Sentences with phrase «often jurys decisions»

Very often jurys decisions are unfairly affected by race or money.

Not exact matches

«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.

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.

Trial and jury consultant Marshall Hennington said one reason personal - injury lawyers do so well in The Bronx is because «disenfranchised» jurors often make decisions based on emotions rather than evidence.

This is precisely the way these market fundamentalists want you to think — that the «free», actually jury - rigged corporate welfare «market» is some default status of nature, when in fact it is the result of aggressively, often violently imposed political decisions.

Groups such as juries that are charged with reaching consequential decisions often polarize (Sunstein 2002), whereas Fishkin's «juries» (deliberative polls), in which the participants are not asked to reach a collective decision at all, are less likely to do so (Fishkin & Luskin 2005, p. 293).

The decision is a useful read for those considering utilizing a jury trial, as well as for those who are simply interested in learning about a facet of our justice system that often does not receive significant discussion.

This varies from case to case and is often left up to the decision of a jury or judge.