Sentences with phrase «jurors from»

Survey surrogate jurors from your venue, a specific region, or a cross section of the country.

I believe most federal courts pick jurors from the current local pool in the state in which they are convening, so they basically piggyback off of the relevant state's selection system.

So the easiest thing for them to do was to use that database to select jurors from.

Thaler v. Haynes involves a defense objection under Batson v. Kentucky (pdf)(1986) to the prosecution's peremptory strike of a potential juror; Batson forbids striking potential jurors from a panel solely based on race.

She writes about the intersection between criminal law and legal ethics, and has researched the issue of using impermissable reasons (e.g., race or gender) to strike prospective jurors from the jury box.

This jury administrator then requests a list of prospective jurors from the master list maintained by the AOC.

The expert witness must make eye contact with jurors from time to time.

You know how important it is to avoid doing anything that distracts the jurors from listening to your message.

Mock trials can help you avoid losing jurors from the start, help you set the stage properly, and help mock jurors begin to use their selective attention in your favor in the following ways:

I would love to pick a jury, Sam, with my toes in the sand with the headset on, with jurors from around the world also with similar court authorized headsets and when you have these headsets on and you look to your left and your right, it's just as if you were in the room.

A committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States has endorsed a set of model jury instructions for district judges to help deter jurors from using cell phones, computers or other electronic technologies during their jury service.

«Trackbacks, or comments, on a blog could be even greater concern: We deliberately shield jurors from some facts, such as evidence gathered in violation of Fourth Amendment protections, and ask them not to discuss pending cases with the outside public.

This prohibition prevents jurors from making pacts to decide cases a particular way or prejudging a case.

The federal judiciary has issued new jury instructions aimed at deterring jurors from using the Web and social media to research or communicate about a case.

It is well settled that parties have the «the right to a panel of impartial... jurors from which to select the trial jury.»

The committee also heard from one of the jurors from the Paul Bernardo murder trial who testified that she has to watch «those girls being raped and tortured — wasn't just watching evidence; it was sitting in a box where I felt I couldn't do anything to save them.

While courts do not acknowledge or encourage jury nullification, judges take «no steps... to prevent jurors from nullifying, jurors are not subject to legal sanction for nullifying, and verdicts that are the result of nullification are not subject to review» (Hreno, at para. 2)

Interestingly, jurors from ethnic communities, including black and Asian jurors, were also shown to align more with the defendant when compared to those who identify as white British, suggesting a greater likelihood of a not guilty verdict.

On the other hand, you should use your time to try to inoculate favorable jurors from attack by your opponent.

Most courts forbid sequestered jurors from making or receiving phone calls, or will only allow them if a bailiff, U.S. marshal, or other court official listens in to ensure that the case is not discussed in any way.

The Blog of the Legal Times» Marcia Coyle reports in this post that the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management has endorsed a set of model jury instructions for district judges to help deter jurors from engaging in such mischief.

It doesn't get any more real than watching jurors from your actual venue argue the pros and cons of your case.

There were 23 winners this year picked by an esteemed panel of jurors from a pool of thousands of applicants.

Since then, a rich array of woodwork, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, textiles, metalwork, glass, enamel, and leather has been selected by jurors from museums and universities located throughout the United States.

all chosen by the jurors from that year.

Exhibition organizers often invited jurors from both within and outside of Texas so as to provide artists with fair judgment of their works.

There were nearly 600 entries for this year's awards, IGF revealed, that «were distributed to a diverse set of expert jurors from across the industry for final consideration.»

The 2010 Into the Pixel exhibit features twenty works of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions gleaned from artists around the world.

Into The Pixel features a representative sampling of video game art, selected by a panel of jurors from a field of submissions.

After an initial review round by over 300 judges, the nearly 600 entries for the 2018 IGF Awards were distributed to a diverse set of expert jurors from across the industry for final consideration.

The Lexus LS460 was chosen from an initial entry list of twenty - eight (28) contenders nominated by World Car jurors from 22 countries throughout the world.

Last year, there were a total 66 jurors from all over the world.

The awards are announced every year at the start of media week at the show, with 57 jurors from magazines, newpapers, television stations and websites from the U.S. and Canada taking part in the voting process.

During closing arguments in the corruption trial against state Sen. Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, a lawyer for the younger Skelos told jurors that the government's case against the former majority leader relies on burdening the jury with heaps of emails, phone calls and witness testimony to distract jurors from the lack of a supposed smoking gun.

Liberal 9th Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who struck down California's Proposition 8 as well as gay marriage bans in Nevada and Idaho, and wrote a ruling that barred jurors from being removed because of sexual orientation, has died at 87.

The names are included on a questionnaire for potential jurors, to help prosecutors and defense lawyers assess whether jurors have any relationships with the people named that could prevent the jurors from being impartial.

If for any reason you're unable to watch the video right now, the gist of their statement is that a juror from the Avery trial contacted Ricciardi and Demos to say that he / she believes Steven Avery was not guilty, framed by law enforcement, and had voted to convict because of fear for his / her personal safety.

Awards will be chosen by the juror from the physical works of art.

A peremptory challenge allows the Crown or defence counsel to eliminate a potential juror from serving on the jury.

Not exact matches

The 62 - year - old former professional wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, told jurors he still is suffering from the humiliation of the sex tape's posting in 2012.

The jury that saw footage from this party actually didn't end up convicting Kozwolski; the judge declared a mistrial after a juror apparently gunning for the former CEO's acquittal gave an «okay» sign to the defense.

During the monthlong trial, jurors watched video from Garcia Zarate's four - hour police interrogation, in which he offered varying statements about his actions on the pier.

Gonzalez said three are immigrants; jurors» occupations include flight attendant, software engineer, nurse, marketing accountant and health economist; and they live in a variety of neighborhoods, from Visitacion Valley, Bernal Heights and the Excelsior to the Mission District, Russian Hill and Nob Hill.

The new information from these documents comes just two weeks after a Philadelphia grand jury report said the jurors had «no doubt» that Bevilacqua's «knowing and deliberate actions during his tenure as archbishop also endangered thousands of children in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.»

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!»

My education in the functioning of justice, American style, moved forthwith from television, newspapers and civics books to the courtroom, the jury room and the jurors» sleeping quarters in the courthouse.

The burden of proving guilt «beyond a reasonable doubt» is far from absolute as a protection against the accidents of incriminating circumstance, the political ambitions of some prosecutors, the potential for framed evidence, the passions of communities, and the prejudices and limitations of jurors, judges and prosecutors alike.

He sat impassively at a table with his court - appointed lawyers while a prosecutor from the district attorney's office questioned the panel of prospective jurors sitting in the spectators» section of the courtroom.

The defense's regrettable strategy, which included the assertion that Andrews benefited from the video's notoriety, appears to have backfired badly with jurors.

But when an older lady in a wheel chair takes the stand and starts crying not many jurors will be sympathetic towards Bennett who was wrong from the get go.