Sentences with phrase «jurors after the trial»

According to an affidavit filed by one of the jurors after the trial, the jury unanimously agreed that the plaintiff, Martha Sienkowski, should be awarded $ 336,300 but «we had trouble trying to figure out the verdict form, and sent a note through the bailiff to that effect seeking further instructions.»

Two months of ongoing criticism of the guilty verdict that sent Dennis Oland to prison — and of the character and motives of jury members who delivered it — is raising questions about rules in Canada that gag jurors after a trial, says Toronto lawyer Allan Rouben.

Jury nullification in the broader sense can cause cases to be thrown out by a judge or on appeal for reasons # 4 or # 5, but most of the time, jury nullification will not cause a verdict to be thrown out by a judge or on appeal (even if statements from jurors after the trial make it clear that jury nullification in the broader sense actually took place), if a jury that weighed the evidence and evaluated the credibility of the witnesses differently than the actual jury did could have reached the same verdict.

Not exact matches

San Angelo, Texas (CNN)- Texas prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in the sexual assault trial of polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs after playing a key piece of evidence for jurors: an audiotape they allege documents his sexual assault of a 12 - year - old girl.

In interviews after the trial, jurors described the 36 hours of deliberations over four days.

The latest juror issue in the trial comes after a separate juror last week asked to be excused because of her conflicting viewpoints with other jurors.

Nearly six weeks after the corruption trial began, jurors Thursday afternoon were dispatched by U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni to begin deliberations into whether Percoco, a longtime confidante of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, used his top government post to enrich himself via bribes paid by two companies with business before the state.

Just four days into the trial of a Manhattan nanny accused of butchering two children, a juror has already been booted after complaining at least twice that he did not think he could be fair.

After his 1985 trial, some jurors said they convicted him of manslaughter, not murder, because his heavy cocaine use was a factor in the crimes.

NEW YORK (AP)-- The judge at the bribery trial of a former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has told jurors to keep trying after they again...

November 24, 2015 After weeks of listening to people talk about Albany politics, jurors may have turned to the dark side and started treating each other not so nicely — and less than two hours after jury deliberations for the Silver trial began on TueAfter weeks of listening to people talk about Albany politics, jurors may have turned to the dark side and started treating each other not so nicely — and less than two hours after jury deliberations for the Silver trial began on Tueafter jury deliberations for the Silver trial began on Tuesday.

In recordings played at trial, jurors heard Adam discuss talking to his mistress via the video app FaceTime — and buying his wife a puppy so she'd let him stay in Manhattan instead of returning home to Long Island after work.

After Silver's lawyers complained to the judge that Bharara was contaminating the grand jury and potential trial jurors with his comments, Caproni criticized the prosecutor, saying he went too far.

Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN)- After weeks of hearing from prosecutors, jurors in the corruption trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards heard Monday from his defense team, which opened its case with testimony from a former financial officer.

Several potential jurors at the federal securities fraud trial of Martin «Pharma Bro» Shkreli were excused after telling the judge they couldn't be impartial toward the flamboyant former pharmaceutical CEO because of his notoriety for raising the cost of a life - saving drug 5,000 percent.

Jurors in the Skelos trial were dismissed early yesterday after one juror complained of chest pains.

A juror at the Percoco trial offered to shift where she works — 633 Third Ave. — after revealing she might run into the governor at her job.

The corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, came to a halt late this afternoon after one juror complained of chest pains.

One of the jurors had admitted wrongfully discussing the case with a relative after being chosen Tuesday, and another raised concerns that the trial would cut into parental duties.

Just hours after they began deliberating Tuesday, jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver erupted in a series of notes reporting confusion, stress and discord that remained unresolved by the end of the day, with one juror seeking a private meeting with the judge.

Both sides gave their final word to jurors Monday, after three weeks of trial — each imploring jurors to use their «common sense» in hopes, of course, of leading them to very different conclusions.

Jurors in the bribery trial of a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were told to take Wednesday off to wait out a storm after the jury foreman revealed deliberations were at an impasse and three jurors asked to be excused.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — After less than two hours of deliberating the fate of Assemblyman Sheldon Silver in his corruption trial, a «stressed out» juror pleaded with a Manhattan federal court judge to be excused, saying she was being criticized by fellow jurors and her heart was pounding.

The decision was reached after jurors spent nearly two full days deliberating, following a three - week trial.

