Sentences with phrase «of an acquittal on»

«Sheldon Silver respectfully moves for a judgment of acquittal on all counts of the superseding indictment,» reads the disgraced politician's last - ditch motion.

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.»

This is because it is the verdict, not the reasons, that is relevant when determining the legal effect of an acquittal on a subsequent civil proceeding.

Handlarski, principal with RH Criminal Defence, brought a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the firearms charges, arguing there was no evidence the woman had seen a real gun.

Not exact matches

The surprise acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate in the shooting death of San Francisco woman Kate Steinle set off a firestorm of outrage Thursday night, as top conservatives and critics of so - called «sanctuary cities» pinned blame for Steinle's death on illegal immigration and insufficiently aggressive deportation policies.

A jury handed a stunning acquittal on murder and manslaughter charges to a homeless undocumented immigrant whose arrest in the killing of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco Bay pier intensified a national debate over sanctuary laws.

A version of this article appears in print on, on Page A5 of the New York edition with the headline: Russian Furor Over U.S. Adoptions Follows American's Acquittal in Boy's Death.

This is all the more likely in light of the recent narrow acquittal by a church tribunal of a pastor on the charges that he violated church law by performing a wedding ceremony for two lesbian members of his Omaha, Nebraska, congregation.

In light of the acquittal of George Zimmerman, I asked him to comment on why he chose to participate in this, and if the benefit of 20/20 hindsight changes his thoughts on that choice.

Preliminary hearings ensued, and dismissals of charges, and trials and mistrials and retrials, and an acquittal, and two hung juries, and defections and elections of district attorneys, and the McMartin defense team carried on, until the list of defendants had dwindled to one, young Raymond Buckey, a surfer dude who had not seen the sun in years, whose charges were finally dismissed in 1990.

The only fear for you is if you don't take His offer of complete acquittal and a eternal home in heaven, where a mansion made of gold and jewels for you awaits, and instead insist on rejecting his offer.

«Whether such cases end in conviction or acquittal appears to rest on, firstly, the ability of police or prosecutors to link the defendant with a particular association, and secondly, whether the judge decides to uphold an individual's constitutional right to share beliefs as a private citizen,» Victoria Arnold reported for Forum 18.

As the trial of William Kennedy Smith in West Palm Beach, Fla., came to a close last week with his acquittal on sexual battery charges, the date for the next high - profile rape trial, in which heavyweight Mike Tyson will be the defendant, was being set in concrete: Jan. 27.

Because the jury couldn't arrive at a verdict on the reckless manslaughter charge (it voted 8 - 4 in favor of acquittal), prosecutors can still retry Williams on that count.

The defense's controversial decision to seek an acquittal rather than allow the jury to consider manslaughter was based on proving the earlier injury because the prosecution's indictment said the baby died from a single incident of what their experts called «shaken baby impact syndrome.»

The trial ended last week in a mistrial on the charge of involuntary manslaughter, and an acquittal on the charge of involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child.

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez was ordered to face 18 counts of corruption — dashing his hopes for an early acquittal based on the same Supreme Court decision that overturned convictions for two ex-New York legislative leaders: Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

Apart from the return of Avigdor Lieberman to the Foreign Ministry after his acquittal on corruption charges, the composition of the cabinet has not changed since the election, and the coalition has been very stable.

The acquittal of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman over corruption charges has had no noticeable effect on the list's support.

More than 200 New Yorkers took to the streets of Harlem on Saturday to protest the acquittal of the Minnesota cop who fatally shot Philando Castile last year.

The four - week trial of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) may have ended with his acquittal on the felony charges against him, but it was not for lack of trying on the part of the prosecution.

On the wider issues around phone hacking, by 53 % to 33 % people think the thorough investigation was worthwhile and 69 % think the CPS was right to attempt the prosecution of Rebekah Brooks and let the jury decide, despite her ultimate acquittal.

Making reference to the Courts Act of 1993 (Act 459), Mr Justice Ofoe said Section 31 (2) holds that «an appellate court, on hearing an appeal in a criminal case, shall allow the appeal if the appellate court considers (a) that the verdict or conviction or acquittal ought to be set aside on the ground that it is unreasonable or can not be supported having regard to the evidence, or (b) that the judgement in question ought to be set aside as a wrong decision on a question of law or fact, or (c) that there was a miscarriage of justice, and in any other case shall dismiss the appeal.»

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno will pocket just over $ 55,000 of the $ 2.42 million he's set to be reimbursed by the state after his acquittal last spring on federal corruption charges, according to his attorneys.

