Sentences with phrase «for judge and jury»

It's difficult for a judge and jury to discern when children with reactive attachment disorder lie because they are good at doing so.

Note the best sight lines for the judge and jury and test the sound and lighting capabilities.

My role was not to participate in court but to help the attorneys on one side or the other prepare their arguments for the judge and jury.

We use state - of - the - art visual and tactile tools to communicate sophisticated medical concepts in a manner that is easy to understand for the judge and jury.

Between the early 1960s and late 1980s, the conviction rates for judge and jury was roughly the same; the 20 years before that, judges actually convicted much more often than juries.

The trial, scheduled to open in April 2010, would therefore have been the first opportunity for a judge and jury to consider the issue of dishonesty in the context of the offence.

They will prepare a minimum three - paragraph opinion for the judge and jury, citing at least three pieces of evidence to support their position for or against Roger.

«I have the utmost respect for our judges and our juries and that's why I will be found innocent and my son will,» Dean Skelos said afterward.

For judges and juries, the fundamental challenge has always been to figure out whether someone is telling the truth.

If your case does proceed to trial, we use the results of our investigation to craft powerful and persuasive arguments for judges and juries.

Not exact matches

«The US government acted as police force (identifying the foreign government's crime), prosecutor (making the legal arguments), jury (ruling on the evidence), and judge (sentencing the foreigner to US retaliatory punishment),» Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the pro-free trade Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote in a memo about Section 301's history earlier in August.

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General District Judge Dean Worcester said the legal standard for establishing probable cause to send the case to a grand jury is low, and that arguments about planted evidence are better suited for trial.

In the case of these Catholic priests who did just that, they should be made to stand before a judge and jury for thier actions.

I can't speak for others, but if I was ever on a jury judging a child that was forced to endure this nonsense who then decided to disembowel one of these clowns and use his entrails to make haggis, I could not in good faith ever vote to convict him of anything.

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

No doubt Mr. bin Ladin will dearly pay for his merciless and heinous acts in this life, but we are not to be judge and jury and consign him or anyone to hell.

If Phelps and his co-defendants are liable for the intentional infliction of emotional distress in this case, what is to prevent another judge and jury from ordering monetary damages in a case against the owners of the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero for inflicting emotional distress on the families of 9/11 victims?

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- A Texas judge warned Warren Jeffs against calling «for the jury's destruction» shortly after the polygamous sect leader said Friday during his sexual assault trial that those who prosecuted his church would face «sickness and death.»

ONLY GOD IS THE JUDGE AND THE JURY and for you to go against the first black president is one thing but the one that has been looking out for all blacks, whites and etcAND THE JURY and for you to go against the first black president is one thing but the one that has been looking out for all blacks, whites and etcand for you to go against the first black president is one thing but the one that has been looking out for all blacks, whites and etcand etc...

«For anyone to take it upon himself to be judge, jury, and executioner is nothing but sheer evil,» I said.

Ahead of the 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, organised by DowDuPont, chair of the judging panel David Luttenberger, global packaging director at Mintel Group, shares his perspectives on the renowned competition and on packaging innovation itself with fellow jury member Tim Sykes.

Ahead of DowDuPont's 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation chair of the judging panel David Luttenberger, global packaging director at Mintel, shares his perspectives on the competition and packaging innovation itself with fellow jury member Tim Sykes more

A judge set a date for the start of jury selection in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

The three - judge panel did, however, rule that there was sufficient evidence for the charges to support a conviction of quid - pro-quo bribery if a jury was instructed properly, and said the Skeloses can be retried.

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.

Judge Perry wants to move the trial outside Orlando, and sequester the jury, for 4 - 8 weeks likely.

For the first time in 10 weeks — and out of earshot of the jury — each defendant had the opportunity to address the judge.

After the third count was read, Gail began shaking her head, and later sobbed loudly as the judge thanked the jury for their service.

The judge took harsh exception - several times - with Gitner for what the judge said was an inefficient use of time cross-examining witnesses and «wasting the jury's time.»

