Sentences with phrase «evidence in a jury trial»

Why did a Canadian court allow the most intimate part of Cindy Gladue's body to be evidence in a jury trial?

What is most horrific is that a Canadian court allowed the most intimate part of a woman's body to be evidence in a jury trial.

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There's a whole process that's set up to ensure that the jury that finally gets impaneled is an objective group of people with no connection with anything going on in the case that might persuade them to cast a decision that's inconsistent with the evidence that's presented at the trial.

That democracy can be made to work, that by the scientific method we can gain mastery over the latent resources of the universe, that trial by jury is practicable, that torture is a foolish method of seeking evidence in the courts, that chattel slavery is a failure — such things we take for granted, not because we individually are wiser than our forebears, who disbelieved them all, but because we share in a social tradition which we did not even help to create, but which has shaped and conformed our thinking with irresistible power.

«Although finding that the Supreme Court's McDonnell decision issued after Silver's conviction required a different legal instruction to the jury, the Second Circuit also held that the evidence presented at the trial was sufficient to prove all the crimes charged against Silver, even under the new legal standard,» Kim's statement reads, in part.

Earlier this week a judge ruled that a veil - wearing woman could be forced to remove the veil in front of himself and the jury when giving evidence, but that she could remain covered for the rest of the trial.

Trial and jury consultant Marshall Hennington said one reason personal - injury lawyers do so well in The Bronx is because «disenfranchised» jurors often make decisions based on emotions rather than evidence.

A federal judge said she would likely allow the jury in Sheldon Silver's corruption trial to hear evidence that a doctor at the center of kickback allegations disliked the desposed...

Although the jury instructions will have to be revised in light of the Supreme Court decision, the presentation of evidence and testimony is largely expected to track that of the first trial.

And while the jury deliberates over whether he violated federal bribery laws, the evidence and testimony in the trial revealed serious ethical questions over how the Cuomo Administration monitors ethics.

U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni has noted throughout the trial that the government's case is built almost entirely on circumstantial evidence, and her instructions to the jury will go a long way in determining how jurors come to assess Silver.

After the judge dismissed the «jury» at the beginning of the trial (he actually didn't make us leave, the dismissal was for dramatic effect), he and the lawyers went through the procedures that would be undertaken in a real case to determine if evidence should be admitted for the jury to see.

Courts regularly rely on scientific expert testimony, involving for example DNA evidence in criminal trials, where judges and juries have no competence in the subject matter.

Not so, like lawyers bringing up inadmissible evidence or points in trial and the judge tells the jury to ignore it, the damage is already done.

In the civil context, the plaintiff has the burden of proof, and that burden is often the deciding factor in jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at alIn the civil context, the plaintiff has the burden of proof, and that burden is often the deciding factor in jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at alin jury trials where there is conflicting evidence or no evidence at all.

A court in Delaware recently disallowed all trial technology costs claimed by the prevailing party's attorney, saying that there was no evidence the tech helped the jury make its decision.

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

In addition, if a jury's decision to nullify is obviously contrary to the evidence presented at trial, the party that was disadvantaged by the nullification may decide to file a motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct.

In the courtroom, our trial presentation software allows for cutting edge presentation of evidence to the Judge and jury, an important tool in helping them to understand otherwise complex medical and evidentiary issueIn the courtroom, our trial presentation software allows for cutting edge presentation of evidence to the Judge and jury, an important tool in helping them to understand otherwise complex medical and evidentiary issuein helping them to understand otherwise complex medical and evidentiary issues.

In civil cases that use sequestered juries, sequestration is not required during the trial itself, but begins when the jury has heard all the evidence and starts to deliberate.

Such relaxation of the application of the rules of evidence also can be seen in jury trials, including where the judge allows prosecution witnesses to testify to otherwise inadmissible hearsay matters after a prosecutor claims s / he will «tie up» the hearsay loose ends with subsequent testimony and evidence.

In a strongly worded dissent, Justice Michael Moldaver, also writing for Justice Suzanne Côté, found that «the majority has departed from the functional approach of threshold reliability by unduly restricting the extrinsic evidence that a jury could can consider when assessing a statement's substantive reliability and by adopting a narrow view of the procedural safeguards available at trial than can equip the jury with the tools it needs to assess the ultimate reliability of a statement.»

Even in the heat of battle that a trial can seem to be, lawyers do well if they keep in the front of their minds this fact: the jury has no idea what the Rules of Evidence are, or why they even exist.

Indiana Trial Rule 403 goes on to state in part that even relevant evidence can be excluded if its probative value is outweighed by certain dangers of unfair prejudice, confusing the issues or misleading the jury.

R.E.M. and B.M. (also Griecken, [2009] O.J. No. 5037 at 24 — 25) cite Bell, [1997] N.W.T.J. No. 18 (CA) at para 28:... Where, as here, expert evidence is offered by the defence, in its efforts to make full answer and defence, a trial court should not impose, as noted in Mohan, too strict a standard for the necessity of such evidence, especially where as here the witness recognized the need to avoid crossing into the jury's domain.

