Sentences with phrase «other jurors who»

There are other jurors who believe in chiropractic care with all their hearts.

I just want the record to reflect, I guess, to be blunt, [the juror], for whatever reason, had some very bad, I guess to be blunt again, body odor, which was extremely strong, and I was able to detect in my lobby, as was the clerk, which is a personal matter for that potential juror, but for the fact that her personal problem was [of] such a magnitude that other jurors who had already been picked... either by act or words had indicated discomfort with that problem.

The woman said in a note that her heart was pounding as she was being criticized by other jurors who said she lacked common sense.

Not exact matches

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

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

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.

Other witnesses on Monday included former Assistant Attorney General Richard Rodgers, who told jurors about reforms instituted in 2007 by then - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, now, of course, the governor.

«Make no mistake: The government's case is heavily leveraged on Todd Howe,» said Milton Williams, the attorney for Gerardi, who also laid out multiple reasons he thinks jurors should be able to form reasonable doubts regarding Gerardi and the other defendants» guilt.

Over 11 days of testimony, jurors heard from 20 witnesses, who guided them through more than 700 exhibits, including hundreds of emails, documents and other materials.

But it seems likely to revisit the arguments made in the earlier motion for acquittal, along with issues that arose afterward, including one involving a juror who complained to the judge that she was being pressured by other jurors.

Daniel C. Richman, a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan who is now a law professor at Columbia University, said, «I suppose the claim would be that by not directly addressing the concerns the juror expressed in the notes, the court left room for her to feel unduly coerced by other jurors.»

Let it suffice to say that it's always usually enjoyable to discuss movies with other creative types and in this case it was extra enjoyable as my fellow jurors Dan Butler (previous discussed) and Joe Leydon (a Texas based film critic who also writes for Variety) were both fun passionate movie - loving guys.

The red carpet was rolled out in a corridor near the hotel's auditorium for a lengthy procession of luminaries from the region — filmmakers and actors whose films were to unspool at MEIFF, many unknown to me; festival jurors, many who were known to me, and so on — as well as... Demi Moore, Freida Pinto and Hilary Swank, amongst others shipped in to gratuitously increase the wattage of Opening Night.

What's assumed to be a cut - and - dried conviction is contested by Henry Fonda, who isn't convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt, and slowly works through the evidence to pull the other jurors one by one to his side.

The juror of selection and awards this year is renowned watercolor artist Kathleen Conover, who will select the winners of the Gold Medal ($ 1,200 prize), Silver Medal ($ 900 prize), and Bronze Medal ($ 600 prize) and 19 other designated awards worth more than $ 8,000 in cash and sponsored prizes.Throughout the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite painting in order to select the winner of the «People's Choice Award.»

Selections will be made by Fusion Art owners Chris and Valerie Hoffman, and / or invited guest jurors who are prominent in the art world, including other artists and art professionals.

The juror of selection and awards this year is renowned watercolor artist Kathleen Conover, who will select the winners of the Gold Medal ($ 1,200 prize), Silver Medal ($ 900 prize), and Bronze Medal ($ 600 prize) and 19 other designated awards worth more than $ 8,000 in cash and sponsored prizes.

A juror who used her smartphone to look up the definition of the word «bolster,» which she shared with other jurors.

After all, having a juror who's preoccupied with other matters or who's so eager to finish a case that he won't seriously deliberate can prove damaging to both plaintiffs and defendants alike.

In its 5 - 4 decision in Philip Morris v. Mayola Williams, Justice Breyer, writing for the majority, held that the jury's verdict violated the Due Process clause of the Constitution because jurors had been permitted to consider harm suffered by other smokers, who weren't parties to the case, in assessing punitive damages.

The second concern also does not seem like a significant issue, as reporters who want to tweet can be asked to sit in the back of the courtroom and also advised that they may only tweet if they can do so without becoming a distraction to the jurors and other courtroom participants.

Voltaire is the go - to service of choice for legal professionals everywhere, who need to instantly search for information on potential jurors and other individuals related to their cases.

On the day of a trial the court brings in a large number of potential jurors who have been selected from the voting rolls or driver's license information or some other similar government list.

Mr. Jenkins is a Pensacola criminal defense attorney who has received thousands of hours of professional communications training after law school to better understand and see things from other people's perspective, whether it be clients, witnesses, prosecutors, insurance adjusters or attorneys, judges and jurors.

Often we hear in the FIJA office from or about jurors who initially voted Not Guilty, but changed their vote to Guilty because they couldn't convince the other jurors.

Alternatively, someone on the jury who is perceived by other jurors to have expertise seen as relevant to the case may emerge as the foreperson.

In other words: a juror who honestly answers that he or she is unwilling to put aside personal, nonlegal considerations, but will instead vote his or her conscience, based on his or her belief that the law is unjust, is excluded from the jury.

Most judges find out about juror misuse of Net media from tattling by other jurors or lawyers (perhaps lawyers who feel they are losing the case?).