also plan to call Howard Glaser, another Cuomo confidante who was the governor's state operations director during part of the time Percoco was allegedly receiving bribes.

In court, Silver's defense lawyers cited letters from people in the community and supporters who said he had a lifetime of public service, which should be taken into account.

By Wednesday night, Caproni said — during one especially long gathering of lawyers, after the jury was sent home — that «it's going to get ugly» if the defense lawyer seeks to lead one of the upcoming witnesses.

Prosecutors said they still have seven or eight witnesses to call after Howe's testimony is concluded; defense lawyers have said they are still deciding who might be called.

Yesterday morning, Trump posted a defense on Twitter of his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer promising sensitive government information that could be damaging to Hillary Clinton by saying that it was simply politics as usual.

But lawyers in the defense bar say that, as a judge, they respect her fairness and courteous demeanor.

«It just got lost in the shuffle,» the prosecutor said, acknowledging it was a «large document» and that defense lawyers ought to have a chance to review it all before they question Singh.

Huntley also warned the FBI that there is «a mole» in Schneiderman's office who has leaked information, said defense lawyer Sally Butler in Brooklyn federal court.

Joan Marie Azrack had a reputation as a tough prosecutor but lawyers in the defense bar said as a judge she is fair to both sides.