At the conclusion of the presentation of evidence in a medical malpractice trial, the judge will read to the jury a set of instructions that they must follow in deciding the case.

That means taking steps that include showing emojis in relevant opinions, making emojis and emoticons searchable in legal research engines such as Nexis and Westlaw, and letting juries review them as part of trial evidence.

«It follows that the new evidence that GHB occurs naturally in wine, and that it occurred naturally in this brand and vintage of wine, when taken with the other evidence adduced at trial, was sufficiently cogent that it could reasonably be expected to have affected the jury's willingness to act on the evidence of the complainants to convict.»

He or she has the required skill to ensure that your case is properly prepared for the possibility of a trial in court, and that includes preparing and filing all of the necessary documents, following the Rules of Court, and obtaining the necessary evidence and witnesses to support your claim and present it to the judge or jury in a manner that will make the most of your claim.

The youth submitted that the trial judge erred (1) in leaving liability as a party (Criminal Code, s. 21 (1)-RRB- with the jury; (2) in admitting hearsay evidence under the co - conspirator's exception...

«Reporters and bloggers are allowed in the courtroom to report and blog a trial, and they view the evidence the same way that a jury does, so there's no overall impingement of first amendment freedoms and the public's right to know is fully protected.

Without being exhaustive, the danger to the administration of justice is likely to be at its most acute in the context of criminal trials e.g., where witnesses who are out of court may be informed of what has already happened in court and so coached or briefed before they then give evidence, or where information posted on, for instance, Twitter about inadmissible evidence may influence members of a jury.

(Order, p. 2) As the court notes in its summary of the order, an acquittal can issue either when a jury returns a not - guilty verdict, or «when a trial court grants a defendant's new trial motion for evidentiary insufficiency... or dismisses a case... for evidentiary insufficiency» (Id., pp. 2 — 3) The essence of the court's decision is in two parts: (1) The new trial motion should not have been granted because there was sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Stern on counts of conspiracy; and (2) Because the trial court did not rule on the majority of the issues raised in Stern's motion for a new trial, those issues have yet to be decided, and should be addressed on remand by the court of appeals.

[2] Mr. Triffon is charged with attempting to «obstruct or pervert or defeat the course of justice in a judicial proceeding by threatening to use his vote, position and influence as a jury member to cause a «hung jury» irrespective of the evidence at trial.»

The youth submitted that the trial judge erred (1) in leaving liability as a party (Criminal Code, s. 21 (1)-RRB- with the jury; (2) in admitting hearsay evidence under the co - conspirator's exception to the hearsay rule (and misdirected the jury on the application of that exception);...

Surrogate jurors, recruited to match the jury pool in a venue, gather at a hotel or facility, and are presented the issues, evidence, testimony and arguments of each side in a simulated trial.

If the prosecutor in a criminal trial failed to convince the trier of fact (the judge or jury) that no reasonable doubt existed as to the defendant's guilt, a plaintiff may nevertheless be able to show that it was more likely than not (the definition of a preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant committed the child abuse alleged in a civil trial.

In his charge to the jury the trial judge told the jury to look especially carefully at the evidence of the defence witnesses, the appellant and the complainant because they were persons of unsavoury character.

When presented at trial, they maximize the impact of evidence by presenting juries with facts in a format that is familiar to them and is easy to understand and retain.

In addition, the trial judge should have instructed the jury that they could not use the evidence of F.T.'s discreditable conduct to find that he had a propensity to commit the crimes with which he was charged.

Trial — During trial, the jury will evaluate the admitted evidence in order to decide issues of liability and damTrial — During trial, the jury will evaluate the admitted evidence in order to decide issues of liability and damtrial, the jury will evaluate the admitted evidence in order to decide issues of liability and damages.

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.

As such, it is prudent for attorneys to use the mock trial process to evaluate how a jury or judge receives their evidence, in comparison to the opposing side's evidence.

The strength of the evidence presented in a trial has been shown to be one of the highest predictors of jury outcomes.

In a case before a jury, the trial judge should charge the jury that it is appropriate to infer that a failure to call material evidence uniquely available to a party was an indication that such evidence would not have been favourable to that party, but that jurors are not obliged to draw such an inference.

While there is no clear rule of law that a qualified identification standing alone will never amount to sufficient evidence of identification to support a committal to stand trial, in my view, when I consider the relevant case law, the qualified identification given by Mr. Crane, without some other evidence, is not sufficient evidence to amount to some evidence of identification that a properly instructed jury, acting reasonably, could convict on.

Reviewing Medical Malpractice Laws At the conclusion of the presentation of evidence in a medical malpractice trial, the judge will read to the jury a set of instructions that they must follow in deciding the case.

At trial, the order of evidence, witnesses and proof is usually presented in chronological fashion so as not to confuse the jury.

A legal presumption means that a fact - finder (a jury in a jury trial or a judge in a bench trial) can assume something to be true in the absence of evidence disproving it.