Sentences with phrase «prosecution witness idowu»

It doesn't require a very vivid imagination to understand why, in many circumstances, a prosecution witness with the temerity to point a finger at the accused might expect a certain degree of anonymity in exchange for his evidence.

Moreover in relation to the remaining four units of the 11 Mark 19 TPU's, the prosecution witness could only at best say that «it is possible that the same person was involved in the construction of all the NI units» — again hardly a ringing endorsement that the demanding standard of proof expected in a criminal case had been achieved.

In this case a prosecution witness, whose evidence would be fatal to the defendant, proffered the following medical note: «The above patient of mine has a past history of a depressive illness with panic attacks.

If this is a prosecution witness, there's also the confrontation clause which the defendant could likely invoke to require the witness to actually appear.

Trial court abused its discretion by concluding that newly discovered evidence of close relationship between prosecution witness and gang prostitute failed to show that jury would have reached a different verdict.

(correct test for Barrister appeals; whether outside the ex improviso rule, prosecutor may call evidence after prosecution and defence case closed; use of debarring orders against prosecutor; whether tribunal may «enter the arena» and strongly request the attendance of a prosecution witness; whether BSB has power to summons witnesses; whether prosecutor may communicate with disciplinary judge behind the back of the defence; whether such communication redolent of actual bias of judge where judge wishes prosecutor good luck on appeal; whether apparent bias doctrine can be engaged by post-trial conduct of judge; legal effect of serving BSB prosecutions department officer being 1 of 4 appointing members of the COIC «Tribunals Appointments Body» (TAB); whether TAB ultra vires the Bar's Constitutions; whether open - ended power of removal of member of COIC pool without cause, unlawful given position of BSB Chair and senior staff on COIC; whether ECHR Article 6 guarantees against pressure on disciplinary judges to conform with a prosecutorial mentality; whether disciplinary judges Art. 6 «independent» within Findlay v United Kingdom given key role of BSB prosecutions department in appointing disciplinary judges; serious non-disclosure by BSB of notes of secret meeting between BSB and disciplinary judge until day before appeal and despite requests and application for disclosure by defence)

The defence can and probably would use conflicting statements by a prosecution witness to discredit that witness in the eyes of the jury.

J.S. had sustained serious injury and Defence counsel Joseph Neuberger cross-examined each prosecution witness on the photographs of J.S.'s injuries and asked which were responsible for the injuries.

Not one prosecution witness would admit any punch or kick to J.S. during the alleged struggle.

The court took the defense to task over diversionary tactics, such as demanding a list of a prosecution witness's published articles for the last decade and the witness's compensation, as the «legal equivalent of Obi - Wan Kenobi's «These aren't the droids you're looking for.

An accused might be forced to call a hostile prosecution witness as his own.

Each may entail bias, but not necessarily to the same degree, and so where a witness is partial to a particular prosecution witness but not to the prosecution case, there may not be an appearance of bias.

The George Zimmerman murder trial took a strange detour into social media this afternoon, as prosecution witness Jenna Lauer, who placed the 911 call on which screams for help can be heard, was accused by the prosecutor of following Zimmerman's brother, Robert Zimmerman, Jr., on Twitter.

Consequently, for a judge not to allow defense voir dire / cross examination questioning of a prosecution witness before a damning exhibit is allowed into evidence, presents not only a Due Process issue but also a possible perception of pro-prosecutorial bias of the judge, whether or not that bias exists, at least in the eyes of laypeople watching the trial, when a critical element of a sufficiently functioning judicial system is for the public to perceive judges as following their oaths of office.

Playing the Role of the Expert Prosecution Witness: Emanuel Dr. Emanuel was a bright spot in the otherwise dark and disappointing hearing.

He's the key prosecution witness in the trial underway at the International Court of Justice of Vladislav Dukhovich (Gary Oldman), an Eastern European dictator accused of committing genocide.

Agorye, who is the 11th prosecution witness, said that he was Dokpesi's personal assistant and ran errands for him.

Acting Erie County Judge James A. W. McLeod declared a mistrial Monday in a drug and human trafficking case after a prosecution witness made a statement to the District Attorney's Office last week about an alleged prior contact between McLeod and the defendant.

When she was on the stand as a prosecution witness, she insisted that the entire thing was an accident.

After listening to both counsel, Justice John Tsoho adjourned the matter until July 7 for the cross examination of the first prosecution witness and continuation of trial.

Led by the prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), on Wednesday, the fourth prosecution witness, Ejohwemu, said Dokpesi issued to Top Rank Hotels a N6m cheque to cover the accommodation and feeding of some former councillors, who were delegates to an event which he did not mention.

