Sentences with phrase «face trial in the case»

Covington, whose trial began 30th May, was the first of five church members to face trial in the case, with each defendant being tried separately.

Bundy is expected to face trial in the case as soon as next month.

Not exact matches

The judge in the case has faced sanctions by the European Union «because of his harsh sentences for those on trial for exercising a fundamental human right,» the center said.

Developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

Buffalo developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

The first U.S. senator to face bribery charges in nearly four decades — New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez — goes on trial tomorrow in a case that could affect the Senate's partisan makeup and the fate of Trump's legislative agenda.

In the case of the $ 99,118 in donations Diaz received, the money was tied to a comparatively small outfit, MJM Construction — not exactly as bold - faced a firm as those that made eye - brow - raising cameos in corruption trials of former elected officials like Dean Skelos and Sheldon SilveIn the case of the $ 99,118 in donations Diaz received, the money was tied to a comparatively small outfit, MJM Construction — not exactly as bold - faced a firm as those that made eye - brow - raising cameos in corruption trials of former elected officials like Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silvein donations Diaz received, the money was tied to a comparatively small outfit, MJM Construction — not exactly as bold - faced a firm as those that made eye - brow - raising cameos in corruption trials of former elected officials like Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silvein corruption trials of former elected officials like Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

Speaking with reporters in New York City on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he does not expect to be called as witness should any of the cases facing nine people charged in a sweeping pay - to - play corruption case go to trial.

They had faced difficulties with the case after the jury in the first trial failed to reach unity on their guilt.

The surprise arrangement, signed off by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and an Albany County judge on Friday afternoon, put to an end Maziarz's corruption trial scheduled for next week in a case in which he was facing five felony counts.

«Anyone who has a case against any man of God should swear an oath, proceed to the law court and face the rigours, rather than engage in media trial and character assassination, which have become the hallmark of this administration.»

The prime suspect, Daniel Asiedu, a teenager, is currently facing trial before an Accra Magistrate court in the case that has been ongoing for almost almost a year.

Prosecutors will face one of their first major tests in the case against Sen. Robert Menendez, D - N.J., whose trial is scheduled to begin in September.

When DISCOVER contacted him last summer, Coffee was working on an SBS case in which the accused abuser had been in jail for six years awaiting trial and potentially faced a first - degree murder charge.

«Manhunt» flashes between 1995, as Fitz becomes obsessed to the point of alienating his wife and kids, and 1997, when he is summoned back to the case to visit a wily Kaczynski (Paul Bettany) in prison and must try to persuade him to plead guilty rather than face trial.

«In these cases neither of the pupils had raised any complaint with the parent or the school and the teachers were exonerated, but not before they had faced trial by social media and their health and careers were in jeopardIn these cases neither of the pupils had raised any complaint with the parent or the school and the teachers were exonerated, but not before they had faced trial by social media and their health and careers were in jeopardin jeopardy.

As a trial attorney, he handled all sorts of criminal cases in state and federal court and he has represented approximately 30 people charged with homicide, including several who have faced the death penalty.

Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public and somewhat biased toward making a case, but it won't be any easier for the witnesses to face opposing counsel in the actual public trial.

This is not to say that all defense lawyers intentionally «churn» the files for more hours, but the reality is that most do not focus on the case to the extent they should until a trial date is staring them in the face.

«While this court must take and does take the issue of abuse of a child very seriously,» the footnote said, «the fact that a trial judge tells parents that unless one of them «cops to an admission of what happened to the child» they are going to lose their child, flies in the face of not only the CPSL, but of the entire body of case law with regard to best interests of the child and family reunification.

Instead of relying solely on briefs or a brief oral argument to win a case, trial attorneys need to put in a lot more face time.

Put simply, these trial courts are faced with lengthy dockets with the pressure of trying to complete them in a sitting, often litigated by unrepresented defendants with little experience or knowledge of the substantive and procedural law, some quite upset about the perceived injustice in their case, in a crowded courtroom with perhaps less than ideal staffing or facilities.

However, Lord Justice Lloyd Jones sounded a warning to the Claimant in respect of the merits of his case and therefore the costs risks he faced if the matter proceeded to trial.

It is not unheard - of for seemingly rock - solid Crown cases to crumble in the face of vigorous cross-examination and legal argument at trial.

Marc Mayerson of Insurance Scrawl blogs here about a dilemma common to many insurance lawyers: Often policyholder counsel can be called as witnesses in bad - faith insurance cases and can face disqualification from representing their clients at trial.

It is readily apparent, in the cases presented to me for investigation, that if detailed and thorough investigation were replaced by a simple few hours of analysis, and acceptance of the prosecution findings at face value, then it is likely that this could in some cases result in erroneous trial conclusions.

There should be a finishing school (something like my father has — Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer College) that teaches a lawyer how to find the truth in the case and in oneself, how to face one's own demons so those demons don't influence how the case is handled, to always prepare as if absolutely going to trial from dayTrial Lawyer College) that teaches a lawyer how to find the truth in the case and in oneself, how to face one's own demons so those demons don't influence how the case is handled, to always prepare as if absolutely going to trial from daytrial from day one.

