Sentences with phrase «serious trial court»

Not exact matches

Olujimi also asked the court to issue a stern warning to the prosecution to be serious in the trial and to ensure that Dasuki is produced in court at all stages of the trial as demanded by law.

He said he was under «serious influence» during the trial of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the same court in 2011, when President Goodluck Jonathan was in power.

Consequently, the action of the Senate in its resolution against the IGP today is a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting with mischievous motives to hand - twist the IGP to pervert the end of justice in a felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms for which Senator Dino Melaye who was indicted by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

From the headings of the above quoted invitation letters, it is very clear that the IGP was invited on those occasions by the Senate purposely because of Senator Dino Melaye's criminal indictment in respect of felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State, who are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

The courts, furthermore, have determined that the charges the district attorney has brought against Patrick Harran — who is of course presumed innocent until proven otherwise — are sufficiently serious to require a trial to establish his innocence or guilt.

This is often where courts have erred, the PSPI authors note, allowing witnesses to make confidence statements «at pretrial hearings or at trial, well after the witness might have undergone serious confidence inflation from repeated identifications, coaching, confirmatory feedback, and so on.»

«Twice, California courts have examined the overwhelming evidence presented during the Vergara trial, and twice, these courts have found that a broken teacher employment system imposes serious and long - lasting harms on both teachers and their students.»

The evidence presented in the trial court supports the conclusion that pit bulls pose a serious danger to the safety of citizens.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resuTrial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resutrial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resutrial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resuTrial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resulted.

«The Serious Fraud Office is gearing up for a crunch trial tomorrow as it heads to court in the latest instalment of the Libor rigging saga.

However, even if your case does go to court, many serious injury claims are still settled before the trial date.

To defend the judge's ruling, the opposing lawyer actually submitted documents that were not part of the trial court's record, a serious violation of appellate court rules.

Mark has gone to trial for his clients in serious felony, juvenile court, DUI and test refusal cases, and numerous assault cases.

From his office in downtown Minneapolis and in trial courts throughout the region — including North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa — he provides high - quality, aggressive representation for people facing serious criminal charges such as:

The British Columbia Court of Appeal, in a decision reported at (2010), 294 B.C.A.C. 96; 498 W.A.C. 96, quashed all 10 convictions and substituted acquittals, finding serious errors in the conduct of the trial and concluding that the...

Many states have established what is known as «drug court» programs charged with serious drug offences under the supervision of a judge who aim to rehabilitate the accused (usually are repeat offenders) instead of taking the case to trial.

«I think that, fairly read, the lower courts should take away from today's opinion that the Court is serious about the right to confrontation and that statements describing past incidents to law enforcement agents can not serve as a substitute for live testimony at criminal trials.»

The decision gives trial courts the leeway to craft an appropriate sentence for the less serious offenders, says Feder.

After considering all of the evidence, the trial judge noted that there were serious issues of credibility and reliability regarding the complainant's evidence and the Court was unable to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the complainant had not consented to the sexual contact.

Since 2001, Mr. Cannella has focused on litigation pertaining to toxic torts, product liability, serious personal injury, and wrongful death, successfully handling multi-million dollar cases and numerous jury and bench trials, both in state and federal court.

Either way, the ability to plead and argue at the levels expected and required by courts of appeal is an invaluable tool in the process of winning serious trials.

Before a trial on the issues, the district court ruled that the plaintiff could not recover damages as a matter of law, since the victim had assumed the risk of serious injury or death by skateboarding for leisure on the roadway.

Provincial court judges handle bail hearings, preliminary hearings, trials involving youth, all trials of less serious offences and many trials of more serious offences where people choose a trial in the provincial court.

Laurie Kuslansky (Trial Graphix publication) Humour in the Court is Serious Business, Jamila Johnson and Christopher Howard (King County Bar Association)

Reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, recognizing that this is a «serious penalty» and that in cases where the trial estimate when set was «not unreasonable» an advance payment order may be an appropriate remedy.

Its prevalence means it is considered by the CPS to be one of the least serious criminal offences for the purpose of instructing prosecuting barristers, attracting a miserly fee (# 480 for a 2 - day trial requiring on average 20 hours» work (2 days at court plus a conservative 4 hours» preparation), so around # 24 gross an hour, of which I would take home about # 12), and is therefore prosecuted often by the least experienced in our ranks.

The Court noted that punitive damages have been considered to be appropriate in circumstances where the employer fabricates allegations of serious misconduct to support an employee's dismissal for cause and maintains the allegations up to or during trial.

[10] The penalty for an incorrect estimate is an extremely serious one: a court - compelled adjournment at the trial management conference if the schedule can not accommodate the new time estimate.

The ONCA held that the trial judge erred in failing to exercise his discretion to assume jurisdiction under s. 23 of the CLRA, which allows the court to exercise jurisdiction over a child's custody where that child is physically present in Ontario and would suffer serious harm if the child is removed from Ontario.

