Sentences with phrase «juror views a case»

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Prosecutors in capital cases often use these to dismiss jurors because of their views on the death penalty.

I said it to hotair already, but I will expand it a bit for you: what is evidence for some is not accepted by everyone; just as in a court case, some jurors are convinced with very little evidence while some people can not be convinced of something no matter how much evidence there is... much of this comes from how you were raised and your own personal world view, for many people God does not fit into their world view so whatever evidence there is they close their eyes and say, «No, I don't believe that!»

«I am wondering if there is anyway I can be excused from this case, because I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable,» the juror wrote Caproni.

He also urged the jurors not to allow any distaste for politicians or the fact that Silver got rich while in office influence their views of the case.

In a handwritten note to the judge Tuesday afternoon, the unnamed juror asked to be dismissed because: «I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable... I'm feeling pressured, stressed out... told that I'm not using my common sense, my heart is pounding and my head feels weird.»

Two hours after the jury started deliberating the case, a juror sent a letter to the judge complaining about how miserable the whole thing was making them: «I am wondering if there is anyway I can be excused from this case, because I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable.

The juror who raised concerns in the early hours of deliberation, later identified as Arleen Phillips of Mount Vernon, N.Y., had written to Judge Caproni, asking if she could be excused «because I have a different opinion / view so far in this case and it is making me feel very, very uncomfortable.»

The Second Circuit acknowledged that sending trial materials home with jurors could increase the chance of exposing the jury to outside influences, and could overemphasize the significance of the indictment, which it called a «one - sided presentation of the prosecution's view of the case.»

It also isn't about indoctrinating the jurors to view your case favorably.

But Boulder District Judge Lael Montgomery said she would give clear instructions to jurors to refrain from reading or viewing any media accounts of the case.

... the district court erred in dismissing a juror, based largely on its finding that the juror was purposefully disregarding the court's instructions on the law, where the record evidence raised the possibility that the juror's view on the merits of the case was motivated by doubts about the defendants» guilt, rather than by an intent to nullify the law.

Trial judge's instructions were «adequate»; though not perfectly phrased, the totality of the instructions, viewed in the context of the case as a whole, adequately guarded against the possibility that the jurors might use the photographs as the basis for impermissible reasoning.

After receiving a complete defense verdict for my client, the judge discharged the jurors but then invited them to stay and meet with the lawyers on both sides, if they wished, to share their views on the conduct of the case.

Criminal Law: I.D; Photographs; Confessions R. v. Araya, 2015 SCC 11 (35669) Trial judge's instructions here were «adequate», and though not perfectly phrased, the totality of the instructions, viewed in the context of the case as a whole, adequately guarded against the possibility of jurors using the photographs for «impermissible reasoning».