Sentences with phrase «judges and juries certainly»

Jones said lawyers, judges and juries certainly could benefit from scientific insights on such perennial legal questions as: Was the defendant responsible for the criminal behavior?

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«The bishop certainly is not a shepherd to the shepherds in that structure where he really becomes the judge, jury and, by and large, the executioner,» he said.

DETROIT - General Motors will ask consumers to serve as judge and jury over nine vehicles that are scheduled to be unveiled on the 2000 auto - show circuit starting in January.The automaker believes that it is far better - and certainly less costly - to have the public give a thumbs down to a concept car than a production model.

Of course, Wyoming judges and juries will most certainly reduce an ultimate recovery award by the proportion of the injured party's fault.

Giving evidence is certainly a part of the process, but social rules, legal requirements, emotional sensitivities, and practical restraints all influence how advocates, jury members and judges formulate and express their reasoning.»

However, the ratio between jury convictions and overall acquittals is more or less the same for offences of serious violence as for rape, from which it is almost certainly safe to infer that the ratio between jury convictions and acquittals returned after due deliberation (not judge - directed) will be broadly the same for serious violence generally and for rape.