Sentences with phrase «hearings in public courtrooms»

Not exact matches

Flanked by his team of public defenders and over a half dozen Broward Sheriff's Office deputies, suspected Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz appeared in a Broward County courtroom Wednesday afternoon for a status hearing into whether he can afford to pay for his own defense.

I would not hesitate to go to a wedding, funeral, graduation, retirement party, baby shower, ballgame, courtroom, birthday party, family reunion, public hearing, town parade, school play, or other social function due to the presence or lack of a 1 - 2 minute prayer from a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam, valedictorian, mayor, police chief, council member, or 3rd grader who will play the Tree in the school spring play, nor would I feel it appropriate or necessary to make a social scene just so everyone could hear my opinion on the matter.

Twice in the past three years, Silver has sat in the same Manhattan federal courtroom and heard opening statements in his public - corruption trial.

Twice in the past three years, former New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has sat in the same Manhattan federal courtroom and heard opening statements in his public - corruption trial.

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz walks into a courtroom for a hearing as his attorney Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill, left, waits in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, April 27, 2018.

Because the hearing was scheduled on an emergency basis, in front of judges located in different locations, the court conducted the hearing through a conference call without any lawyers or judges even appearing in a public courtroom.

Can a member of the public post a tweet about a sentencing hearing as it is taking place in a Canadian courtroom?

The NSBS hearings, at first public, were abruptly moved behind closed doors in January this year after Howe, acting in his own defence, threatened to subpoena a few judges whom he accused of mistreating him in their courtrooms because he is black.

The evidence is received by the court and heard and understood by counsel and any members of the public who may be present in the courtroom at the time.»

«I would conclude that the Ontario supervising judge while physically located outside the province has the jurisdiction and discretion to conduct the motion remotely and concurrently with his or her judicial supervisory counterparts,» wrote Juriansz, who emphasized the necessity of ensuring the open - courts principle but found technological alternatives could accommodate the requirement that the Ontario public be able to attend the hearing in an Ontario courtroom.

But apart from the few folks who can snag a coveted seat in the courtroom, the public rarely hears directly from those judges in real - time.

• Accompany the jury members outside courtroom to avoid contact with general public • Ensure maintenance of order in the court room especially during hearings • Scan all audience using metal detectors to rule out any possibility of weapon's presence in the court room • Maintain case testimony records in authorized computer system and retrieve the same when needed

As in all family law matters, cases are heard in private and the public is not admitted to the courtroom.