Sentences with phrase «jurors not»

«How do we adequately instruct jurors not to do these things?»

As is clear from what we have set out, every attempt is made to try and warn jurors not to use the internet or social networking sites for any purpose in relation to the case.

Some judges have begun specifically instructing jurors not to expect the kind of forensic evidence they've seen on TV.

«During trial, it is common for judges to admonish jurors not to discuss the case publicly.

The instructions, to be delivered by the judge at the outset of a trial and again before deliberations, tell jurors not to use the Web to conduct their own research about the case and not to use social media to talk about the case with anyone.

After the judge admonished jurors not to discuss the case verbally or in writing, Wilson posted an entry on his blog about the case.

The ruling, which takes effect Sept. 1, will require Michigan judges for the first time to instruct jurors not to use any handheld device, such as iPhones or Blackberrys, while in the jury box or during deliberations

The court instructed the jurors not to show the indictment to anyone and not to do any research on their own.

Simply warning the jurors not to consider the consequences might help — though these kinds of biases can be very difficult to overcome through conscious reasoning (New Scientist, 12 November 2011, p 38).

Just telling the jurors not to consider the irrelevant information, on the other hand, was largely ineffective (Law and Human Behaviour, vol 29, p 505).

In a brief final pitch on Thursday, a prosecutor, Janis Echenberg, urged jurors not to let Mr. Howe's checkered past distract them.

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.

The judge also warned lawyers when jurors were not in the room that they might need to be prepared to discuss how to proceed should all jurors not show up Thursday.

He asked jurors not to make sweeping conclusions based on «snippets» of press statements.

In a brief final pitch, a prosecutor, Janis Echenberg, urged jurors not to let the checkered past of the government's star witness, disgraced former lobbyist Todd Howe, distract them, assuring them Howe will «have his day in court» for the misdeeds to which he has already pleaded guilty.

Not exact matches

«It's OK to exclude people who can't follow the law and their oaths as jurors, but you can't say that anyone with qualms about capital punishment is ineligible,» Richard Re, an assistant law professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, told Business Insider in an email.

That meant attorneys had the hard task of selecting jurors without significant ties to the marathon or too much knowledge of the crime — on top of ones who didn't already oppose the death penalty.

Levitt, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former US intelligence agent, told jurors he did not know if the materials found on Tsarnaev's computer, including sermons by US - born Al Qaeda figure Anwar al - Awlaki and issues of Al Qaeda's «Inspire» magazine, were put there by Tsarnaev or by someone else, such as his brother.

But whether because of unspecific questions or untruths, jurors who support the death penalty probably won't say they would administer capital punishment regardless of mitigating factors, like Tsarnaev's age and his apparent remorse — even though they might.

For example, jurors who oppose the death penalty will most likely acknowledge they wouldn't impose a capital sentence.

Before approving charges, jurors must believe there's enough evidence to believe a crime was committed, and prosecutors don't usually present indictments unless they believe they can prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt at trial, former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti wrote Friday.

«These beverages are to be provided to the jurors each evening only if all trial proceedings have concluded for the day,» the judge wrote, making sure nobody could skirt the rules through legal loopholes: «The jurors are not authorized to order an alcoholic beverage for consumption by another juror.»

Juror Barrett Hutchinson told ABC's «Good Morning America» they were not convinced by the claim that Routh was having a psychotic episode.

He said that for the retrial, the defense focused less on mental health records and experts and more on getting jurors to see into the mind of the woman who Parnham said drowned her children because she thought that if she didn't they would be taken by Satan.

Houston defense attorney George Parnham, who was not involved in the case, said it lets jurors assume such a verdict could mean the defendant «will ride down the elevator» with them.

Moreover, prosecutors pursuing capital cases won't allow jurors who oppose the death penalty.

If jurors favor the death penalty in some cases, then it shouldn't be shocking that they'd vote for it in a case where the defendant terrorized an entire city and killed and maimed innocent civilians.

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.

Be glad you're not one of the jurors.

Juror number two really didn't think that witness was credible at all, you could tell juror number two absolutely did not buy anything that witness was saJuror number two really didn't think that witness was credible at all, you could tell juror number two absolutely did not buy anything that witness was sajuror number two absolutely did not buy anything that witness was saying.

During the voir dire process the potential jurors come in and they're asked a series of questions by the parties and by the judge to determine whether each potential juror can be completely unbiased and impartial and objective, to make sure they're not biased towards one party or the other.

If I were on the jury prosecuting the case, the other 11 jurors couldn't get me to say «guilty» no matter what.

During two weeks of jury selection, Judge Samuel Feng repeatedly told prospective jurors that immigration, sanctuary cities, gun control and their political views should not enter into their deliberations.

Crawford told jurors she did not attend the wedding, nor did any members of the Russell family.

«And you have to think about whether you really want jurors who don't have knowledge or opinions.

The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

«Despite the discomfort that many of the jurors and our members had with Cambridge Analytica, he continued, noting that many of the jurors may not have agreed with the presidential candidate, «jurors stuck to facts and awarded the recognition based upon our guidelines, and for that, they have my respect and admiration.

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!»

After a thorough examination he came back and said, «There is not a single unbiased juror in the world who would ever look at the evidence and deny it.

I don't agree with jurors deciding the fate of the criminals» life or death.

If the jurors have a reasonable doubt about this, they must not consider the statement for any purpose, nor any evidence obtained as a result thereof.

The attorneys, who weren't allowed even to say «good morning» to a juror while the trial was in progress, chatted with us too.

Not jurors.

During the trial McMahon had said to jurors, «abortion — as is any surgical procedure — isn't pretty.

The story was reported by St. Louis Public Radio, in which Grand Juror Doe's lawsuit says «In [the grand juror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.&rJuror Doe's lawsuit says «In [the grand juror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.&rjuror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.»

Furthermore, conclusions are not consistent, as evidenced by the advantage of picking your jurors.

As a teacher, Soper told jurors he had caned boys and had been concerned at the time not to change the discipline code amid fears that things would «start to fall to pieces».

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».

All jurors have stated, «this case was not about race.