It seems to me that it does, on the face of the trial reasons, for the reasons I've outlined in my case comment.

Neil Rose further explains how this pilot project works: ``... the three stages of the online court would be: [One] An automated online triage stage designed to help LiPs articulate their claim in a form which the court can resolve, and to upload their key documents and evidence; [Two] A conciliation stage, handled by a case officer; and [Three], a determination stage, where those disputed cases which can not be settled are determined by a judge, by whichever of a face - to - face trial, video or telephone hearing or determination on the documents is the most appropriate.»

An experienced trial lawyer, he has pursued or defended numerous nine - and eight - figure cases, which includes obtaining a full defense jury verdict following a multi-month trial for an institutional client facing $ 100 million in contract and business tort claims.

When facing serious drug trafficking charges for narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine or illegal prescription drugs, you need a criminal defence lawyer who is current on the issues, meticulous at preparing your case and experienced in the trial system.

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An adult criminal offender would face prosecution in a trial, while juvenile criminal offenders would have their cases heard in the state's juvenile delinquency courts.

Even though most attorneys have one or more stories about their most memorable «win» in court, the cases that pull down the biggest numbers from year to year seem to feature faces that are rather familiar to the trial bar.

Harnett, principal of Aaron B. Harnett Criminal Defence Lawyer, acted for the accused in the case, who faced trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for two counts of sexual assault against his ex-wife, which she alleged occurred during their marriage.

Although many family law cases are resolved prior to trial, it is important for those individuals that face the possibility of having to appear in MA Family Court to be represented by experienced legal counsel at every stage of the process.

In 1999, MacDougall began a professional collaboration with the renowned South Carolina defense lawyer, Bill Nettles, that has changed the face of trial practice in death penalty cases in that state and across the natioIn 1999, MacDougall began a professional collaboration with the renowned South Carolina defense lawyer, Bill Nettles, that has changed the face of trial practice in death penalty cases in that state and across the natioin death penalty cases in that state and across the natioin that state and across the nation.

I suppose there could be valid reasons why 4 out of every 5 jury verdicts go in favor of the doctor or hospital — maybe the strongest cases are all being settled before trial, leaving only the weakest cases behind — but it's hard to say that with a straight face when those figures mean that malpractice defendants have better odds winning in a courtroom than the odds a casino has winning its own games.

The reason that they nonetheless face a collective action problem in the context of small, traditional tort suits featuring individual fact patterns (slip - and - fall cases are good examples) is that they are being sued by many different trial lawyers (each of whom may only have one case pending against a particular defendant at one time) who are themselves each suing many different corporate defendants.

Case Overview and Ramifications Mark Karpeles appeared at the Tokyo District Court to face trial for his arrest in August 2015 by the Japanese Police.

TOKYO, June 4 — Facing perhaps 10 years in a labor camp, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, TV reporters accused of illegally entering North Korea and committing unspecified «hostile acts,» were scheduled to go on trial Thursday afternoon in Pyongyang in a case that has become part of a nail - biting face - off between North Korea and much of the rest of the world.

In contrast, a defendant, faced with the possibility of significant trial costs, will more likely succumb to settlement pressure in order to get the case to go away at the least cosIn contrast, a defendant, faced with the possibility of significant trial costs, will more likely succumb to settlement pressure in order to get the case to go away at the least cosin order to get the case to go away at the least cost.

in the event that the NNTT's opinion is against the applicant, he or she will not have any administrative right of appeal or second opinion - he or she will be faced with the prospect of taking his or her case to trial, since all prospects of a mediated outcome will have disappeared; and

In the event that the NNTT's opinion is against the claimant, he or she will not have any administrative right of appeal or second opinion - he or she will be faced with the prospect of taking his or her case to trial, since all prospects of a mediated outcome will have disappeared.

«The trial court expressly stated, «[w] hile [appellant's] position appears on its face logical and reasonable it completely glosses over the fact that the GAL's involvement in this case is largely necessitated by [her] blatant and repeated acts of parental alienation.

The first parameter is Mean TL - BS and is a bi-dimensional parameter, calculated twofold for each of the congruent and incongruent set of trials, in the case of each participant; Mean TL - BS positive (Mean TL - BS Toward) indicates individual differences in the degree to which the attention is oriented toward the emotional face or to which the mean TL - BS > 0 ms, whereas Mean TL - BS negative (Mean TL - BS Away) reflects individual differences in the degree to which the attention is oriented away from the emotional face or the degree to which TL - BS < 0 ms.. The second parameter is Peak TL - BS, which is also bi-dimensional and calculated twofold; Peak TL - BS positive (Peak Toward) shows the individual differences in the maximum phasic expression of the trial - level orientation toward the emotional face, while Peak TL - BS negative (Peak Away) indicates the individual differences in the maximum phasic expression of the trial - level attention away from the emotional face.