Sentences with phrase «of jury decisions»

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In a 2006 study of jury decision making, social psychologist Samuel Sommers of Tufts University found that racially diverse groups exchanged a wider range of information during deliberation about a sexual assault case than all - white groups did.

And seeing Sting says he's a «self - declared, card carrying tree hugger» makes up for some of the slightly weird moments of the film - such as a segment that sugested the moment of the jury decision in O.J. Simpson's murder trial was a moment of shared global consciousness.

If this explanation of the juror's ethical duties is right, however, it leads to the question of whether we structure the process of jury decision - making in a way that encourages jurors to act ethically.

The article focuses on former Memorial University Professor, Ranjit Chandra's appeal of a jury decision which found CBC journalists who created a television series questioning his scientific integrity did not commit a breach of privacy.

In a 2006 study of jury decision making, social psychologist Samuel Sommers of Tufts University found that racially diverse groups exchanged a wider range of information during deliberation about a sexual assault case than all - white groups did.

Recent American research, cited by Professor Liz Kelly, suggests that «men are much more likely to have limited definitions of what constitutes rape, and that these attitudes affect their behaviour in simulations of jury decision - making».

Not exact matches

The series of hearings will determine whether he faces life in prison or the death penalty, a decision to be made after family and friends testify to judge and jury about their interactions with the mystery man.

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

In light of that ruling, Hurst wants a jury to make the final decision on whether he is eligible for the death penalty.

«A criminal defendant, we hold, need not request special interrogatories, nor need he acquiesce in the Government's request for discrete findings by the jury, in order to preserve in full a timely - raised objection to jury instructions,» Justice J. Ginsburg wrote in her explanation of the court's decision.

There's a whole process that's set up to ensure that the jury that finally gets impaneled is an objective group of people with no connection with anything going on in the case that might persuade them to cast a decision that's inconsistent with the evidence that's presented at the trial.

It's probably not going to be possible to have a jury of people that have never heard of the bands, that have never heard the music, but the real question is, even with that understanding, can they only focus on the evidence that's being presented by the parties at trial and only use that evidence and nothing from their own life experience outside of the courtroom to make that decision?

A St. Louis County grand jury's decision Monday not to indict a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., over the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager has led to demonstrations around the nation.

«The grand jury's decision does not negate the fact that Michael Brown's tragic death is part of an alarming national trend of officers using excessive force against people of color, often during routine encounters.

In a highly controversial decision, a jury found St. Anthony, Minnesota officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of murder for opening fire on Castile with a 4 - year - old in the back seat of the car at a traffic stop.

Griffiths seems unaware that it is precisely the details of the crimes that lead juries to make the decisions they do.

Another congregant, who said she chose not to read any news coverage of the trial, struggled with her own internal conflict, saying she trusted that the jury had made the right decision while holding out hope that Sandusky did not really abuse the boys who testified against him.

In light of the grand jury decision handed down tonight in the wake of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, MO, I think it is of utmost importance that all Christians, but specifically white evangelicals, talk a little less and listen a little more.

«The grand jury's decision not to indict the officers involved in the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown has left many in our nation angry, saddened and hopeless,» he said.

In the courtroom, Scout watches Jem grip the rail in front of him, his hands tensing with every «Guilty» decision read out from the jury at the conclusion of the trial of Tom Robinson.

Superior Court Judge Gary Gavenus made the decision after a member of the jury handed out three documents to fellow jurors including North Carolina case law, according to the AP.

Most obvious is the discretion in sentencing where if a crime has a State penalty of 10 to 15 years and it's up to the judge or jury as to the actual sentence handed down then the intent of the crime is often debated and used in the decision.

On 18 July 2017, the jury of the Basque Culinary World Prize met in Mexico, and then made the international announcement of their final decision.

based on «many of your comments» you are wrong... unlike some I do not have rose coloured glasses firmly attached to my mug and indeed I am not impressed by some of Botterill's decisions but the JURY IS OUT for a couple of years.

Considering the evidence, the decision of the jury and the existing antitrust laws, it seems that Congress should preserve the right of cities to compete for football teams.

