Sentences with phrase «thought of the guilty verdict»

But she declined to say anything about Andy Coulson, her successor as editor at the News of the World, although reporters repeatedly asked her what she thought of the guilty verdict against him.

Not exact matches

Any and every bar fight can now end in a not guilty verdict by the subjective rational of» I thought my life was in danger:»

I think the court of public opinion has already rendered a guilty verdict on a man who truly doesn't deserve this.

I think, in both Trump and Hillary's cases, there's a lot of «He's guilty / she's guilty» before the verdict is in.

GOP strategists said they think their prospects continue to improve as voters digest the guilty verdict against former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, positive economic statistics and the prospect of Democrats taking control of one or both chambers of the legislative branch.

And in the wake of the not - guilty verdict, the chancellor - and clear favourite to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister - commented: «I think any preaching of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion in this country and I think we've got to do whatever we can to root it out from whatever quarter it comes.

Most jurors didn't speak after the verdict, but Arleen Phillips, 53, of Mount Vernon, said she was the lone juror who initially thought Silver was not guilty but was eventually swayed by Silver's failure to fully reveal his law - firm referral money on state disclosure forms.

Tomkins did point out that some of the women who were Andre loyalists were former girlfriends, but at the same time if you read the article it sounds like «some feminists» thought he was guilty and would harass him if they saw him in public places — that is, the implications is that only feminists thought he was guilty, you know, those harpies, whereas in fact the judge's wording of the verdict (and implications in Katz's text based on interviews) suggested a relation to the judgement available in British jurisprudence but not in the US, that is, what would have been a verdict of «not proven,» meaning he probably did it, but in the end the verdict was «I have concluded that the evidence has not satisfied me beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty.»

Sure, many might think those 2,000 - plus exonerations were simply the result of bad lawyering or unethical tactics that resulted in a guilty verdict.

I don't think any of us were aware of a concept that entitled us to deliver a verdict of not - guilty if we had concluded that the accused was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This prompted me to read the actual letter, found here; however, I could not find any mention of appealing a not - guilty verdict, which — I think — is not allowed by the Double Jeopardy clause, also in the Fifth Amendment.

Viewing jury instructions this way I think would mean that it is part of the role of the jury to determine which parts of the jury instructions should be considered fact, and I think it would also mean that jury nullification wouldn't necessarily mean that a jury returns «a verdict of «Not Guilty» despite its belief that the defendant is guilty of the violation charged»; it could just mean that the jury doesn't accept all of the statements in the jury instructions, such as the judge's interpretation of the law, asGuilty» despite its belief that the defendant is guilty of the violation charged»; it could just mean that the jury doesn't accept all of the statements in the jury instructions, such as the judge's interpretation of the law, asguilty of the violation charged»; it could just mean that the jury doesn't accept all of the statements in the jury instructions, such as the judge's interpretation of the law, as fact.