Sentences with phrase «in a criminal trial»

One firm of solicitors has already released a statement that they have been instructed to investigate the potential for a civil claim by one of the lead prosecution witnesses in the criminal trial.

And I will testify in your criminal trial, too, of course.

Many people are familiar with the requirement to prove a case «beyond a reasonable doubt,» which is the standard used in a criminal trial.

The decision of the court or jury in a criminal trial when the evidence does not show «beyond a reasonable doubt» the defendant committed the crime.

However, this is not the case and you still have the chance to prevail for wrongful death even if they were found not guilty in their criminal trial.

We understand the ethical duties of lawyers and judges in a criminal trial — what they ought to do, what their office requires of them.

The decision of the court or jury in a criminal trial when the evidence shows «beyond a reasonable doubt» the defendant committed the crime.

Over the years, I have earned a well deserved reputation for being prepared to fight hard for my clients in a criminal trial court.

Our law firm is committed to protecting you against the possibility of government abuse in criminal trials or neglect from insurance companies in personal injury cases.

Can the defendant then use the discovery evidence from the civil case in his criminal trial?

A jury is a group of people who decide if an accused person in a criminal trial is guilty or if a claim in a civil trial has been proven.

In a criminal trial there is only one ultimate issue.

Are they entitled to watch a judge conduct jury selection in a criminal trial?

Even after they heard there was a problem, many didn't have the scientific background to understand what could be included in criminal trials.

And it won't be in criminal trials alone.

The issue of fitness to plead in criminal trials raises interesting, indeed fundamental philosophical, questions concerning justice.

I haven't yet found an instance where it happened in a criminal trial, but I don't know why it shouldn't be possible.

[87] I recognize the courage required by a sexual assault complainant to come forward and testify in a criminal trial.

That's why a person can be found not guilty in a criminal trial, but still be found liable for damages in a civil case.

A judge in a criminal trial can prohibit the publication of a question - and - answer exchange that took place in open court when it should have occurred in camera.

A defence lawyer does three (amongst other) important things in representing a client in a criminal trial.

It is always possible to win your case in a criminal trial.

Guest Post by David Middleton Fingerprints are admissible evidence in criminal trials because of their uniqueness.

The recent backlash over the actions of prosecutors in the criminal trial of Bradley Barton, accused of the first degree murder of Cindy Gladue and found not guilty by a panel of 11 jurors, raised concerns over the treatment of Aboriginal victims by the justice system and how Ms. Gladue in particular was dehumanized by the way prosecutors presented evidence of the crimes committed against her.

Dutton has served as an expert witness in criminal trials involving family violence, including his work for the prosecution in the O.J. Simpson trial.

It doesn't take a huge amount of Bayesian inference to encounter innumerable examples of absence of evidence providing evidence of absence — in criminal trials as well as everyday life.

When the future of liberties and livelihoods are at stake in a criminal trial, this is no time for a defendant to think that he or she can adequately defend themselves.

For example, in R v Rogers [1995] 1 Cr App R 374, the exception was accepted to be applicable in principle in a criminal trial for possession of heroin, but the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge correctly excluded evidence that a deceased person had admitted that the heroin belonged to him and other people were «after him for the money for the heroin.»

«I think, from my perspective as someone from outside the legal profession, the spectre of being on a stand in a criminal trial accusing someone of sexual assault is not a pretty one and it's not one that most people would choose to go into if they have all the information.»

The Judge further said that it is a settled law that where doubts arise in a criminal trial, such doubts must be resolved in favour of the defendant.

In a recent case in the U.S., the lawyer for the accused in a criminal trial asked for an adjournment to attend an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest.

The sagacity of juries is perhaps best captured by a bit of advice from a juror in a criminal trial whose comment is relevant to every litigator: «Make your point and move on — we are reasonably intelligent people and have been paying attention to the testimony.»

One advantage of this approach is that evidence can be adduced which would be inadmissible in a criminal trial — and in particular that derived from police intelligence.

in the U.S., the lawyer for the accused in a criminal trial asked for an adjournment to attend an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest.

If the prosecutor in a criminal trial failed to convince the trier of fact (the judge or jury) that no reasonable doubt existed as to the defendant's guilt, a plaintiff may nevertheless be able to show that it was more likely than not (the definition of a preponderance of the evidence) that the defendant committed the child abuse alleged in a civil trial.

* Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the Florida Board of Legal Specialization, under the jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court.

He is an Adjunct Professor in Criminal Trial Advocacy at the University of Ottawa Law School, Common Law Faculty.

He also served on active duty for four years as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps lawyer with the Seventh Infantry Division where he concentrated in criminal trial work and military operations law and concurrently served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.

It is likely that those facing proceedings in criminal trials will be faced with evidence emanating from witnesses who, were it not for their co-operation with the investigating authorities, would be sitting in the dock alongside their co-defendants.

This may sound a trite piece of advice, but success in a criminal trial is not so much to do with rhetorical flair or Hollywood style revelations, than well - focussed, thorough and detailed preparation.

Nonetheless, whether the evidence itself would be admissible in a criminal trial in the UK was never determined (Proulx at para 51).

The American jury draws its power of nullification from its right to render a general verdict in criminal trials, the inability of criminal courts to direct a verdict no matter how strong the evidence, the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause, which prohibits the appeal of an acquittal, [2] and the fact that jurors can never be punished for the verdict they return.

[40] In 2006, in the criminal trial over the hacking of royals» voicemail accounts, it became public that the paper had also hacked, among others, Taylor's voicemail.