Sentences with phrase «jurors hear»

In a criminal trial, 12 jurors hear the evidence and decide if the accused person is guilty or not guilty.

«So let the trial proceed, let the jurors hear what they hear, and then they'll make a decision.»

Sunday's verdicts followed a three - month trial, in which jurors heard wiretaps of Shafia referring to his daughters as «whores» and ranting about their behavior.

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.

Earlier Thursday, jurors heard testimony from Elizabeth Garvey, a lawyer for the Senate majority leader who worked under Dean when he held the top post.

So the jurors heard Adam Skelos saying such charming things as, «Do you find that at wakes or funerals, people tend to get a lot of business done?»

State Sen. Dean Skelos wasted no time «badgering» New York's largest political donor about getting his son a job, whining that his adult kid was «struggling and needed help» within weeks of becoming one of the three most powerful men in state government, jurors heard Thursday.

Last week, jurors heard about another alleged quid pro quo scheme centered on cancer patients being referred by Silver to the Weitz & Luxenberg personal injury law firm.

Over 11 days of testimony, jurors heard from 20 witnesses, who guided them through more than 700 exhibits, including hundreds of emails, documents and other materials.

In the first week of the trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's physician, Los Angeles jurors heard audio recordings of the late pop star's slurred speech, in addition to the litany of prescription drugs he had taken in the hours and weeks prior to his June 25, 2009, death.

To recover damages for a claim under this statute, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant engaged in a deceptive or unfair business practice, which was so severe that it «rises to a level of rascality» which would «shock the conscience» of a judge or juror hearing evidence.

That was all the jurors heard of it, but that was enough, apparently.

During the trial, jurors heard evidence that the Stephans used natural remedies and homemade smoothies containing hot pepper, ginger root, horseradish and onion rather than seek medical care.

Attorney John Ramsey commented, «This verdict resulted from 12 Harris County jurors hearing all of the evidence and determining that due to the negligence of the defendants, Mr. Moreno suffered serious personal injuries.

Not exact matches

CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

The defendant told jurors he had been beaten with a cane several times when he was a pupil at St Benedict's in the 1950s and it was «not totally uncommon» to hear of others to be caned with their «clothes off».

Before then, spectators for the first time ever could hear jurors talking and laughing outside the courtroom.

While working over the weekend, the juror said he «heard from people that work» at the medallion owner's garage that the owner and Silver «hang out» together and attend the same synagogue.

Sinnreich heard Tierney tell jurors about emails Sinnreich sent to Oyster Bay officials, warning them about the idea of town - backed loans.

Also Wednesday, jurors for the first time heard the voice of Venditto in the court proceeding when prosecutors entered as evidence an October 2016 video of him presiding over a town board meeting.

«You didn't hear any evidence that he held himself out to Mr. Aiello or to Mr. Gerardi as a guy who would be going back into government where he could sell his office to them for the money that he was earning as a consultant during the summer of 2014,» Bohrer told jurors in his closing arguments.

In one exchange heard by jurors, Stevenson tells Gonzalez, «I wan na bless it to the sponsor, too» — which Gonzalez testified was code for paying him off.

A Brooklyn judge will convene a special hearing to question the juror accused of lying his way onto the trial of ex-cop Peter Liang in the accidental killing of unarmed...

The source noted that picking a panel to weigh charges against Police Officer Peter Liang in the fatal shooting last November of Akai Gurley, 28, was difficult because the jurors were told they would be hearing evidence for two to three months.

For the last two months, Brooklyn jurors have heard that Espada allegedly misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit on lavish family vacations, home improvements and high - end personal meals.

Critics say the firm gets the «red - carpet treatment» including a fast track, «better judges» and first dibs on jurors to hear its cases.

Deliberations began Thursday for jurors who heard evidence against Joseph Percoco and three businessmen.

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.

Over the course of nearly five hours, jurors in the corruption trial of the former aide, Joseph Percoco, heard the testimony of Todd Howe.

During jury selection, Judge Vincent Briccetti asked potential jurors whether they heard of any other state political corruption cases.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver got his first good look yesterday at the prospective jurors who will hear his case and decide his fate.

During the White Plains federal corruption trial of Smith, former Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Queens) and former Queens GOP Executive Vice Chair Vincent Tabone, jurors on Wednesday heard a secretly taped conversation where Halloran laid out the king - making plan.

The jury was deadlocked several times, but finally concluded its business after U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni called upon jurors, who have been hearing the case since late January 2018, to come back after last week's nor» easter and resume deliberations.

On Friday, Azrack said while hearing arguments from the attorneys about the wording of instructions on the law that jurors will get, that she had read jury instructions from the corruption trials of Sheldon Silver, the former state Assembly speaker convicted for a second time on Friday, and Joseph Percoco, former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

At the hearing on Friday, the defense raised concerns that some prospective jurors had been swayed by what they had heard about the case, which has received extensive coverage in the news media.

Before sending jurors home for the night, the judge, Valerie E. Caproni, gave the usual advice that they not read about or listen to news accounts regarding the case, but she added a caution that they should not make up their minds because they had not heard all of the evidence.

The jurors have heard 11 days of testimony from 20 witnesses over nearly four weeks — the trial was halted for Thanksgiving — during which they reviewed more than 700 exhibits, including dozens of secretly recorded telephone calls and conversations.

They want permission to seek a new trial on grounds that jurors should never have heard the prejudicial evidence, and they want to use McDonnell to respond to the government's sentencing arguments.

For instance, a juror who indicated on his jury questionnaire that he had heard Mr. Silver had engaged in some «dirty dealings» was sent home.

NEW YORK — If they hadn't heard about it before, jurors in the Joseph Percoco trial received a briefing Tuesday of the much - criticized system by which state politicians fill their campaign accounts with donations from people with business before state government.

Last month, Avella appeared as a prosecution witness against Skelos, a Long Island Republican, and his son, Adam, telling jurors that he scheduled the hearing upon learning that there was «no activity in the committee.»

The judge sent jurors out of the room to hear from Lacewell's attorney Judith Mogul, who asked the document not be shown on any court monitors except the one in front of the witness.

The defendants» own words, as heard in wiretap recordings, helped seal the jurors» certainty.

One possible juror, a children's book editor from Manhattan, had indicated on his jury questionnaire that he had heard Mr. Silver had engaged in some «dirty dealings.»

Judge Caproni interviewed each prospective juror, and made it clear that she would not strike jurors if they said they could set aside what they had heard, and consider the case fairly and with an open mind.

In the hour prior to the verdict, jurors could be heard laughing from their deliberation room in the back of the courtroom.

Most of the jurors have never heard the word «neuroscience» nor given a moment's thought to the concept of «free will.»

Whichever way things go, jurors and judges are going to be hearing a lot more about amygdalae and orbitofrontal cortices.

Suffice to say that the jurors who heard the expert testimony and examined all the evidence at Burzynski's trial are pretty persuasive when they call the FDA's case against him little more than a witch hunt.

According to information provided by Cultural DC at the zoning hearing, a selection panel of five to seven jurors comprised of «artists, community members, [and] local business owners» appointed by Cultural DC, will determine who has access the proposed 2,300 square foot studio spaces which represents a 96 % reduction in the existing workspace at Union Arts.