Federal prosecutors have asked a district court judge for an anonymous and partially sequestered jury in the trial of man who allegedly has extensive contacts among ranking al Qaeda members and participated in a 2003 ambush that killed two American soldiers and wounded several others.

Experts say the requests by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, for no jail time resulting from their corruption convictions could run the risk of backfiring by being interpreted as essentially thumbing their noses at the judge and jury.

«The court notes that there was opinion testimony offered to the effect that (1) but for being asked by Henry Wojtasek, Synor probably would not have hired Meghan Ortt, (2) that she had a «no - show job,» and (3) that Synor was a conduit for funds to be paid to her,» the judge wrote of the grand jury testimony he inspected.

Silver's lawyers, while entering a not guilty plea for him on Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni, argued that Bharara broke rules about what prosecutors can say outside court and may have prejudiced the grand jury that indicted Silver.

The judge noted that Ortt said in his grand jury testimony that he was approached in 2008 by Maziarz, then a politically potent GOP senator, along with Bill Patton and Wojtaszek about running for North Tonawanda mayor.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan concluded, in light of the Supreme Court's narrower definition, that the jury instructions given by the judge in Mr. Silver's trial were erroneous and that a properly instructed jury might not have convicted him.

The three - judge panel ruled, however, that there was sufficient evidence for the charges to support a conviction of quid pro quo bribery if a jury was instructed properly, and said the Skeloses could be retried.

Another note also emerged from the jury room, asking the judge to clarify whether or not giving out New York State funds in exchange for something else is illegal — and whether there was a written code of conduct that addressed that issue.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Thursday that Judge Kaye «believed in the fundamental promise of equal rights for all New Yorkers, and dedicated herself to strengthening our judicial system and our juries.»

An Onondaga County judge this week denied a request from District Attorney William Fitzpatrick for grand jury access to emails, notes and other communications from the administration of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.

Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, who presided over the Pantaleo grand jury and is now running for Congress, urged the court to deny the petition for disclosure and later called Judge Garnett's decision «well - reasoned.»

Still, the judge argued there was no proof that Mr. Bharara's commentary prompted the grand jury to decide to indict Mr. Silver on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and extortion for earning referral fees from two law firms toward whom he directed clients with business before the state.

After U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni ordered them to keep working for a second time Monday, the jury asked about returning a partial verdict Tuesday morning, and then delivered it an hour later.

Silver's conviction for doing legislative favors in return for legal referral fees and 12 - year prison sentence was reversed because of incorrect jury instructions, but prosecutors from the office of acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim told the judge it is in the «public interest» to retry him quickly.

Jones said lawyers, judges and juries certainly could benefit from scientific insights on such perennial legal questions as: Was the defendant responsible for the criminal behavior?

In our legal system, judges and juries have to assign responsibility for crimes and decide on appropriate punishments.

Most judges and juries are not persuaded by neurobiological evidence used to argue that a defendant was not fully responsible for his or her actions, as in Gunther's case, the analysis found.

The scientists were judge and jury for all TSA security technology.

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.

Opening in September: Kirsten Dunst and Isla Fisher take a turn in the comic bridesmaid well in «Bachelorette» (Friday); Bradley Cooper is an author whose stolen work becomes a hit in «The Words» (Friday), a thriller co-starring Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid (see story on Page 17); Pixar adds another dimension to one of its most popular films in «Finding Nemo 3 - D» (Sept. 14); Milla Jovovich returns for one more zombie slaughter in «Resident Evil: Retribution» (Sept. 14); Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña are Los Angeles cops in «End of Watch» (Sept. 21), which aims for a realistic look at inner - city law enforcement; Elizabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence are mother and daughter, discovering a horror - tinged secret in «House at the End of the Street» (Sept. 21); Karl Urban plays «Dredd» (Sept. 21), a helmeted avenger who cleans up the futuristic Mega City as its judge, jury and (wait for it...) executioner; In the animated «Hotel Transylvania,» Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) struggles to cope with his daughter's new non-vampire love interest (Sept. 28).