The court also corrected the trial judge's conclusion that allegations of abuse were not relevant to the jurisdictional issue, noting that such allegations are relevant to the s. 23 analysis regarding «serious harm.»

In the matter of Motley & Others v Shadwell Park Ltd, the Court of Appeal (Sharp LJ and Henderson LJ) considered whether Mr Justice Soole acted outside the ambit of his reasonable discretion in granting Shadwell Park Ltd relief from sanction following its failure to submit an appeal bundle and skeleton argument in breach of paragraph 6.3 of Practice Direction 52B and a subsequent unless order that resulted in the appeal being struck out and a 3 hour appeal hearing being lost In granting relief Mr Justice Soole found that the loss of the hearing was not as serious as a loss of a trial date.

Civil litigation is often settled in the court, so it's imperative that you obtain a serious trial attorney as counsel.

The Court confirmed the usual legal test for interlocutory injunctions (an order requiring a party to stop doing something pending a trial) applies: is there a serious issue (Google acknowledged there was); is the party seeking the injunction suffering «irreparable harm»; and does the balance of convenience favour granting the injunction.

The Court of Appeal made clear that although the loss of a half - day hearing might not be as serious as losing a trial date, it was still serious because it impacted upon other court users and was a significant factor which weighed against the granting of reCourt of Appeal made clear that although the loss of a half - day hearing might not be as serious as losing a trial date, it was still serious because it impacted upon other court users and was a significant factor which weighed against the granting of recourt users and was a significant factor which weighed against the granting of relief.

Instead, the trial judge was required to make a finding that unsupervised access placed the children at risk for serious harm before a trial court may order a parent to have supervised visitation with his or her children.

The Court of Appeal determined that (1) Hin - Pro was entitled to appeal notwithstanding that it had been barred from attending trial; and (2) Hin - Pro was entitled to be heard notwithstanding its serious and continuing contempt of cCourt of Appeal determined that (1) Hin - Pro was entitled to appeal notwithstanding that it had been barred from attending trial; and (2) Hin - Pro was entitled to be heard notwithstanding its serious and continuing contempt of courtcourt.

The Supreme Court applied the abuse of discretion standard, meaning that even for less serious crimes, trial judges will have wide leeway to impose lifetime probation.

Our solicitors work in all Magistrates» Courts and Police Stations throughout Lincolnshire and at Lincoln Crown Court representing clients facing road traffic offences through to serious Crown Court trials.

Mr. Best had complained to the Canadian Judicial Council alleging serious misconduct by Justice J. Bryan Shaughnessy during a 2013 hearing where Best had asked Justice Shaughnessy to set aside his 2010 conviction obtained in absentia (in Best's absence) for contempt of court in a «trial» that Best had not be informed of and therefore did not attend.

While some law firms settle personal injury and automobile accident cases as quickly as possible — knowing full well that the money will not cover the person's losses or future needs — our experienced trial lawyers are not afraid to take negligent drivers and insurance companies to court, especially for serious or permanent injuries caused by car wrecks and truck accidents.

He went on to proclaim that adherence to the trial record was not a ««fetish»» but rather a central foundation for «the proper role of an appellate court,» and that extrarecord factual research by appellate judges «will cause problems in our judicial system more serious than those it is trying to solve in this case.»

«Inviting defendants to use an on - line procedure to indicate a plea, or to opt for a summary trial instead of a Crown Court jury trial, risks trivialising potentially serious consequences for those accused of committing offences.

Given the length of the proceeding, the serious nature of the allegations, the complexity of the issues, the length of the trial, and Champlain's unqualified success at trial, the Court concluded that a fair and reasonable award of partial indemnity costs of the action to Champlain is $ 1,675,000.00, and reduced the costs accordingly.

Within the first three years of practice, Jeff orally argued a case before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully defended a large healthcare corporation from serious fraud allegations with a team at trial and obtained a large recovery for consumers in a statewide class action.

For more serious cases where there is a preliminary hearing and trial in the Superior Court, an additional 6 - 8 months is reasonable.

That means police and prosecutors must ensure it takes no more than 18 months from the laying of a charge to complete a trial in provincial court, and 30 months for serious, often more complex cases in superior trial courts.

After gaining his higher rights in 2011, Robert has regularly conducted trials at the Crown Court and defended clients in respect of a full range of criminal cases from violent and sexual offences to fraud and serious and complex trafficking and drug conspiracies.

The Supreme Court of Canada has said that, for less serious cases tried in Provincial Courts, a time period of 8 - 10 months from arrest to trial is a reasonable time.

Court and trial will only become necessary if they refuse to make a serious offer for your claim.

(The bifurcation of family law between the provincial and superior trial courts is one of the more serious obstacles to justice.)