Sentences with phrase «factors in the case prior»

Additionally, the court is required to weigh the mitigating and aggravating factors in the case prior to imposing a sentence.

Not exact matches

Beliefs about hospitals are a factor, but in most of the cases I know personally the issue is not a terrible prior experience but a belief that hospitals are terrible based on others telling them so.

Previous genome - wide association studies (GWAS) by the group have identified new genetic risk factors for the higher rates of asthma and poor response to bronchodilator medications seen in these minority populations — in many cases different from risk factors seen in prior studies conducted in European Americans.

Second, because we utilized specimens from a matched case - control study, reproductive and other risk factors were more similar than in the prior pilot and allowed for multivariable modeling to adjust for any potential confounders.

Certain factors in this case made it difficult to assess the veracity of the prior inconsistent statement.

Here as a post-script it is noted that lawful grounds for a breath sample CAN be based upon as combination of factors that might not include a driver's prior admission of consumption of alcohol or the smell of alcohol on a driver's breath BUT the absence of those indicators (in MOST cases) will make it VERY LEGALLY DIFFICULT for a police officer to legally force a driver to provide a breath sample.

The court ultimately found that «prior cases have consistently rejected the use of sex as a decision - making factor, even though the statutes in question certainly rested on far more predictive empirical relationships than this.»

Your defence lawyer will have the opportunity to argue any mitigating factors in your case to the judge prior to sentencing should you be convicted.

The prior involvement in the protective order case could be a factor as well.

In fact, a report by Professor David Wilkins of Harvard Law School revealed that diversity ranked fifth out of 10 factors legal departments consider when hiring law firms — just behind (1) Results in similar cases, (2) Reputation, (3) Prior relationship and (4) Firm sizIn fact, a report by Professor David Wilkins of Harvard Law School revealed that diversity ranked fifth out of 10 factors legal departments consider when hiring law firms — just behind (1) Results in similar cases, (2) Reputation, (3) Prior relationship and (4) Firm sizin similar cases, (2) Reputation, (3) Prior relationship and (4) Firm size.

Your potential success in reaching a justified and fair settlement will depend on a number of factors, including the facts at hand, prior case law, the competency of your legal team, and how well documented your evidentiary record (of the accident) is.

I would think the prior convictions exception left intact by Apprendi, Blakely and Booker would justify the increased sentence in any case, the aggravating factor was not for the crime of conviction found by the jury, but was due to Clarke's failure to obey the law after many opportunities.

It is clear from the case that the supervisor's prior convictions and unpaid fines were a significant factor in the court's decision to impose a custodial sentence in a case that might otherwise have attracted a significant monetary penalty but not resulted in jail time.

The court examined whether the failure truly was harmless on the basis of five factors developed in prior cases.