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But mock trials also show sympathetic defendants get more non-guilty verdicts and unsympathetic defendants get more guilty verdicts in front of jurors who were explicitly told about nullification compared to those who weren't.

Given the possibility of jurors who might ignore the law as written, it's not surprising when picking jurors for a trial, lawyers — whose existence is dependent on an orderly society — will ask about nullification, usually in the slightly roundabout way:

Of particular interest to blogger Berman in highlighting this story is what he describes as a «remarkable» letter from one of the jurors who acquitted Ball of most charges.

The number of jurors who must agree in order to reach a verdict is different in different jurisdictions.

I can say without reservation that I have been awed and gratified at the universal attitude of jurors who wish to do the right thing and give their time and attention in a sincere effort to follow the instructions of the court and to be fair and judicious.

Surrogate jurors are recruited from the actual pool of jurors who are eligible to serve in a given venue, matching the demographics of the real jury who will ultimately decide your case.

Butterly was selected by an independent panel of jurors who recognized Butterly as «an inventive and independent sculptor whose work reflects the fading boundary between craft and contemporary art.»

«The Lucelia Artist Award acknowledges Stockholder's extensive and ongoing achievement as an artist and celebrates her profound impact on generations of artists worldwide,» declared an independent panel of jurors who selected Stockholder from a group of 13 nominees.

But Conservative committeeman Michael O'Donohoe, a former county legislator and commissioner of jurors who has been critical of the party's leaders, questioned the payment from Boyle to Torres.

Lawyers for former NYPD Officer Peter Liang filed a bombshell motion Tuesday, seeking to set aside the ex-cop's guilty verdict in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, claiming one of the jurors who convicted him of manslaughter should not have been on the panel.

Ed Vaizey has been named as one of the jurors who will bring Shakespeare's historical play to life at London's Novello Theatre next month.

The legal background is complicated, but the gist of it is that Gawker would likely win the case — but for the fact the trial is taking place in Hogan's hometown, and in front of jurors who are unlikely to look kindly on New York - based Gawker and its Oxford - educated founder, Nick Denton.

«Virtually half» of jurors who participated in the Capital Jury Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, reported they knew the punishment they would give before the trial even began.

The role of a juror who was the father of a Manitowoc County officer itself seems significant.

Not exact matches

«It's OK to exclude people who can't follow the law and their oaths as jurors, but you can't say that anyone with qualms about capital punishment is ineligible,» Richard Re, an assistant law professor at the University of California at Los Angeles, told Business Insider in an email.

That meant attorneys had the hard task of selecting jurors without significant ties to the marathon or too much knowledge of the crime — on top of ones who didn't already oppose the death penalty.

But whether because of unspecific questions or untruths, jurors who support the death penalty probably won't say they would administer capital punishment regardless of mitigating factors, like Tsarnaev's age and his apparent remorse — even though they might.

Those who knew Gowdy during his 16 years as a state and federal prosecutor in South Carolina say he also has a gift of the gab and a willingness to tug on jurors» heartstrings.

Snipes said that ultimately, experts cancel each other out in the minds of jurors, who instead look at the defendant's actions.

He said that for the retrial, the defense focused less on mental health records and experts and more on getting jurors to see into the mind of the woman who Parnham said drowned her children because she thought that if she didn't they would be taken by Satan.

Laughter suddenly erupted in the courtroom, without the jurors present, as all who were there simultaneously recalled defense attorney Benjamin Brafman's reference to the work and planning that goes into manufacturing bags of potato chips.

Who made him judge or juror of other people's spiritual relationships?

Potentially big news out of St. Louis today, where a grand juror in the Darren Wilson trial, who is known only as «Grand Jury Doe,» is suing St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch, alleging that McCulloch presented information in a «muddled» and «untimely» manner.

CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

Fellow juror Massimo Bottura, who is chef patron of the three Michelin - starred Osteria Francescana in Modena and known for his passionate views and activism, said:

The jurors listened as lawyers argued that the trial was about the rights of midwives and parents to choose home birth, and they were aware of the daily presence of midwife advocates who filled the courtroom in support of Cryns.

