Sentences with phrase «in criminal trials alone»

Not exact matches

Mother took over leadership of the family criminal enterprise after her husband was killed some time in the past, and she certainly strikes fear into the hearts of her minions, though not much loyalty in her gang; under trial, the lower - level criminals give up their bosses, and so on and so forth, until the trail leads back to Mother, who is left alone.

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

It is common practice in the criminal courts to require written submissions, not only at the end of the evidence in judge alone cases, but also in respect of various evidentiary motions, or pre-charge discussions held before or during trial.

In contrast, a Standing Court Martial is similar to a judge - alone criminal trial where the military judge wears both hats.10

The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall is comprised of eight criminal defense trial attorneys, making our firm one of the biggest criminal defense firms in the state let alone Bergen County.

The trial judge concluded that Guatemala's legal system was capable of providing justice and that the plaintiffs could obtain compensation either through a stand - alone civil suit or through criminal proceedings related to the same incident, which were already underway in Guatemala.