But Belling, forced to leave the Erie County district attorney's office at the end of last year, may be best known for two high - profile cases: the acquittal on the most serious charges against Dr. James G. Corasanti and the murder conviction (later resulting in a manslaughter plea) of Jeffrey J. Basil.

Following the acquittal of Ademola, Offiong prayed the court to transfer the matter back to Ademola on grounds that 18 witnesses had already testified.

Despite a mixed verdict on the eighth day of deliberations that included acquittals on extortion charges, Percoco will face up to 50 years in prison at sentencing, and was quickly denounced by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman for selling his «sacred obligation» to honestly serve New Yorkers.

Since her acquittal over abuse of parliamentary expenses, Caroline Spelman has quietly got on with her job and done her best not to let the stresses of the previous 12 months get to her.

The Appeal Court in Abuja, has reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by the Federal Government challenging the acquittal of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

The Presidency, on Wednesday, described as outrageous and travesty of justice the acquittal of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, which upheld the no - case submission of the Senate President.

Silver's lawyers have also filed motions to dismiss the indictment based on a Supreme Court precedent that led to the acquittal of former Senate majority Joe Bruno.

A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday denied former state Sen. John Sampson's bid for acquittal on the two top charges against him — obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI.

But SERAP, in a statement by its deputy director Timothy Adewale on Thursday, said that the acquittal seriously weakened the notion that high - ranking public office holders accused of corruption would be held accountable.

DALLAS — The same afternoon that hundreds of foundation officers were traveling home from the 1992 Council on Foundations conference in Miami, parts of Los Angeles were aflame, the first of several days of civil disturbances that erupted after the virtual acquittal of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King.

In 2012, Lieberman went on trial for breach of public trust and fraud, and had to step down from his ministerial post until his subsequent acquittal.

Baer asked the judge for an acquittal for lack of evidence on counts 1, 2, 3 and 4; the judge denied his request.

In 1992, Lixenberg traveled for first time to South Central Los Angeles to photograph a magazine story on the aftermath of the riots that erupted following the acquittal of four LAPD officers who were involved in the brutal beating of Rodney King.

The film is a fictional story of a jury of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt.

«Justice for Jairo, corrupt prosecutor,» reads a sign during a protest on Jan. 29, 2015 following the acquittal of the seven suspects in the Jairo Mora murder trial.

As a result, Parliament has accepted that an acquittal at trial on an indictable offence can not be overturned unless an error of law was made.

And just last month, he won an acquittal for Detroit lawyer Geoffrey Fieger on federal charges of making unlawful campaign contributions.

A very small minority of states allow for reimbursement of fees upon an acquittal, but even then, it is often necessary to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you were actually innocent, so a dismissal on procedural grounds or an acquittal at a criminal trial where the prosecution must show beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty, is not sufficient to show that it is more likely than not that you are innocent.

Also, probably at least 10 % of acquittals are of people who were factually guilty, because juries get it right something on the order of 90 % of the time when cases go to trial.

In R. v. D.N. [2016], after a 3 day trial, the Firm secured a full acquittal on all counts of Sexual Assault, Sexual Interference and Invitation to Sexual Touching where the accused was alleged to have sexually assaulted a 10 year old child a decade ago.

He had also achieved great amounts of success that included securing an acquittal at trial for a client charged with possessing a controlled substance, obtaining a discharge for a client charged with domestic assault when the Crown wanted a conviction and permanent criminal record, and drafting an appeal factum that resulted in the overturning of a conviction for possession of marijuana on grounds that the client's Charter right to speak to a lawyer was violated.

If you are facing both an impaired and over 80 (or refuse) charge, being acquitted of the impaired charge will not automatically result in an acquittal on the over 80 (or refuse) charge as well.

It may, of course, be possible to sue the complainant for defamation or even to bring an action for malicious prosecution; a lawyer would have to advise on this, but the mere fact of acquittal is certainly not enough to found an action.

According to the story on the BBC site, the move appears to have been prompted by the acquittal, three years earlier, of a person suspected of being guilty of some terrible murders.

Depending on the circumstances of your case, there may be several available defense strategies that may lead to an acquittal or the dismissal of your charges.

Similarly, criminal suspects who are victims of insufficient and faulty police work prefer that the disadvantageous shortcuts had never taken place, but then need to have their lawyers use those shortcuts to their best advantage with settlement negotiations, seeking case dismissals and evidence suppression, and seeking acquittal based on reasonable doubt.