Sentences with phrase «jury in this case»

I would not want anyone with such subjective attitudes to serve as judge or jury in any cases at all.

He is also immersed in a number of issues on the job, not the least of which is the grand jury in the case of Eric Garner, the Island man who died in NYPD custody.

«I am extremely disappointed and can see no logic in law or reason why the U.S. Attorney's office would not proceed with a grand jury in the case of an unarmed young man killed in the bathroom of his own house when there was absolutely no threat to officers,» Sharpton said in a statement.

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.

The New York Times reports that federal prosecutors are presenting evidence to a grand jury in a case involving Dean Skelos, leader of the New York State Senate, and the Long Island senator's son, Adam Skelos.

Trial by jury in all cases in which it has heretofore been guaranteed by constitutional provision shall remain inviolate forever; but a jury trial may be waived by the parties in all civil cases in the manner to be prescribed by law.

In February 2005, Howard Cooper and David Rich secured a $ 2.1 Million verdict from a Boston jury in a case that made news around the country.

Justin supports this notion, by explaining: «I have no opinion as to whether it is right or wrong to make that assessment, but it will be very difficult to get an impartial jury in those cases.

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

Federal prosecutors are presenting evidence to a grand jury in case involving both Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, The New York Times reported this evening.

In 1994, Heuer and Penrod asked judges in 67 civil trials to evaluate the performance of juries in cases of varying complexity.

NY1 political reporter Grace Rauh is in the courtroom today for the oral arguments in John Haggerty's trial, and reports Manhattan ADA Eric Seidel (Rackets Bureau chief) revealed Mayor Bloomberg testified before a grand jury in the case.

«The jury in this case will be handed a square peg and asked to choose between two round holes,» he wrote.

Looks like the jury in this case just added to the US unemployment problem!

Chandra unsuccessfully sued CBC, the jury in the case ruling this summer that the claims were «true».

Vacco said Shechtman, had argued (apparently successfully) that the jury in this case was never adequately instructed as to who victim was — the Independence Party, as Haggerty's defense team mantained — or Bloomberg himself.

While prosecutors and defense lawyers selected a jury in the case against the governor's longtime confidante and aide Joseph Percoco, Republican Party leaders picketed outside the Manhattan courthouse, seeking to tie the governor to the allegations.

The juries in both cases return verdicts within only a few days.

When I began my own career as a district court judge, I made it a point to meet with every jury in any case I tried so that I could answer their questions and get their impressions on the trial process and their role as a jury.

The jury in this case signed a verdict for $ 632,000.

The jury in the case found in favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed the court's ruling that counsel could not make use of the Internet during jury selection.

The proper issue for the jury in a case such as this is whether they are sure, beyond reasonable doubt, that the propensity has been proved.

The jury in this case concluded that the nursing home had been negligent but determined there had been no pain and suffering.

That is how you instructed your jury in this case to perform and for good reason.

The recent ruling in the High Court case of Kehoe v RTE saw the jury in that case calculating the apportionment of liability between two parties, a rare occurrence in defamation actions in this jurisdiction.

The jury in the case will be tasked with determining the level of damages Mc0Cann suffered as a result of the physician's negligence.

Personal injury lawyers drawn to the attention of the judge or jury in each case a great many authorities on the question of awards for injuries bearing some resemblance to the case at hand.

The jury in this case was not instructed that it could convict Osborne only for conduct that satisfied these requirements.

But the jury in this case decided sharing contractors was not the same as bid - rigging, in fact it is a pretty common practice in the IT services field.

Google has not violated Oracle's patents for Java technology, a jury in the case filed by the database maker against the search giant concluded in San Francisco yesterday.

Thus, all that the jury in the case that ended in May had to decide was whether Google's use of 37 Java APIs in its Android mobile operating system was covered under fair use or not.

«It is going to be amazingly difficult to seat a jury in this case because not only do the potential jurors live in central Florida, but we have had an enormous backlash against terrorist acts in the past 17 years since 2001, and this case, like the Boston Marathon case will be felt as an opportunity to right those wrongs,» O'Mara said.

But an appeal gave Oracle what it wanted: a ruling that APIs can be copyrighted.Thus, all that the jury in this case had to decide was whether Google's use of 37 Java APIs in its Android mobile operating system was covered under fair use or not.

The jury in this case got the information it needed, but not every defendant can afford to fight, much less inspire Sir Berners - Lee to testify.

When you prepare your resume try and think in terms of a defense attorney preparing his or her closing remarks to a jury In a case where the evidence does not make it a slam dunk or open and shut case for the prosecution, and there is an excellent chance to get an outright acquittal or at least a hung jury by establishing reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one or more decision makers on the jury.