Sentences with phrase «own closing argument»

She told the jury during closing arguments: «We don't deny that [Dzhokhar] fully participated in the events.

And Shkreli seemed to be at pains to suggest he wasn't taking the trial seriously: dropping in on reporters during the trial (he called the prosecutors «junior varsity»), taking to social media during the evenings, declining to wear a tie in court, and ostentatiously reading a book during closing arguments.

The Justice Department said AT&T sought to hide the high cost to consumers of its $ 85 - billion deal to buy Time Warner in its closing arguments against the wireless giant.»

Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments today in the trial for former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media over a sex tape featuring Hogan that Gawker posted online.

In closing arguments, Gowdy gave a powerful description of victim Ricky Samuel's last moments as he was lured to a pond by the accused, who posed as a preacher to get Samuel's confidence.

She tells The New York Times that as she prepared to deliver her closing argument, she went back and made additional notes to her original statement after hearing Bliss speak.

Lawyers for the Motor City have delivered their closing arguments before Judge Rhodes, who is now expected to issue a decision on Friday.

Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. puts on gloves on September 27, 1995 while he addresses the jury during closing arguments during the O.J. Simpson double murder trial.

Counsel to AT&T Inc. (T) and Time Warner Inc. (TWX) took aim at the economic projections underpinning the Department of Justice lawsuit to block their merger, in closing arguments on Monday afternoon.

During closing arguments, the prosecution told jurors that Shkreli repeatedly lied to investors, and reminded them that lying to people knowingly and intentionally to get their money is fraud, even if they are paid back years later.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy T. Howard (R) speaks during closing arguments in the trial of Ross Ulbricht (L), the suspected operator of the underground website Silk Road, as seen in a courtroom sketch in Federal Court in New York February 4, 2015.

During closing arguments in the trial earlier this week, Leon asked the Justice Department's lead attorney, Craig Conrath, whether the imposition of a remedy would mean that the court was recognizing that there is anticompetitive harm.

By next week, closing arguments will take place to see if one of the biggest media mergers in history will go through.

A U.S. judge heard closing arguments on March 27 in a trial to determine whether the California city of Stockton qualifies for federal bankruptcy protection.

In closing arguments, Assistant US Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate - filled journal and during his confession, saying the real bravery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.

When given a chance to pray before our colleagues, we often feel the need to cover every cause, name every country, and in a marathon of self - righteousness, write every last vestige of prayerfulness out of prayer by making it not a moment to confess dependence and gratitude, but the closing argument of a self - nominated saint.

In closing arguments on Saturday, Profiti's lawyer Antonello Blasi insisted there was no crime in using foundation money as an investment since Profiti intended to use Cardinal Bertone's apartment for fund - raising events for the hospital.

1:5, Rahab was further blessed by God to become a part of the Messianic line.James closes his argument with an analogy from our body in James 2:26.

Blessington asked jurors during his more than two - and - a-half-hour closing argument.

(forgot that part — it is my closing argument with my friend.)

Recognizing that I will not agree with his parity claim, Hasker closes his argument by commenting on my discussion about the need for a theodicy to have psychological appeal, seeking to turn this discussion to his favor by pointing out that traditional theism has been accepted by more people than has process theism.

Tailor said Thursday in closing arguments in the civil case.

The case is being heard in a bench trial before Circuit Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird, who asked attorneys to have their closing arguments prepared for Thursday.

Jurors heard from almost 30 witnesses, and listened to about 14 hours of closing arguments.

7:56 pm: The candidates are delivering their closing arguments.

Lawyers for Percoco's co-defendants, in their closing arguments, blasted lobbyist Todd Howe as a liar whose testimony was untrustworthy.

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin in the Joe Percoco federal corruption trial in Manhattan.

Joseph Percoco scored a minor victory ahead of closing arguments at his corruption trial, when the judge tossed one of the seven felony counts against the former top Cuomo aide.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

«Ziti,» the code name for bribes, figured heavily in the government's closing arguments today in the Joe Percoco federal corruption trial.

Flanagan's comments amount to a familiar closing argument for Republicans in their bid to keep control of the narrowly divided state Senate: The chamber is the GOP's last lever of power statewide and Democratic control of state government could prove problematic.

Defense lawyers have sought to make the trial into a referendum for jurors on Howe; his name came up hundreds of times over the past two days of closing arguments by lawyers from the four defense teams.

Last week, Perini loaned his campaign $ 50,000, leaving him with $ 131,226 in cash on hand to make his closing argument to voters.

Closing arguments have begun in the federal corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano.

Joseph Percoco scored a minor victory Monday ahead of closing arguments at his corruption trial, when the judge tossed one of the seven felony counts against the former aide to Gov. Cuomo.

In closing arguments, prosecutors cited emails in which Percoco and Howe used the word «ziti,» saying the men borrowed it from the HBO mob drama «The Sopranos» to refer to bribes.

State Sen. Hiram Monserrate's (D - East Elmhurst) fate will likely be decided Thursday afternoon after both sides finished closing arguments in Queens Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon.

«The government has failed miserably in trying to make a false statements case,» Linda Mangano's attorney, John Carman, told jurors before ending his closing argument.»

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money, plain and simple,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments marking the tail - end of the one - time elected leaders» 10 - week - old corruption trial.

That move set the stage for closing arguments on Tuesday and Wednesay, with deliberations to follow.

At 9:30 a.m., closing arguments are scheduled in the corruption trial of NYC Councilman Ruben Wills, Part — K22, (3rd Floor — the new building), Queens Supreme Court, 125 - 01 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, Queens.

Six weeks into the trial of Percoco and three executives accused of allegedly bribing the former Cuomo adviser in exchange for government favors, prosecutors and defense lawyers spent all day Tuesday giving closing arguments to a case that could have sweeping implications for its sister case — the Buffalo Billion trial expected to start in June in the same courtroom.

Keating is expected to wrap up his closing argument Wednesday and defense attorneys for Venditto and Mangano's wife, Linda, also are set to make their closing cases to the jury.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says attorneys delivered their closing arguments.

«Harendra Singh probably told 400 lies on the stand,» Kevin Keating of Garden City, who represents Mangano, said in his own closing argument.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Raymond A. Tierney on Tuesday also began his closing argument by talking to jurors about their time in court.

This week also saw closing arguments in the corruption trial of Pedro Espada, Jr., the former state senate majority leader accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a publicly funded healthcare system in order to finance his lavish personal lifestyle.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto «traded their office for money,» a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in the 10 - week - old corruption trial's closing arguments while Mangano's defense attorney countered that the government's star witness «desecrated the oath» by lying repeatedly on the stand.

«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.

«You've heard witness after witness say there was no quid pro quo,» Steven Molo, a lawyer for the Democratic assemblyman from the Lower East side, said during his closing argument Monday in federal court in Lower Manhattan.