Sentences with phrase «juries in cases ranging»

Mr. Jensen has conducted numerous high tech trials before judges and juries in cases ranging from impaired driving to major frauds and murder.

Not exact matches

John Kennedy repeatedly appointed segregationist judges to the federal bench in the South, and the civil rights case that Robert Kennedy most vigorously prosecuted involved charges brought against Albany, Georgia, activists for violating the rights of a white storeowner by boycotting his business because he had served on a jury that cleared the sheriff who had shot a black man three times in the neck at point - blank range.

Bratton's comments came at a wide - ranging state Senate hearing on public safety during which he forcefully defended comments Mayor Bill de Blasio made after a grand jury declined to indict in the Eric Garner case and acknowledged the size of the NYPD's patrol force is too small.

In a 2006 study of jury decision making, social psychologist Samuel Sommers of Tufts University found that racially diverse groups exchanged a wider range of information during deliberation about a sexual assault case than all - white groups did.

It may be better to provide a wide range of values from the beginning, or, in the majority of cases, none at all — the outcome of a case depends on a number of factors ranging from the client's long - term prognosis, pre-morbid history, expert analysis, and unpredictable juries.

Kim is a commercial litigator who regularly tries cases, both bench and jury, for companies ranging in size from small businesses to Fortune 500 concerns.

Long has a wide range of jury trial experience in cases from murder and fraud to medical malpractice in state and federal courts.

Presentations ranging from talks to discussions to seminars to workshops are given to both in - house and external professional groups on topics related to communication and persuasion, jury selection, and jurors» attitudes in particular types of criminal and civil cases.

Focusing on a diverse range of issues, he has tried jury cases in federal courts around the country, and has appeared in more than 25 different district courts and six courts of appeal.

In State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspendeIn State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspendein well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspended.

He took over two dozen cases to jury verdict in addition to countless more bench trials for a variety of criminal prosecutions ranging from DUIs to all degrees of felonies.

She has settled or won at trial malpractice cases in the six - and seven - figure range; in a single year she won more than $ 20 million in jury awards on behalf of victims of malpractice.

Sentencing range enhancements based on facts alleged in charges of which a defendant has been acquitted («acquitted conduct») have long been among the most controversial features of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, in part because acquitted conduct enhancements effectively nullify the jury's determination in a criminal case.

In this year - long fellowship position, he prosecuted a wide range of criminal offenses and gained valuable in - court and trial experience having tried seventeen cases before a judge or jury, and securing convictions in a majority of his trials before a jurIn this year - long fellowship position, he prosecuted a wide range of criminal offenses and gained valuable in - court and trial experience having tried seventeen cases before a judge or jury, and securing convictions in a majority of his trials before a jurin - court and trial experience having tried seventeen cases before a judge or jury, and securing convictions in a majority of his trials before a jurin a majority of his trials before a jury.

In a 2006 study of jury decision making, social psychologist Samuel Sommers of Tufts University found that racially diverse groups exchanged a wider range of information during deliberation about a sexual assault case than all - white groups did.

«where contributory negligence is found only for not wearing a seatbelt, its award should fall within a range of 0 percent to 25 percent; that the upper limit of the range, that is 25 percent, is available only in those cases where the jury is satisfied that substantially all the damages could have been prevented by wearing a seatbelt; and that where the evidence does not establish that all the injuries would have been prevented, the allocation should be less.

In last week's case, Anderson & Others v Brig Brae Garage Ltd, the jury awarded figures at the very top of the range suggested by the judge.

To try to bring more consistency between judge and jury awards, the courts decided that in jury cases a judge should give guidance to the jury, suggesting an award for loss of society within an appropriate range of figures.