Sentences with phrase «people on a jury»

It assumes that ordinary people on a jury, having heard two sets of scientific evidence from experts, will be able to arrive at the truth by choosing between the two versions.

Along with nominations for titles like «Fallout 4» and «Super Mario Maker» came a bit of detail about the panel of judges who helped select them: A roster of the 32 people on the jury appears to list only one woman.

The opinions of the people on the jury matter a great deal to me.»

(That's why we have 12 people on juries, right?)

Jim feels that you have to understand who you are before you can better understand judges, people on juries, prosecutors, witnesses and clients.

These terrorists seemingly had support from others in their community, so if they request jury trials, which they most likely will, and just one person on that jury votes not guilty, they walk.

Cassandra Porter and Natai Shelsen review the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in R v. Kokopenace, a case dealing with the under - representation of Aboriginal people on jury rolls.

The drastic underrepresentation of on - reserve Aboriginal people on the jury roll in Kokopenace meant that Mr. Kokopenace's right to a fair trial was not met; the petit jury would not be selected from a representative roll.

Not every lawyer knows what reinsurance is, and certainly most lay persons on juries have no idea.

An inquiry report by former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci in 2013 recommended several changes to get more Indigenous people on juries in Ontario.

The issue in Kokopenace was the under - representation of Aboriginal people on jury rolls, and the nature and extent of the state's duty to address that problem.

Others have raised the issue of the underrepresentation of Indigenous people on juries.

People are happy to acknowledge non-citizenship if they know it gets them out of apprehension and jury duty, and if someone lies and says they are a non-citizen you don't want that person on a jury anyway.

Richard George Kopf, who blogs about life as a federal trial judge over at Hercules and the Umpire, did an interesting thought experiment in relation to this case where he wondered if it was appropriate to use a peremptory strike of a juror if that juror is ugly and your client doesn't want ugly people on the jury or the case is somehow related to physical beauty.

Not exact matches

On appeal, he argued that the Houston jury was biased because the area, and thus the people living there, was heavily affected by the company's bad dealings.

The Village Voice would have been equally offensive to a jury in Tampa [where the case was tried] 40 years ago, but it would not have been read by people on a Tampa jury.

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?

If both sides, through their eyes and their people's eyes, have concluded that the plaintiff is absolutely going to win this case, and the plaintiff is going to get a lot of money because they're totally on board with everything that has been presented, then that might be a good reason for the defendant to agree to a settlement with the plaintiff for less money than the potential exposure if the jury comes back and finds willful infringement.

A jury of high - profile Canadian business leaders selects 10 finalists and one winning company based on the following criteria: innovation, market development, people and culture, strategic leadership, and improvements in financial measures.

The growing legal questions around Mr Cohen's services for Mr Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand - jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The growing legal questions around Cohen's services for Trump come as the lawyer faces a grand jury investigation being led by federal prosecutors in New York City who are exploring bank fraud, wire fraud or campaign finance charges, according to people familiar with the matter who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

As one who sat on a jury in a murder case in a state that is not shy about executions, I am aware of how important it is to make sure the right person is convicted.

On March 20, he held a mock trial of the Muslim Holy Book, and the jury — consisting of twelve people from his congregation — found the book guilty of five «crimes against humanity,» including the promotion of terrorist acts and «the death, rape and torture of people worldwide whose only crime is not being of the Islamic faith.»

If I were on trial, I would hope the jury is made up of people who only accept proof, not the kind that believe something on faith.

I am sure that if anyone were charged with a crime, or is on trial, I am sure that if any of those lines were used in the presence of a police officer, judge, jury, etc., that person would be ticking off that person and hurting his own case.

However, some of the jury may be biased because the person won't swear on the bible so an atheist may want to swear on the bible anyhow to insure against bias.

Absolutely, it does make sense to at least 6 billion people on earth including but not limited to professionals and the elite such as Doctors, Scientists, Juries, Judges, Magistrates, Politicians, even by the person who holds the highest position of the most powerful country of the world.

mentally ill, delusional people who believe in the existence of gods should be prohibited from voting, serving on a jury, running for or holding any public office, purchasing or owning firearms, teaching public school, or having any contact with children under the age of 18.