The court on April 25 adjourned the matter for cross examination after the testimony of the first prosecution witness, Mr. Victor Ehiabhi.

A prosecution witness, Mr Chukwuma Orji, has revealed how a former Director General of Nigerian Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr Patrick Akpobolokemi, converted N496million from...

Ugwu told the court that he worked together with a former prosecution witness, Mr Olabode Farinuola who in the course of the trial went on annual leave and subsequently resigned his appointment with the bank.

The star prosecution witness in Percoco's case, Todd Howe, had been on the witness list Thursday.

Briscoe was dropped as a key prosecution witness in the trial of former cabinet minister and Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne and his ex-wife, economist Vicky Pryce.

The unexpected testimony — which visibly startled prosecutor Brent Wible — marked the second time a prosecution witness veered off script after being called to testify against Seabrook.

Jonathan Sinnreich, Oyster Bay's outside legal counsel, was the first prosecution witness to not just...

At the last sitting the prosecution opened its case with the first prosecution witness in the person of Mrs Zainabu Adams, the wife of the late Mahama.

Mano a manoWhile two secretly recorded conversations with prosecution witness Harendra Singh garnered significant attention...

Prosecution witness Gary Klein, managing attorney of asbestos - litigation firm Weitz & Luxenberg, said Silver pitched a fit when he thought he wasn't receiving his money quickly enough.

Star prosecution witness Todd Howe, the admitted middleman in the alleged «pay - to - play» scheme, said COR Development Co..

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Mr. Waripamo - Owei Dudafa, on Monday testified against the former aide to ex-President, Jonathan, stating how he changed millions of dollars to naira for the accused.

After the last prosecution witness had ended their testimony, U.S. District Court Judge Valerie E. Caproni addressed Silver, «You have a constitutional right to testify in your own defense.

Last month, Avella appeared as a prosecution witness against Skelos, a Long Island Republican, and his son, Adam, telling jurors that he scheduled the hearing upon learning that there was «no activity in the committee.»

At the resumed trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, on Tuesday, the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Mustapha Yerima gave Justice Okon E. Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja a blow - by - blow account of how he was paid the sum of N108million through Badeh's company, Vetivo Nigeria Limited.

Umar also noted that the evidence of the first prosecution witness, Mr. Michael Wetkas, an operative of the EFCC, was unreliable.

During his first day on the stand as a prosecution witness, Mei said that well before then, Sinnreich had said he had issues with the town's quest to aid Singh.

Arms Deal: How I received N108m from Badeh — Witness At the resumed trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, on Tuesday, the fourth prosecution witness, PW4, Mustapha Yerima gave Justice Okon E. Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja a blow - by - blow account of how he was paid the sum of N108million through Badeh's company, Vetivo Nigeria Limited.

That is when he met Burke, a teenage prosecution witness who would later become chief of department for Suffolk police.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Wednesday, the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, sought the court's permission to continue with the examination - in - chief of the first prosecution witness.

Concerning the evidence of the second prosecution witness, Mr. Amazi Nwachuckwu, Head of Funds Transfer Unit of the Guaranty Trust Bank, Umar noted that the witness had testified that documents relating to alleged foreign transfers by Saraki had been consumed in a fire incident, adding that there was nothing to prove the charges that were based on the documents.

A prosecution witness, Mr. Johnson Ejohwemu, Wednesday, informed a Federal High Court in Abuja of how the African Independent Television's founder, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, allegedly paid...

According to the Court, during the trial, it was made known through a prosecution witness that Seidu apologized to Rev. Padmore for involving him in the crime.

Singh, 59, is testifying as a prosecution witness in the trial of a Long Island politician, ex-Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano.

He was testifying as the third prosecution witness in the trial of Saraki on 18 counts of assets declaration breaches which he allegedly committed while being governor of Kwara State and a senator.

The defense in the trial of Joe Percoco has worked to hurt the credibility of prosecution witness Todd Howe by offering examples of how the disgraced lobbyist would alter emails to pump up his own reputation.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Tuesday, the prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo, concluded his examination in chief for the first prosecution witness Idowu Olusegun is a media consultant, under the name and style of Paste Posters Company Ltd..

Dan Gitner, attorney for defendant Peter Galbraith Kelly of Competitive Power Ventures, sketched out the contention in his cross-examination of former lobbyist Todd Howe, a prosecution witness whose credibility has been under relentless attack by the defense.

(WBEN) Three months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former top aide was found guilty of corruption, three others with much closer ties to Buffalo will go on trial in a related case that is expected to include the same - albeit somewhat discredited - star prosecution witness.