Sentences with phrase «juries in sexual assault trials»
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.
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After a six - day trial and a «hopelessly deadlocked» jury, the judge declared a mistrial in the prosecution of comedian Bill Cosby for the alleged sexual assault of Andrea Constand.
Regina v. V.D. (2008) Client found not guilty of sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching after a five day jury trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
Regina v. S.N. (2011) Client found not guilty of two counts of assault and two counts of sexual assault (Domestic related charges) after a 7 day jury trial in the Superior Court in Toronto.
However, these instructions are organized around categories of sexual offences (sexual interference, incest, sexual assault, etc) and do not contain any specific directions cautioning juries about the operation of myths and stereotypes in trials of sexual offences.
The trial in New Haven had several factors that can aggravate jurors» stress: multiple victims including children, sexual assault, graphic evidence and — as a capital case — the responsibility of deciding whether a defendant should live or die, jury scholar Valerie Hans said.