An underground CPM in my state, where they aren't licensed, was brought before a grand jury on several counts of negligence including ignoring GBS test results and / or misleading people about them.

«We are sort of the vanguard and protector of a lot of things that could happen in the state of New York like allowing illegal immigrants to get college tuition, allowing people to serve on juries, allowing people to serve on juries who have no legal status here.»

Federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury in Brooklyn in the death of Garner, an unarmed black man who died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer in Staten Island in July 2014, according to a person briefed on the matter.

On the wider issues around phone hacking, by 53 % to 33 % people think the thorough investigation was worthwhile and 69 % think the CPS was right to attempt the prosecution of Rebekah Brooks and let the jury decide, despite her ultimate acquittal.

November 24, 2015 After weeks of listening to people talk about Albany politics, jurors may have turned to the dark side and started treating each other not so nicely — and less than two hours after jury deliberations for the Silver trial began on Tuesday.

William Alexander, age 38, residing at 1102 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, was indicted on December 6, 2011 by a Rockland County Grand Jury for the crimes of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree.District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe stated that on or about October 18, 2011, at approximately 6:00 p.m., at Best Buy in the Palisades Center Mall, defendant presented a forged non-driver ID card, in an attempt to gain access to and make a purchase of over $ 2,000, using another person's Best Buy credit card account.

It's hard to believe that people can be barred from jury service because they are open about being on medication for a mental health condition.

That was also the day JCOPE released financial disclosure forms filed by Percoco, the former top aide to Cuomo who was among eight people indicted on corruption charges in the federal grand jury investigation.

I doubt that he'll get a jury to convict people on his rinky - dink charges.

«Because people disagree on the outcome of the grand jury does not mean you trash the whole thing,» the senator added.

«Once you're indicted by a grand jury, there's a long process, and we need someone that's going to be focused on the people of Rensselaer County,» said Minority Leader Peter Grimm.

No, it may not stop someone from murdering their child, just like being arrested and jail time doesn't stop people from commiting crimes, but maybe, just maybe in this case, the jury would have had a light bulb moment and said, «Hey, there is something that we can convict her on.

To me, the cluster of issues that we have focused on are just basic — whether it be bail reform, raise the age of criminal responsibility, reform the institution of the grand jury, which goes back to the time of Magna Carta, wrongful convictions, ensure that not one single person is convicted of a crime that they're innocent of.

Questions in the off - topic portion of the Q&A included the role of Mayor de Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and her having City staff, Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos» criticism of de Blasio's involvement in recent senate elections, whether de Blasio supports a tax on grocery bags, an update on the recent change in NYPD practice on marijuana possession, why the average person should care about conditions on Rikers Island (an on - topic question, but posed during this off - topic portion of the press conference), whether de Blasio is troubled by Al Sharpton's tax troubles, what the expected executive action President Obama on immigration will mean for the City, an update on the City's municipal ID program, preparations for a rally being organized by Al Sharpton upon the completion of the Ferguson grand jury, a possible mail - in response for marijuana summonses and whether mayor supports regulating costumed characters in Times Square.

«Unless this decision is reversed on appeal, it clears the way for what most people accused of criminal behaviour would wish for: a fair trial before an impartial jury.»

Another juror was dismissed from the jury pool after writing on her questionnaire, «I despise people, especially elected officials who take bribes and kickbacks,» Wood said

A Florida grand jury on Wednesday indicted Nikolas Cruz on 34 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder in connection with the Valentine's Day shooting rampage that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

The jury's verdict of guilty on three felony counts of «Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud» and «Solicitation of Bribes and Gratuity» was a long - awaited victory for the people of New York.

The state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics, known as Jcope, received a federal grand jury subpoena seeking copies of Mr. Percoco's financial disclosure forms more than a week ago, according to a person familiar with the subpoena.

After being acquitted in 1998 on Federal corruption charges, he saw fit to point out the racial make - up of the jury, lauding, as he put it, the four black people and Pakistani who acquitted him.

10 people have now been seated on the jury in Schoharie county Court for the 3rd murder trail of Cal Harris.