Sentences with phrase «to sit on a jury»

So I have to wonder if being an Engineer is what has prevented me from sitting on a jury.

It is like being asked to sit on a jury when you have a deep interest in the outcome.

Unfortunately, we will see many of these people sitting on our jury panel.

He will also want to know if they have ever previously sat on a jury and if so, what verdict did they render.

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.

When Kingsolver was born, women couldn't sit on juries in some places, and blacks couldn't use the same public bathrooms as whites.

In 1958, Marcel Duchamp and Vincent Price sat on the jury for the award.

He lectures at museums and art colleges, sits on the jury for a number of art awards and publishes regularly on the subject of art.

Inform us fishon, since you are prepared to sit on the jury over a pedophile, how about over a loving, committed gay couple?

«Jess tells us she has never sat on a jury before, so we're delighted that Shakespeare Schools Festival has given her the opportunity for a new experience - and equally pleased that her support is going to help us stage a great night for our charity.»

«It would be interesting to have a jury consultant sitting on the jury, wouldn't it?»

Even if they don't go into the [forensics] field, they probably will sit on a jury someday, and they will know how to differentiate evidence.»

In 1958, Marcel Duchamp and Vincent Price sat on the jury of award.

And apparently, other jurors spend time online, blogging about their experience sitting on a jury or griping about being called for jury duty.

News reporters / bloggers just can't sit on a jury at the same time.»

If you were sitting on a jury involving an ICBC injury claim, and the plaintiff's lawyer told you that the Defendant fell asleep at the wheel and «must pay for breaching the rules of the road» would your judgment be compromised?

An anecdote rather than an answer, but when my Grandfather got called for Jury Duty in FL, the first thing they did was send everyone home who had a college education — they didn't want anyone with a college degree sitting on any jury.

Our attorneys» understanding of the courts, processes and the people who sit on juries allow us to provide the skillful, results - oriented representation our clients expect and deserve.

COMMENT Theoretically, the door has not been completely closed on CPS employees sitting as jurors, but for all practical purposes one would not now expect to see prosecution lawyers sitting on juries, save where the prosecuting authority is another organisation, and even then we can expect further challenge.

In 1991, the Manitoba Aboriginal Justice Inquiry report detailed how Indigenous people were historically denied the right to sit on juries since names were drawn from voting lists.

«The defense has to acknowledge that everybody sitting on that jury is going to feel that.

For instance, a juror who reveals during voir dire that she is the sister of the plaintiff in a personal injury case may be struck «for cause» if the law or court rules prohibit blood relatives of the parties from sitting on juries that hear their cases.

I am guessing then that you could not sit on a jury and make a decision about an accused pedophile.

Reading First Things may disqualify you from sitting on a jury, at least if a lawyer decides that such reading shows that you are too involved in the practice of your religion.

And Phillips - who once said she would knife Jeremy Corbyn «in the front, not the back» if necessary - is set to sit on the jury.

Ben Keenan In Ireland today, women can order a pint in a pub, sit on a jury, keep a government job if she gets married, buy contraceptives and demand equal pay — none of which was legally permitted by the...

Benno Tempel, director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, said that he felt it was acceptable for museum directors to sit on juries and boards, but «if there's money involved, that money should go to the institution.»

An Irish painter John Lavery, who presented his work at the Biennale, was also chosen to sit on the Jury that judged the works on display.

If you're a felon, and haven't had your rights restored, many courts won't even let you sit on a jury.

Technically anyone can sit on a jury.

I sat on a jury that heard a criminal trial twenty - five or more years ago.

But who am I to argue with his results: he did avoid having to sit on a jury.

«Reporters who sit on juries are not allowed to report their experience simultaneously with jury duty, and I'd be very surprised if bloggers would somehow fit within an exception.

R v Abdroikof; R v Green; R v Williamson [2007] UKHL 37, [2007] All ER (D) 226 (Oct) was concerned with when it might be appropriate (or not) for prosecutors and police officers to sit on a jury.

jury pool: A group of people from lists of registered voters, licensed drivers, state and local taxpayers, people receiving public assistance or unemployment benefits who can then be picked to sit on a jury.

Once a person is sworn in as a juror, they receive $ 25.00 for each day they sit on the jury.

The defence objected to him sitting on the jury.