Sentences with phrase «jury in cases where»

Among those discussed is allowing the release of evidence and testimony heard by a grand jury in cases where a civilian is killed by police.

Not exact matches

The Village Voice would have been equally offensive to a jury in Tampa [where the case was tried] 40 years ago, but it would not have been read by people on a Tampa jury.

Skip If that's where you rest your case for believing in God then it should be easy for you to understand why plenty of us on the jury just aren't convinced.

The Attorney General (AG) filed a nolle prosequi in the case of the two, which had reached the stage where a jury was to be constituted for the trial of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso.

Retired Troy Police Detective Sgt. Patrick Bornt leaves the Rensselaer City Hall Thursday Sept. 28, 2017 in Rensselaer, N.Y. where a grand jury is hearing the case against Rensselaer County District Attorney

Retired Troy Police Detective Sgt. Patrick Bornt leaves the Rensselaer City Hall Thursday Sept. 28, 2017 in Rensselaer, N.Y. where a grand jury is hearing the case against Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove.

After the governor's proposals to elevate the threshold of adult criminality to 18 years and to create a special monitor to review cases where a grand jury decides not to indict a police officer for killing a potentially unarmed civilian failed to make headway in the State Senate, Mr. Cuomo rolled out a pair of executive orders.

The problem: The display, right outside the ceremonial courtroom where the Percoco trial is likely to occur and where jurors may congregate during jury selection, highlights about 30 criminal cases — from Abscam to Bernie Madoff — but not a single one that ended in an acquittal at trial.

«I think there are a small number of cases that could arise where the sensitivity in intelligence or security terms is such that you couldn't have a jury or inquest there and they be set aside where there are certain constraints and safeguards,» he explained.

In his State of the State address in January, Cuomo announced plans to introduce an independent monitor, such as a retired judge to review police cases where an unarmed civilian is killed and the case is not presented to a grand jurIn his State of the State address in January, Cuomo announced plans to introduce an independent monitor, such as a retired judge to review police cases where an unarmed civilian is killed and the case is not presented to a grand jurin January, Cuomo announced plans to introduce an independent monitor, such as a retired judge to review police cases where an unarmed civilian is killed and the case is not presented to a grand jury.

He proposes to create a statewide reconciliation commission to address police / community relations; recruit more minorities into law enforcement; make publicly available race and ethnic data on police actions; buy replacement vests, body cameras and bullet - proof glass for patrol cars in high crime areas; appoint an independent monitor to review police cases where an unarmed civilian dies and the case is not presented to the grand jury, or the grand jury fails to indict.

«The question in these difficult cases is not whether a local prosecutor, including one with understandably close ties to his or her fellow local law enforcement officers, is capable of setting aside any personal biases in deciding whether to, or how vigorously, to pursue the case,» Schneiderman wrote, adding, «the question is whether there is public confidence that justice has been served, especially in cases where homicide or other serious charges against the accused officer are not pursued or are dismissed prior to a trial by jury.»

NEW YORK CITY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is considering lifting grand jury secrecy in cases where people died in clashes with the police as a way to increase public trust in the criminal justice system, DNAinfo New York has learned.

«Rather, the question is whether there is public confidence that justice has been served, especially in cases where homicide or other serious charges against the accused officer are not pursued or are dismissed prior to a trial by jury,» he added.

Less than a week after a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, to temporarily authorize him to investigate and prosecute future cases where a police officer's actions lead to the death of an unarmed civilian.

The jury on the case, doctors at the General Regional Hospital in Bolzano, the Italian town where Ötzi now rests, discovered the flint arrowhead on X rays while searching for fractures; CT scans confirmed the verdict.

Although Bernard says that he is not particularly swayed by Sundance audience reactions, the Miles Teller drummer drama happened to be a case where his taste aligned with Sundance goers — just this weekend, the film won both the grand jury and audience awards in the U.S. dramatic film competition.

In those cases where fraud is found, we ought to bring loan officers and underwriters to court and let a jury look at the facts and circumstances.

This is more problematic in criminal trials, where jury questions could provide evidence pushing a case over the threshold of proof needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecution failed to provide, than in civil cases with a preponderance of the evidence standard.

Moreover, when a case is litigated by jury, it is in a public forum, a courthouse, where anyone can attend, listen and watch the proceeding, including the media.

In two recent high profile US cases, one jury found for the plaintiff where the two songs had almost nothing in common (Got ta Give it Up and Blurred Lines) whereas in the other case, the jury found for the defendant even though there was significant borrowing from the plaintiff's composition (Taurus and Stairway to HeavenIn two recent high profile US cases, one jury found for the plaintiff where the two songs had almost nothing in common (Got ta Give it Up and Blurred Lines) whereas in the other case, the jury found for the defendant even though there was significant borrowing from the plaintiff's composition (Taurus and Stairway to Heavenin common (Got ta Give it Up and Blurred Lines) whereas in the other case, the jury found for the defendant even though there was significant borrowing from the plaintiff's composition (Taurus and Stairway to Heavenin the other case, the jury found for the defendant even though there was significant borrowing from the plaintiff's composition (Taurus and Stairway to Heaven).

A criminal jury trial is practically unheard of for offences under the Competition Act, because the accused normally plead out so the process is faster, especially in cases like this one, where there is no real case law available under the act, Khoury notes.

«In cases like these, where Ronnie Chang will face a jury of his peers, jurors may be faced with decisions about unjust laws.