In spite of the decision by the 1982 jury, and the fact that antitrust laws were designed to promote free enterprise and competition for the benefit of business, employees and consumers, the NFL continues to lobby in Congress in hopes of obtaining limited exemption from antitrust laws, retroactively, thereby forcing the Raiders to return to Oakland and blocking other teams from moving in the future.

All Arsenal fans have their own opinion on whether Arsene Wenger should remain at the helm of Arsenal football club, and whilst the jury may not be out just yet, it seems the players are united in their decision.

In many instances I risked the practice's and my own credibility, my license, and even my freedom because as a practitioner working outside the norm, I could face criminal charges for supporting a woman's individual rights when those decisions differ from the standard of care or from what the average jury member would choose for their own healthcare.

Mediation is a non-adversarial alternative to divorce litigation wherein the parties work together, with the help of a neutral third party «mediator,» to determine their own outcome, rather than leaving these important decisions to judge or jury.

«That way parents can make an informed, educated decision,» Frye told the jury in the trial of lay midwife Yvonne Cryns, of Richmond in McHenry County.

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.»

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino last night accused NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio of making an already bad situation «worse» with his «rhetoric» in an ongoing war of words with the NYC police unions following the Eric Garner grand jury decision.

At last, a decision from the long - deadlocked jury mulling the fate of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr..

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.

UPDATE2: The jury passed a note to the judge indicating they are now deadlocked, explaining: «We can not reach a unanimous decision on any of the remaining counts.»

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who acted as the special prosecutor in Sen. Kevin Parker's assault case, released a statement in the wake of the Brooklyn Democrat's conviction on two misdemeanor charges, saying he respects the jury's decision despite the fact that it did not deliver a felony guilty verdict.

We respect the decision of the jury and thank them for their service to the justice system.»

Gotham Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke Monday Morning at the NYPD graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden, an oration rife with tension, as it follows protests over the Eric Garner grand jury decision and the ambush - style murder of two NYPD officers.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that there was sufficient evidence to convict the veteran legislator in two corruption schemes, but jury instructions didn't comply with a new Supreme Court decision narrowing the type of acts required of public officials in a quid - pro-quo bribery scheme to formal exercises of government power.

ALBANY — During an interview on CNN, Governor Andrew Cuomo repeated before a national audience his pledge for a «soup - to - nuts» review of the criminal justice program in light of the surprising and «corrosive» decision by a Staten Island grand jury not to indict a police officer involved in the fatal arrest of Eric Garner.

But he said he respects the jury's decision and agrees that there is «no tolerance for any violation of the public trust.»

«Although this decision puts on hold the justice that New Yorkers got upon Silver's conviction, we look forward to presenting to another jury the evidence of decades - long corruption by one of the most powerful politicians in New York State history.

«It is not clear beyond a reasonable doubt that a rational jury would have reached the same conclusion if properly instructed, as is required by the law for the verdict to stand,» Jose Cabranes of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision said in his decision.

Legal experts said the impact of the McDonnell decision would make it harder for the feds to convict Silver a second time, because revised jury instructions could exclude some of the most damning evidence from consideration.

Sharpton criticized the length of time that each grand jury has been working without a decision and what he termed grand jury roles that «appear to be improperly expanded to where it is about trying to prove or disprove the accused rather than to see if there's probable cause to go to trial».

The fraud convictions of two former campaign aides to city Comptroller John Liu has not helped his run for higher office, but the jury's decision may influence whether the Queens Democratic Party will endorse the lawmaker's mayoral bid, borough political observers said.

Addressing the grand jury decision to not indict the police officer who caused Garner's death, Sharpton «connected the dots» of other cases of African Americans or Latinos killed by police, from Anthony Baez and Abner Louima to Michael Brown and Akai Gurley, urging action.

In its decision regarding Silver's case, the appeals court ruled in 2017 that the definition of official corruption provided to the jurors differed from the one used by the U.S. Supreme Court when it overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, and so it was possible the jury could have ruled differently had it been instructed on the updated definition of the law.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday threw out the 2015 conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on honest services fraud because the charge to the jury did not comport with the Supreme Court's 2016 decision in the case of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, which narrowed the definition of an «official act.»