Sentences with phrase «prejudice potential jurors»
«In seeking a gag order..., Mr. Capeless argued that the defense team's comments could prejudice potential jurors.
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The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.
The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.
The burden of proving guilt «beyond a reasonable doubt» is far from absolute as a protection against the accidents of incriminating circumstance, the political ambitions of some prosecutors, the potential for framed evidence, the passions of communities, and the prejudices and limitations of jurors, judges and prosecutors alike.
Still, the trial court abused discretion by allowing it because its probative value was substantially outweighed by its potential to confuse jurors and result in unfair prejudice.