Sentences with phrase «final defendant in the case»

Not exact matches

in a case in which a witness's identification of the defendant is at issue, and the identifying witness and defendant appear to be of different races, a trial court is required to give, upon request, during final instructions, a jury charge on the cross-race effect, instructing (1) that the jury should consider whether there is a difference in race between the defendant and the witness who identified the defendant, and (2) that, if so, the jury should consider (a) that some people have greater difficulty in accurately identifying members of different race than in accurately identifying members of their own race and (b) whether the difference in race affected the accuracy of the witness's identification.

The final step in a personal injury case after proving negligence is to show how the plaintiff was injured by the defendant's inaction or action.

In the final paragraphs of the decision, the Court canvassed the Defendants» case law, and distinguished each one.

Final defendants in what government called «first prosecution of a counterfeit apps case» have pleaded guilty, Reuters

However, courts in most states will allow the defendant in a divorce case to testify at a final hearing despite the default judgment.

An Illinois federal court has considered whether the final defendants in a long - running antitrust case were entitled to judgment.