Sentences with phrase «in a murder trial»

If I am ever a defendant in a murder trial, I hope you are on the jury.

Roughly speaking, in the murder trial analogy we have a motive, a murder weapon, a plausible reconstruction of the events and witnesses whose testimony supports this.

Their illicit relationship is complicated when they find themselves on opposite sides in a murder trial.

The matter surfaced earlier this month after CBC Radio - Canada filed a motion with the Superior Court requesting access to an affidavit and submission of counsel in the murder trial of Mohammad Shafia, Tooba Mohammad Yahya, and their son Hamed.

State Police investigator Kelly Strack holds a package containing toll tickets entered in evidence in the murder trial of Christopher Porco on Monday.

Two seed pods from a desert tree are the star witnesses in a murder trial in Arizona, in what is thought to be the first case in which the genetic fingerprint of a plant has been used as evidence.

Opening arguments in the murder trial of a Tompkins County man accused of killing his girlfriend last Thanksgiving will be will be heard Friday morning.

Hutcheson plays a crucial role as a witness in the murder trial of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley.

A mother and child who testified in a murder trial more than 20 years ago that led to a man's life sentence may have received $ 1,000 in reward money, some trips to a theme park and basketball games for the son, according to court filings in the case.

Over the past few weeks, there has been a brawl between the Senate and the Police initially provoked by the alleged attempt to falsely implicate Dino Melaye in a murder trial.

Closing arguments began earlier today in Broome County Court in the Murder trial of Almond Upton of Florida.

Canada Sears pensioners try to recoup missing money by going after billions paid to shareholders, CBC News Boushie's family meets federal ministers after acquittal in murder trial, Canadian Press

Today's coroners and justice bill contains several highly controversial clauses, including private coroners inquests, an end to the sexual jealousy defence in murder trials and witness anonymity proposals.

Last week, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain barred The Watertown Daily Times reporter William Eckert and photographer Jason Hunter from a news conference after a not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Oral «Nick» Hillary.

In fact, an African grey parrot recently garnered headlines by mimicking human speech so accurately that the bird was referenced in a murder trial, allegedly for speaking what may have been its owner's last words before the man was killed.

As the federal government moves to limit judicial discretion in the sentencing of violent crimes, a recent decision from the British Columbia Court of Appeal has reasserted the court's authority, ruling that jurors in murder trials need not be unanimous in their sentencing recommendation to the court.

She went on to forge an outstanding legal career, featuring notable firsts, including being the first woman to obtain a divorce for a client and the first to lead the prosecution in a murder trial.

2) Question: I'm on the jury in a murder trial.

Dean Strang is probably best known as one of Steven Avery's attorneys in the murder trial made famous by the cult classic, Making a Murderer.

Prosecutors in the murder trial of former Fisher & Phillips partner Claud «Tex» McIver called witnesses on Tuesday to bolster their case that the Atlanta lawyer had a drop in income before he shot and killed his wife, giving him a potential $ 1 million windfall.

Because the basic structure of the current provincial offence procedure is the same as the criminal procedure employed in a murder trial, and because the paperwork burden is similar, minor offences are being tried in a manner which clogs the courts.

It started, Reed recounts, when a potential juror in a murder trial said she would not believe police witnesses.

His reputation as a brilliant litigator lead to his involvement in the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, which in turn lead to the entire world discovering his brilliance.

It is for the UK government to decide whether to vary an order preventing publication of material heard in private in a murder trial, if the offender goes on to petition the European Court of Human Rights.

And that Rakofsky's performance was «below what any reasonable person would expect in a murder trial.»

How can there be issues with overcharging in murder trials if the jury must be instructed about the lesser included offenses?

The Prime Minister has a law and order constituency that might look with favour on the appointment of someone like David Watt, a former crown prosecutor and judge noted for his strict and careful implementation of the criminal law in murder trials.

Data collected from the Apple Watch has been used as evidence in a murder trial taking place in Australia.

At the beginning of 2018 similar Apple Health data was used as evidence in a murder trial held in Germany, where a third - party company examined data to recreate the accused man's movements.

Opening arguments in the murder trial of a Tompkins County man accused of killing his girlfriend last

While representing the defendant in a murder trial he re-enacted the shooting to prove it was possible the victim could have accidentally shot himself.

He alluded to an incident reported in Oakland last month, in which a police sergeant testified in a murder trial that his department's VieVu system lost a quarter of all body cam footage during a 2014 software upgrade.

By Jibrin Ibrahim Over the past few weeks, there has been a brawl between the Senate and the Police initially provoked by the alleged attempt to falsely implicate Dino Melaye in a murder trial.

MAYVILLE - Testimony continued Tuesday in Chautauqua County Court in the murder trial of Anthony Robert Taglianetti, who stands accused of shooting and killing Clymer School Superintendent Keith Reed Jr. in September 2012.

Reese Witherspoon gets into Harvard Law, taken on as an associate while still a 1L, interviews witnesses, and cross-examines witnesses in a murder trial, getting the killer to confess to the crime.

Heart monitoring data from an Apple Watch is being used as evidence in a murder trial in Australia.

Synopsis: Following the closing arguments in a murder trial, the 12 members of the jury must deliberate, with a guilty verdict meaning death for the accused,... [MORE]