In Glover, the defence denied liability and proceeded to a jury trial where the plaintiff's case was dismissed.

7 May 27, 2014)(unpublished) drew a majority and two concurring opinions in a case where a breach of contract jury verdict of $ 14.625 million and postjudgment fee award of $ 1,512,999 went POOF!

At risk of 13 years in prison plus an addition $ 13,000 in fines, activist Jeff Olson turned down a plea deal and took his case before a jury where today he was acquitted on all 13 misdemeanor charges in what appears to be another jury nullification.

The low - income tenant deserved the same level of zealous legal representation than the rich corporation that I would have represented in the old law firm, so every case we demand a jury trial where the attorneys at Basta at great personal sacrifice and time are willing and do take every case to jury trial if we do not get the results we want in a resolution.

In the case of litigation where infringement and validity of the patent are at issue, my degree provides a technical foundation which helps me fully understand the invention so I can distil relatively complex technology into more easily understandable arguments to present to a judge or jury who often do not have a technical background.

A Web site offering mock juries where lawyers can test their cases is now online and preparing for a formal launch in January.

We also represent clients in federal court where we have successfully obtained defense verdicts in jury trials in premises liability cases despite the challenges of litigating in a pro-plaintiff jurisdiction.

In cases where the company is guilty of extreme wrongdoing, juries or insurance companies may also award the victim punitive damages, which can be substantial.

In cases where it appears that a jury trial represents your best chance for a positive outcome, we will make sure that you are fully advised about your options and your chances for success.

Additionally, Mr. Ringler has served as co-lead counsel in the Placentia Metrolink collision cases and the Burbank Metrolink collision cases where he successfully obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts for the lead plaintiffs in each of these matters ($ 9 million and $ 12 million respectively).

HELD The judge could remind the jury that the defendant had no previous convictions and say that, in the ordinary case, where there was no evidence of bad character, a defendant of no previous convictions would have been entitled to a direction that the jury should consider that that counted in his favour on the questions of both propensity and credibility; as it was, it was for the jury to consider which counted with them more — the absence of previous convictions or the evidence of bad character; and if the former, then they should take that into account in favour of the defendant, and if the latter, then they would be entitled to take that into account against him (Lord Justice Rix at para 43).

There are rare occasions where a judge might withdraw a charge, if he desires, by directing the jury to acquit on that particular charge, but this only occurs if he considers that any conviction on that charge would be positively unsafe in all the circumstances of the case.

However, in a situation where the case is a total loss in that the jury does not find anyone else at fault then you make no recovery.

I have served on two juries, and been called as a potential juror in six other cases where I was not chosen.

The case proceeded to a jury trial, where a verdict was issued in the plaintiff's favor.

Chanille previously worked as a staff attorney for UAW Chrysler Legal Services, where she litigated civil cases in bench and jury trials.

They include jury trials, judge alone trials and cases where it was in the client's best interests to negotiate a resolution by way of a guilty plea to reduced charges or applications to the courts for a special disposition.

But if our clients were under the influence of drugs or alcohol in a setting where that was OK and not a violation of the law, then we will look at the case and be honest with the judge and jury about whether that makes the individual comparatively at fault for what happened to them.

(Whether or not you received the benefits is an entirely irrelevant consideration... the deduction can be used even if you applied for these benefits and ICBC refused to pay... click here to read Sovani v. Jin, a case where almost $ 100,000 in damages were deducted from the jury's verdict).

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.

This was particularly the case for product liability trials, where the median awards were about 5 times higher in 2005 than in 1992 and for medical malpractice trials, where the median jury awards more than doubled from $ 280,000 in 1992 to $ 682,000 in 2005.

I am not aware of a reported case in Canada where the defendant made a statement from the dock before the addresses of counsel to the jury.

Earlier, among other matters, he obtained a full defense jury verdict as lead trial counsel in a case on behalf of the New York City Law Department; served as lead counsel in an appeal where the court vacated a first degree robbery conviction of a client on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel (People v. Cyrus, 48 A.D. 3d 150 (1st Dept. 2007)-RRB-; and was co-lead counsel on the submission of an amicus brief on First Amendment issues with the United States Supreme Court.

A bench trial can be beneficial to the truly unlikable defendant, or in especially brutal crimes, where juries may convict out of fear or sympathy for the victim, even if the case is weak.

And imagine, for example, we have a case where it's a construction issue inside of a big building and instead of taking that jury in a bus, taking them down to this building site, walking them through, maybe not getting it right the first time and having to go back the next day, spending our money and the system's money to transport the jury there.

In addition, the practice offers significant experience in class actions and complex commercial litigation, including civil and criminal cases before juries and judges in multiple jurisdictions, avoiding a full trial whenever possible — but successfully trying cases where necessarIn addition, the practice offers significant experience in class actions and complex commercial litigation, including civil and criminal cases before juries and judges in multiple jurisdictions, avoiding a full trial whenever possible — but successfully trying cases where necessarin class actions and complex commercial litigation, including civil and criminal cases before juries and judges in multiple jurisdictions, avoiding a full trial whenever possible — but successfully trying cases where necessarin multiple jurisdictions, avoiding a full trial whenever possible — but successfully trying cases where necessary.

Even in cases where liability appears established and the damages are extensive, it is helpful to have witnesses who are unbiased or neutral and whose opinions and observations will be accepted by a claims adjuster or jury as reliable and credible so that your settlement or jury award for damages is maximized.