Despite the lengthy deliberations, jurors said they did not feel pressured by the judge to arrive at a verdict, and they were not influenced by unusual distractions, ranging from the length of deliberations to Leitza's departure to attend the wedding to the highly visible and vocal group of midwife advocates who attended the trial.

As jurors prepare to weigh manslaughter charges against a midwife who attended an unsuccessful birth, there are those who believe much more is at stake than the fate of one woman.

Vaizey - who has hinted that he could challenge Sadiq Khan for mayor of London - will be one of the jurors called upon to help decide whether to convict or acquit the king.

«To the wider public who come into contact with it — as witnesses, defendants or jurors, but most crucially, as victims - this is a system that often does not deliver the level of service they expect, want or deserve,» he is expected to say later.

Silver's attorney agrees that it was «distasteful» of the former Assembly speaker to get rich off people who stood to benefit from the power of his office — but, he told jurors, that doesn't make it a crime.

At one point, jurors sent out a note seeking more information from witness Laura Spence, an FBI special agent who took notes of interviews with Linda Mangano.

And it showed in answers jurors gave to questions that Azrack last week said she planned to ask each prospect to get some sense of who they were.

Liberal 9th Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who struck down California's Proposition 8 as well as gay marriage bans in Nevada and Idaho, and wrote a ruling that barred jurors from being removed because of sexual orientation, has died at 87.

Mei, who has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes from a town concessionaire whose dealings match those of Singh, will, according to Treinis Gatz, explain to jurors how Venditto's allegedly corrupt acts were «the Town of Oyster Bay way.»

Curcio told jurors that on Adam Skelos» first day of work on Jan. 2, 2013, he told his new boss: «You know who I am.

On Tuesday, the fate of Sheldon Silver falls to a dozen jurors who have spent the last three weeks listening to competing versions of how the former Assembly speaker wielded power for the last decade: with secretive calculations to enrich himself or with the same quirks, favor - trading and inherent conflicts that is irrevocably baked into the state government.

«You didn't hear any evidence that he held himself out to Mr. Aiello or to Mr. Gerardi as a guy who would be going back into government where he could sell his office to them for the money that he was earning as a consultant during the summer of 2014,» Bohrer told jurors in his closing arguments.

Molo finished his three - hour summation by thanking the jurors and praising Silver's decision to fight the charges of a prosecutor who Molo said is «viewing the world through a dirty window.»

Within a minute of Lacewell taking the stand, prosecutors, seeking to put a face on who they were about to talk about with Lacewell, showed jurors a large image of Cuomo on a screen in the courtroom.

The government's final witness was FBI special agent Deanna Pennetta, a certified public accountant who prepared a number of spreadsheets and diagrams based on business records, phone calls and other documents related to Silver that the jurors will be able to review as evidence.

Another juror, Arleen Phillips, 53, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., identified herself as the person who wrote to the judge last week asking to be excused.

The jury deciding the fate of longtime Cuomo confidant Joseph Percoco asked for transcripts of testimony but otherwise worked quietly for nearly four hours before going home to accommodate a juror who must leave early each day.

The juror who wrote the first note has not been identified by the court, but the parties made references to her as a female member of the jury of eight women and four men.

A second round of laughter came from prospective jurors when Bricetti read a long list of individuals whose names might come up during the trial, including prominent Westchester political figures like Nick Spano, the Republican former senator - turned - lobbyist who was jailed for tax evasion, as well as former Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro and her ex-husband Al Pirro.

A Brooklyn judge postponed the sentencing of former NYPD Officer Peter Liang, who was convicted of manslaughter, as defense attorneys argued the verdict should be thrown out due to juror misconduct.

Defense lawyers and jurors have vigorously questioned a strategy by the New York Police Department that prizes the pursuit of the addicts who use drugs over the people who supply them.

Potential jurors in the federal bribery trial of Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith were asked Monday if they recognized any names on a list of possible witnesses or people who would be mentioned during the trial — and nearly all of the 48 in the White Plains court said they knew only of Bloomberg.

She is particularly knowledgeable about access issues in the courts and sensitive to reasonable accommodation of PWDs who would appear before her as attorneys, witnesses and jurors.

«I believe he was guilty of taking bribes in exchange for setting up the meetings with the county chairs,» said the juror, a 26 - year - old man from Duchess County who was dismissed because he could no longer serve on the lengthy trial.