Jury testimony refers to the statements or evidence given by witnesses in a trial. These witnesses, known as jurors, are regular people chosen to listen to the case and decide on guilt or innocence. Their testimony plays a significant role in helping determine the outcome of the trial.
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Lawyers for the public advocate argued that the release of the
grand jury testimony would help the public understand the grand jury's decision and help lawmakers make reforms to the process.
In his
grand jury testimony, the president had been more careful than in his deposition, seven months earlier.
Since then, the Staten Island Republican party backed Donovan, who's currently trying to block courts from releasing grand
jury testimony in the Eric Garner case, to fill the vacant seat.
Civil liberties lawyers urged a state judge to reverse Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's attempt to keep secret the grand
jury testimony concerning the police chokehold death of Eric Garner, saying the public needs to reconcile a widely watched video of the arrest with the decision not to indict the officer involved.
Wade said he showed up for his grand
jury testimony armed with a newspaper article about Jack Casey, a former Rensselaer County Republican chairman, once soliciting campaign donations from county workers.
The Los Angeles Times reports that it and the New York Times were among media outlets that decided not to run accounts of the purported grand
jury testimony today, because they could not confirm that the transcript matched that on file in Santa Barbara County Superior Court.
STATEN ISLAND — The state's highest court agreed Monday to expedite the appeals process to release the grand
jury testimony in the Eric Garner case.
[Civil liberties lawyers urged a state judge to reverse Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's attempt to keep secret the grand
jury testimony concerning the police chokehold death of Eric Garner....]
Skakel contended his lawyer would have realized he needed to question Ossorio based on the
grand jury testimony of Ossorio's girlfriend, who mentioned she was in another room of the home with her «beau» during the program.
While I do not have the medial evidence (or the leaked grand
jury testimony) to prove it, something makes me think that David Boston used a similar technique.
Instead of working with Schneiderman's office to determine jurisdiction in the case, Abelove is accused of presenting grand
jury testimony and granting immunity to the officer involved in the case and withheld evidence in the process.
Thompson stumbled on a gold mine of records 10 years ago, when a clerk in Erie County gave her access to thousands of Attica documents, including grand
jury testimony and depositions that had never been public.
«The court notes that there was opinion testimony offered to the effect that (1) but for being asked by Henry Wojtasek, Synor probably would not have hired Meghan Ortt, (2) that she had a «no - show job,» and (3) that Synor was a conduit for funds to be paid to her,» the judge wrote of the grand
jury testimony he inspected.
The judge noted that Ortt said in his grand
jury testimony that he was approached in 2008 by Maziarz, then a politically potent GOP senator, along with Bill Patton and Wojtaszek about running for North Tonawanda mayor.
Mangano's grand
jury testimony in the Skelos case occurred before the indictment of Singh on Long Island, so prosecutors in the Southern District would have had no reason then to ask him during the Skelos investigation about Singh or possible questionable activities in Oyster Bay.
Donovan granted immunity to other officers on the scene in exchange for their grand -
jury testimony.
Danes «knew several of the suspects of the investigation and allegedly disclosed to them specific details and contents of grand
jury testimony,» according to AG Eric Schneiderman's office.
Last year, the court agreed to the release with the stipulation that any material related to or derived from grand
jury testimony be redacted.
Lynch wrote that the law concerning grand
jury testimony «does not grant the right to a second opportunity to give further testimony, following the completion of the people's examination.
In April, a state judge approved that release with the caveat that no material from grand
jury testimony could be disclosed.
Prosecutors chafe under a state law that gives witnesses automatic immunity for crimes discussed in grand
jury testimony.
At the time, Senator Savino urged Staten Islanders to respect the judicial process, but sponsored a bill, along with Staten Island Assemblymember Matthew Titone, requiring grand
jury testimony to be made public.
Increasingly, the savvier members of the prosecution staff recognized that their entire case came down to the sex - whether the president had lied about it in his deposition and then in his grand
jury testimony.
New York is one of 10 states where prosecutors can wait until a trial to turn over witness names and statements, grand
jury testimony and other evidence known as discovery, which backs up criminal charges.
Successfully represented employer in lengthy criminal and civil investigations by the Attorney General's office and other regulatory agencies involving wage - hour, tax and prevailing wage claims - including representing witnesses in grand jury testimony
In his grand
jury testimony — his only sworn testimony in the case — Paterno corroborated McQueary, testifying under oath that McQueary told Paterno that he saw Sandusky engaged in fondling or «doing something of a sexual nature» to a boy.
With Paterno's death, however, his grand
jury testimony is no longer admissible.
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Jury Testimony to Be Inadmissible Under Sixth Amendment»
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Case involved significant issues related to eDiscovery and resulted in client's grand
jury testimony and no charges being filed against client.
Giardino sided with the prosecution and ruled that jurors could hear Bethea's grand
jury testimony, saying Smith had the «motive and the opportunity» to intimidate Bethea.
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