NEW YORK (AP)-- Jurors in the bribery trial of a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were told to take Wednesday off to wait out a storm after the jury foreman revealed deliberations were at an impasse and three jurors asked to be excused.

After the trial, jurors declined to comment — except one who, as she strode away from the courthouse, offered that she was «happy it's over.»

Micah Dexter was convicted of obstructing government administration after a four - day trial before six jurors.

Pastor L. Micah O. Dexter II, 44, of The Salem Church of Syracuse, was convicted of obstructing government administration after a four - day trial before six jurors.

Days after Singh testified on his City Hall dealings in a corruption trial against two Long Island politicians, Singh told jurors Monday if he lies about anything, his cooperation deal «is ripped up and I'm back to square one» for his litany of crimes carrying between 30 years and life.

Opening statements in the corruption trial of a former New York Assembly speaker appear likely to start Tuesday after a judge questioned individual jurors into the evening.

Added alternate juror Linda Regan, a retired medical technician from Niskayuna: «I am a Republican, but after going through this trial I am of the opinion that any incumbent ought to be thrown out.»

The trial of a 17 - year - old Troy, Mich., girl accused of poisoning her teacher with the hallucinogenic drug lsd ended late last month in a mistrial after jurors announced they could not reach a verdict.

Almost three years after the bidding, and after a trial in which jurors were not allowed to consider the fact that the Obama administration invalidated the entire leasing process in which DeChristopher took part or that he did in fact raise the money needed to pay for his bids in full, Tim was convicted of two felonies, for which he is now serving two years in jail and issued a $ 10,000 fine, followed by three years of supervised probation.

After learning of the jurors» experiment, the trial judge threw out the verdict.

After reading the book, three of the jurors, including the forewoman, wrote letters to U.S. District Judge Rya W. Zobel in Boston urging her to grant Trenkler a new trial.

Judge Seated Juror Who Declared Defendant Guilty Before Trial Jose Felipe Velasco insists Orange County Judge David A. Hoffer cheated him out of a fair trial by placing a juror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidJuror Who Declared Defendant Guilty Before Trial Jose Felipe Velasco insists Orange County Judge David A. Hoffer cheated him out of a fair trial by placing a juror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidTrial Jose Felipe Velasco insists Orange County Judge David A. Hoffer cheated him out of a fair trial by placing a juror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidtrial by placing a juror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidjuror on the supposedly neutral citizen's panel after she repeatedly declared the defendant guilty before hearing any evidence.

Judge Pieper concurred in Judge Konduros» opinion but wrote separately to express his view that the decision whether to ask the jurors to consider a lesser - included offense «is a strategic decision to be made ultimately by trial counsel after consultation with the defendant.»

In most criminal trials, the jury is not sequestered until after jurors have been chosen, often not until the jury begins to deliberate.

After a hearing on the motion, the trial judge concluded that the introduction of the information about Flynn's searches impacted the jurors» decision as to whether the product was defective and whether Takata had notice of any defects.

The article describes the nightmares experienced by one of the jurors after hearing testimony — and seeing photos — in the trial of two men who tortured and killed a woman and her two daughters after a home invasion.

During deliberations after the 19 - day trial, one juror asked whether Takata had ever been sued before for defects in its seat belts.

After the trial, the defence became aware that the juror had previously worked for the CPS as a caseworker for 14 years.

The Topeka Capitol - Journal reports (via the ABA Journal) that on Wednesday, in the trial of Austin Tabor, District Court Judge Mark Braun declared a mistrial after a a Capital - Journal reporter who live - tweeted the trial's opening the day before included a photo that showed one or more of the jurors.

After a week - long trial, jurors in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas decided that Motorola had «willfully» infringed on five Saint Lawrence Communications patents relating to HD Voice technology.

The reversal was based in part on the trial court's failure to strike five jurors for cause after it was revealed in voir dire that the jurors had relationships with plaintiffs» counsel.

After determining that the plaintiff's counsel had preserved the issue for trial, the Court of Appeal found that the failure to properly qualify the prospective jurors required that there be a new trial.

After the trial, the jurors are not allowed to divulge the discussions that took place in the jury room.

In the US, jurors can talk about trials after the court case, and there are starting to be people creating blogs after the fact.

Or the trial court could grant the new trial motion after reweighing the evidence (acting as the so - called «13th juror») subject to [our] double jeopardy analysis.

There are few times that a court imposes such restrictions on jurors (perhaps for their own safety in gang or mafia trials) after a trial.