Sentences with phrase «federal jury took»

A White Plains federal jury took just 90 minutes to find the once - powerful Democrat and an accomplice, former Queens Republican Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone, guilty on the bribery charges.

Not exact matches

A former U.S. Army sergeant and two other U.S. citizens were found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday of taking part in a plot to murder a woman in the Philippines for money, prosecutors said.

Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard told a jury in federal court in Brooklyn that she had taken two steps into the training area en route to take an ice bath when she lost her footing «and hit the back of my head on the floor.»

A federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $ 300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in

A federal jury found Joe Percoco, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide, guilty in March 2018 of taking more than $ 300,000 in illicit payments in exchange for official favors doled out to COR Development in Syracuse and Competitive Power Ventures, which has been developing a controversial gas - fired power plant in Orange County.

Singh, taking the stand for the first time as the government's star witness in its federal corruption case against Mangano, retraced the arc of his life and career to the jury in the Central Islip courtroom.

The new call for changes comes after Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, was convicted by a jury in federal court of taking $ 4 million in kickbacks.

Federal prosecutors have launched «an assault on the criminal opacity of Albany,» in the words of one Justice Department official, and could take the unusual step of producing a grand - jury report on systemic public corruption in the state Capitol.

A year ago, after a legal battle that took more than five years, it took a jury only four hours to acquit the former leader of the New York State Senate of federal fraud charges.

Valerie E. Caproni, the presiding judge in Federal District Court, kept lawyers and prospective jurors at the courthouse late on Monday in order to ensure that jury selection did not take too long.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's one - time top adviser Joseph Percoco was convicted Tuesday on three counts of soliciting and taking bribes by a Manhattan federal court jury after an eight - week trial.

Judge Walls said the Newark federal jury could determine that some of Menendez's meetings were official acts if they feel he «sought to pressure or advise» other officials to take action on behalf of Melgen.

Federal prosecutors successfully proved to a jury that former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver of Manhattan took millions in bribes and kickbacks disguised as legal fees.

The jury in Federal District Court in Manhattan took two days to reach its verdict against Mr. Skelos, and his son, Adam, finding them guilty of all eight bribery, extortion and conspiracy counts.

But today a jury found him guilty today of accusations leveled last year that he had knowingly made false statements to Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and had threatened to «take out» witnesses who had threatened to testify against him.

Then the witnesses will start backpedalling and adding qualifications as soon as the jurors start asking them questions (there is no attorney present to object, though the witness can take a time out to consult counsel outside the hearing of the jurors); there will be 18 - 24 of them: independent businessmen, committed church - goers, accountants, etc — the federal grand jury that I sat on had a member of the technical staff of an international pharmaceutical corporation.

The unusual debate, taking place out of the presence of the jury in Federal District Court in Manhattan, arose after a prosecutor finished reading the text of an Internet post.

«Let's step back, and juries ought to take the lead and say that to the federal government... and if the federal government isn't listening to the mayor, maybe they'll listen to the jury.»

On appeal, Esso argued that he was denied a fair trial when the district court allowed the jury to take home the copy of the indictment — an issue that the Second Circuit said appeared to be one of first impression in any federal or state court.

Mr. Nelson has practiced in federal courts all across the United States, and his litigation experience involves all aspects of litigation from pre-litigation analysis and negotiation through jury trial, including managing discovery and disputes, taking and defending depositions, selecting and preparing fact and expert witnesses, preparing and arguing dispositive and non-dispositive motions, preparing and arguing claim construction positions and briefing, and developing case strategies regarding the infringement, validity, and enforceability of patents.

She has taken more than 50 major jury cases to verdict in state and federal courts with overwhelmingly favorable results.

In its January 2018 ruling in Finjan v. Blue Coat, the Federal Circuit reversed a $ 24 million jury award of damages and took a strict stance on apportionment that seems to reverse the more flexible position from its Ericsson decision.

«The Supreme Court should agree that the Constitutional guarantee of a jury trial applies to lawsuits by American citizens seeking to recover compensation for unconstitutional takings of their property by the federal government.»

Brott v United States 858 F3d 425 (6th Cir 2017)(Amici Curiae National Federation of Independent Business, Cato Institute and Southeastern Legal Foundation)(rejecting claim that property owners were entitled to jury trial in an Article III court because Congress permitted to bestow exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over takings claims seeking more than $ 10,000 in the Court of Federal Claims)

In either Vermont state or federal court, the parties may stipulate that the jury shall consist of any number less than twelve or that a verdict of a majority of jurors shall be taken as the verdict.

A federal jury wants Merck & Co. to pay $ 285,000 in the drug injury case filed by a plaintiff who contends that the manufacturer did not warn her doctors about the risks involved with taking Fosamax.

In 2017, we took his civil rights case to a federal jury and after 5 weeks of trial, obtained a $ 13.4 million judgment in his favor.

As a deputy attorney general, Mr. Kenny gained first - chair trial experience in complex litigation in federal court, wrote and argued dispositive motions, drafted mediation and settlement conference statements, took and defended depositions, and prepared all forms of trial documents, including motions in limine, jury instructions, voir dire questions, and verdict forms.

Real estate professionals should watch carefully the outcome of a jury trial taking place in federal district court in Seattle.