Sentences with phrase «juries against viewing»

«For many years, judges have been warning juries against viewing the evidence through the lens of «stereotypes», however this research suggests these directions are not having the desired effect.»

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When the appeals court overturned Silver's corruption conviction, it said that many people would view the facts that came out in the case «with distaste,» but the instructions to the jury did not track with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 2016 in a corruption case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

The lawyers expect that the photographs will help to turn the jury against the defendant, and a growing body of research supports this view.

But the main reason Plato must have been against democracy — and the reason for this overlong introduction to a review of «Our Brand is Crisis» — is the film's view that like juries, «the people» vote on emotions, largely, not on rationality.

[117] Unlike my colleague, I am strongly of the view that from the charge as a whole, the jury would reasonably have understood that they were to take [the manager]'s conduct into account in assessing aggravated or mental distress damages against [the employer], whether or not they awarded damages against [the manager] for intentionally inflicting mental stress on [the employee].