Sentences with phrase «many defense lawyers»

But Eisinger reserves his sharpest barbs for what he sees as the clubby culture that has emerged between the top levels of the Justice Department and white - collar defense lawyers.

«It incentivizes them to seize property,» says David B. Smith, chair of the Forfeiture Committee for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

«If the victim really doesn't know» who did it, «and is tuned into social media, and sees a frenzy of people ID «ing someone, they will latch on to it,» said Philadelphia - area defense lawyer Michael Fienman.

Defense lawyers had portrayed the girl as an aggressor, saying she wanted to generate material for a book and possibly influence the presidential election.

The HBO series spent time focusing on Durst's wealth — though he remains estranged from his family — and his ability to hire top - notch defense lawyers.

It tells the tale of Casino, who ditched his job as a «notorious criminal defense lawyer» in favor of helping «innocent victims who can not speak for themselves.»

Gorsuch has received praise from defense lawyers and other legal experts for often intrepreting laws in favor of defendants, a tendency similar to that of the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

Last year, at a conference, Ackman said that executives of Herbalife were hiring criminal defense lawyers implying that they would soon be charged with a crime.

The premier episode will feature interviews with actor Michael Douglas and former O.J. Simpson defense lawyer Robert Shapiro, as well as a long - awaited sit - down with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

In Baton Rouge, minorities are «very wary of police and often afraid of them,» says Michele Fournet, a veteran criminal defense lawyer there.

Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. puts on gloves on September 27, 1995 while he addresses the jury during closing arguments during the O.J. Simpson double murder trial.

Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. puts on gloves during the trial.

Defense lawyers said the shooting was an accident that happened when Garcia Zarate, who had a history of nonviolent drug crimes, found the gun wrapped in a T - shirt or cloth under his seat on the pier just seconds before it discharged in his hands.

«If the Chinese government's goal is to prevent bona fide crimes, it could train police and procurators in professional, rights - respecting methods, and empower defense lawyers,» Wang said.

The veteran Washington defense lawyer John Dowd will take the lead in representing Mr. Trump for the Russia inquiry.

Defense lawyer Joseph Kimok objected to the bond amount, noting that a typical case of trespassing comes with a $ 25 bond.

Zachary Cruz was later held on a $ 500,000 bond for the second - degree misdemeanor charge, an amount his defense lawyer called «outrageous.»

«Well, that's pretty smart,» New York City criminal defense lawyer Gerald Lefcourt said sarcastically about Shkreli's behavior in recent months.

John Dowd, whom Trump hired after being told he needed a Washington defense lawyer for the Russia investigation, has quit because he was being sidelined by other White House advisers.

Defense lawyers in emotionally laden, high - publicity cases often seek to transfer the trial to another county.

The commission committee that approved this proposal on a 6 - 1 vote in January heard well - founded criticisms from defense lawyers, public defenders and even the Police Chiefs Association.

ID supporters sound like defense lawyers trying to get their clients off by claiming that Bigfoot was the real murderer.

Or they imagine that business ethics are something like the full - bore adversarial tactics of criminal defense lawyers.

Bishop Righter's defense lawyer, however, insisted that there is no question of heresy because in fact the Episcopal Church has no authoritative teaching on these matters, and therefore Righter can only be guilty of bending the rules of procedure.

Even those who demand their own sartorial freedom from symbolism would not hire a defense lawyer who wore pajamas (which would serve the practical function of covering the body as well as a suit) to court, or submit to an operation by a brain surgeon who wore a Dracula sweatshirt in his consulting room.

I predict his defense lawyer will never try an entrapment defense.

On Monday, the pastor gave the judge a written statement and was questioned by prosecutors and his defense lawyer, whom he met for the first time that day.

That is why defense lawyers rely heavily on DNA evidence rather than eye witnesses in major cases.

One defense lawyer held the Ph.D. degree in addition to his law degree; both had good professional addresses.

I can not imagine the horror of a ra - pe victim being attacked by defense lawyers on each and every detail of her as - sault.

It is written by a Canadian criminal defense lawyer, now a Crown prosecutor, and it explores the legal and moral dynamics of the Book of Job with particular emphasis on the distinction between causal responsibility and moral blameworthiness embedded in Job's Oath of Innocence.

KenInTexas neglected to mention that the former DA is a defense lawyer for many of the accused priests.

It was a time when TV first flexed its muscles to bring down a towering political figure — the telecast of the McCarthy hearings and that riveting moment when the defense lawyer, Joseph Welsh, faced Senator Joe McCarthy and said in exasperation, «Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?»

Congratulations, you must have watched an awful lot of L&O: SVU to come up with that pile of crap — that or you're a defense lawyer.

A very good criminal defense lawyer might be able to plea it down to 3rd degree assault which is a misdemeanor.

While the second is technically true, it should be pointed out that defense lawyers have, for years, intentionally run up the cost to the state by presenting multiple appeals, even based on little to no actual legal cause, in order to drive up the cost of death penalty cases.

The Wall Street Journal reports both prosecutors and defense lawyers say time in the slammer is unlikely for the 18 students arrested in the drug sweep.

One of the questions that I am most frequently asked at a criminal defense lawyer is what kind of a record will my client have after their case is concluded.

Defense lawyers and jury will question why you continued to trust your provider and receive care from them only to sue them later.

Nutrition professionals should not act like defense lawyers for fast food companies, especially at a time where the average American could seriously benefit from eating less fast food.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and a Brooklyn state Senator cut hefty checks to the campaign of Assemblywoman Pamela Harris after she found out she was under federal investigation — and she promptly drew on the funds to pay for high - priced defense lawyers.

Defense lawyers have recommended that a federal trial be scheduled no earlier than January 2018 for Joseph Percoco, the former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo charged with corruption, and three other defendants including Cor Development executives Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi.

Today's testimony at the corruption trial of a former top aide to Cuomo, Joe Percoco, has been canceled due to the illness of a defense lawyer whose questioning last week led to the arrest of the prosecution's star witness, Todd Howe.

De Blasio said he's «beyond frustration» with his debt of at least $ 250,000 to defense lawyers associated with state and federal investigations into his fundraising efforts.

A defense lawyer in the Joseph Percoco corruption trial accused the main witness, Todd Howe, of making up a key detail regarding a dinner meeting to bolster the prosecution's theory of a bribery scheme.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, today of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio won't be called to testify in an ongoing Long Island corruption trial, one defense lawyer said.

After discussing the note with prosecutors and defense lawyers, Judge Valerie Caproni ordered the jurors to keep trying.

The names are included on a questionnaire for potential jurors, to help prosecutors and defense lawyers assess whether jurors have any relationships with the people named that could prevent the jurors from being impartial.

Defense lawyers have sought to make the trial into a referendum for jurors on Howe; his name came up hundreds of times over the past two days of closing arguments by lawyers from the four defense teams.