Sentences with phrase «in a criminal trial asked»

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

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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask the New York State Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides said.

Prospective jurors in the upcoming federal criminal trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Cuomo, are being asked to note any potential conflicts with dozens of individuals whose names or testimony may be part of corruption case.

In his State of the State speech, Cuomo plans to ask the state Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides saiIn his State of the State speech, Cuomo plans to ask the state Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides saiin trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides said.

*** Says he is not scared of trial The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has asked an Abuja High Court to consolidate the two criminal charges bordering on alleged corruption and breach of trust brought against him by the Federal Government in -LSB-...]

When jurors are asked to weigh evidence in criminal trials, methods based on Bayesian statistics could assist in avoiding logical fallacies that often undermine legal arguments.

The Crown should ask the trial judge to reconsider the Corbett ruling so that the jury (or trial judge in a judge - alone trial) gets a fair and complete picture.209 Similarly, in a jury case, a defence strategy centred on an attack on the credibility of the victim can affect an accused's successful Corbett application, potentially opening up his or her entire criminal record to cross-examination for credibility purposes.210

Jordan's lawyers, along with the Criminal Lawyers» Association and others, had asked the Supreme Court to «recalibrate» the rather flexible legal analysis around delay, arguing that far too often cases were still going to trial despite having spent years in the system.

We disrupt jurors» lives — sometimes significantly — we pay them badly or not at all (Saskatchewan is amongst the more generous at $ 80 / day for a criminal trial), and we ask them to occupy a central position in a criminal trial and subject them to public scrutiny, while denying them the ability to explain themselves.

In most criminal cases, however, the defendant will receive a jury trial unless he or she specifically asks for a bench trial.

In their complaint, the lawyers ask the court to prohibit all criminal trials involving court - appointed lawyers until a more adequate pay system is put in placIn their complaint, the lawyers ask the court to prohibit all criminal trials involving court - appointed lawyers until a more adequate pay system is put in placin place.