Sentences with phrase «in a sexual assault trial»

A Christian rape survivor is calling for jurors in sexual assault trials to be given more guidance about what constitutes rape.

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- The state of Texas is expected to rest its case Wednesday in the sexual assault trial of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs.

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- Texas prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the sexual assault trial of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs after playing a key piece of evidence for jurors: an audiotape they allege documents his sexual assault of a 12 - year - old girl.

The jury in the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby has deadlocked in its opinion and a mistrial has been declared by the judge.

Feb. 20 - 24, 2017 The Supreme Court of Canada will hear four appeals this week: one criminal concerning treatment of evidence in a sexual assault trial and the other three civil, notably Teva Canada's appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario regarding banks» liability for converting cheques in fraudulent circumstances.

Second, and importantly, the defending narrative discourages important conversations about the boundaries of appropriate and inappropriate defence conduct in a sexual assault trial.

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- Court resumes Thursday in the sexual assault trial of Warren Jeffs, with the polygamous sect leader - who is representing himself - continuing his questioning of his first witness.

Where the accused leads evidence of good character in a sexual assault trial, the judge should give the jury an instruction that the propensity value of character evidence may be diminished in sexual assault cases.

The proximity of Côté's strategies and tactics to those of defense counsel in sexual assault trials leaves her open to public judgment in ways that Marie Henein is not.

Regardless of the outcome in a sexual assault trial every complainant is entitled to a legal process that respects her dignity, and her right to a judicial process that is free from discrimination, flawed stereotypes and debunked rape myths.

With these caveats in mind, the initiatives in the UK nevertheless remind us that it is crucial to the ongoing project of endeavouring to achieve justice in sexual assault trials that adjudicators (as well as other legal actors) disabuse themselves of discredited myths and stereotypes and apply sexual assault laws free from «ignorance, prejudice, and / or misconception about rape» (see Ellison & Munro, «A Stranger in the Bushes or an Elephant in the Room?

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One of these projects has me immersed in the sexual assault laws of England and Wales, and in the course of doing some research in this area, I have learned that judges here routinely warn juries in sexual assault trials of the need to dispel any myths and stereotypes that they may bring in to the adjudication process.

Section 278.2 (1) of the Criminal Code states that no records containing personal information regarding the complainant or a witness in the trial shall be produced for the accused to be used as evidence in a sexual assault trial.

Watch below: Sexual assault advocates Deb Singh and Lenore Lukasik - Foss give their thoughts about Robin Camp's conduct in the sexual assault trial

As outlined in s. 278.2 (1) of the Criminal Code no record relating to a witness or complainant in a sexual assault trial will be admitted into evidence.