Sentences with phrase «jury in a murder case»

As one who sat on a jury in a murder case in a state that is not shy about executions, I am aware of how important it is to make sure the right person is convicted.

If I couldn't be trusted to judge innocence or guilt in that litigation, what was the likelihood that I would be seated on a jury in a murder case?

Not exact matches

One is the 1997 case of Antowine Butts, who was acquitted of murder in a bodega brawl case after a brief jury deliberation, but only after spending two years in jail.

Relations between de Blasio and the police unions have never been good but have worsened in recent months after a grand jury's decision not to indict an NYPD officer in the Eric Garner case and the murders last month of two officers in Brooklyn.

No, it may not stop someone from murdering their child, just like being arrested and jail time doesn't stop people from commiting crimes, but maybe, just maybe in this case, the jury would have had a light bulb moment and said, «Hey, there is something that we can convict her on.

In the wake of unrest over a grand jury's decision not to bring an indictment in the Eric Garner case and the murder of two police officers, Mario Cuomo, who had governed during the days of strife in Benonshurst and Howard Beach, had become concerned with division in the city along racial and class lines, Mr. Cuomo saiIn the wake of unrest over a grand jury's decision not to bring an indictment in the Eric Garner case and the murder of two police officers, Mario Cuomo, who had governed during the days of strife in Benonshurst and Howard Beach, had become concerned with division in the city along racial and class lines, Mr. Cuomo saiin the Eric Garner case and the murder of two police officers, Mario Cuomo, who had governed during the days of strife in Benonshurst and Howard Beach, had become concerned with division in the city along racial and class lines, Mr. Cuomo saiin Benonshurst and Howard Beach, had become concerned with division in the city along racial and class lines, Mr. Cuomo saiin the city along racial and class lines, Mr. Cuomo said.

12 Angry Men — Sidney Lumet's classic film debut about a jury's deliberations in a murder case has a terrific, all - star cast, featuring great performances from Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, along with character actors Martn Balsam, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack Warden and Ed Begley.

The World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to: The Nile Hilton Incident / Sweden, Germany, Denmark (Director & Screenwriter: Tarik Saleh)-- In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el - Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singeIn Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el - Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singein the infamous Kasr el - Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer.

A Superior Court judge in the U.S. Virgin Islands, D'Eramo, 49, was found hanging in his St. Croix condominium Monday morning, just minutes before he was to begin jury selection and trial in a high - profile murder case in which one defendant is a former police sergeant.

For example, in State v. Wiggins, 330 S.C. 538, 540, 500 S.E. 2d 489, 490 (1998), «[a] t the close of the State's case, the trial judge directed a verdict of acquittal on the murder charge, but submitted this lesser - included offense to the jury.»

Long has a wide range of jury trial experience in cases from murder and fraud to medical malpractice in state and federal courts.

In a pioneering new series blending documentary and drama, a fictional murder case is tried in a real court, by eminent legal professionals and a jury comprised of 12 randomly selected members of the publiIn a pioneering new series blending documentary and drama, a fictional murder case is tried in a real court, by eminent legal professionals and a jury comprised of 12 randomly selected members of the publiin a real court, by eminent legal professionals and a jury comprised of 12 randomly selected members of the public.

Mr. Jensen has conducted numerous high tech trials before judges and juries in cases ranging from impaired driving to major frauds and murder.

These include: United States v. Resendiz - Ponce, which presents the question whether the omission of an element from a federal indictment can constitute harmless error (9th Circuit says no); Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc., on whether a provider of pay phone services can sue a long distance carrier for alleged violations of the Federal Communications Commission's regulations concerning compensation for coinless pay phone calls (9th Circuit says yes); Cunningham v. California, a sentencing case involving whether whether California's Determinate Sentencing Law violates the 6th and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution by permitting California state court judges at sentencing to impose enhanced sentenced based on their determination of facts neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant; and Carey v. Musladin, reviewing the 9th Circuit's decision to overturn a murder conviction of a defendant who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the victim's relatives appeared in court wearing buttons with the deceased's picture on them.

In State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspendeIn State courts of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties we've been involved in well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspendein well over a thousand cases and tried to jury verdict cases ranging from first degree capital murder where the death penalty is being sought, sexual battery, drug trafficking, violations of probation, domestic violence and racketeering to misdemeanor criminal charges including driving while under the influence and driving while license suspended.

In fact, in his final year as a prosecutor in 1995, Mr. Papirmeister was dubbed as» The Minute Man» in a newspaper article chronicling his string of victories in homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioIn fact, in his final year as a prosecutor in 1995, Mr. Papirmeister was dubbed as» The Minute Man» in a newspaper article chronicling his string of victories in homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioin his final year as a prosecutor in 1995, Mr. Papirmeister was dubbed as» The Minute Man» in a newspaper article chronicling his string of victories in homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioin 1995, Mr. Papirmeister was dubbed as» The Minute Man» in a newspaper article chronicling his string of victories in homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioin a newspaper article chronicling his string of victories in homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioin homicide cases, where juries in three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberatioin three separate murder trials, each returned verdicts of guilt as to first degree murder, after just minutes of deliberation.

Cross» murder conviction — a rarity in vehicular death cases — came after a two - week jury trial, which included testimony from the defendant and witnesses who were at the site.

In one interview segment, attorney Carl Douglas points out that the Nevada judge held the jury until late into the evening to announce the verdict on the thirteenth anniversary of the murder acquittal and sentenced Simpson to 33 years, matching the $ 33 million in damages awarded in the civil casIn one interview segment, attorney Carl Douglas points out that the Nevada judge held the jury until late into the evening to announce the verdict on the thirteenth anniversary of the murder acquittal and sentenced Simpson to 33 years, matching the $ 33 million in damages awarded in the civil casin damages awarded in the civil casin the civil case.

Actually in the case of murder it seems that the court must instruct juries that they can find for a lesser included offense.

A jury rejected death last November in the case of Jacqueline Luongo, who was convicted of murdering her roommate, Patricia Viveiros, in 2014 for insurance money.