Sentences with phrase «trial by judge»

Other states have a trial by Judge.

If you plead not guilty, then you have a right to a trial by judge or jury and be represented by an attorney.

The legislation gives two reasons for allowing trial by judge alone: one is the burden on the jurors, the other is the complexity of the case.

«Permeating every interview was the strong belief expressed by each of the judges that trial by jury was entirely appropriate in serious fraud cases and that trial by judge should not replace trial by jury.

For other indictable offences, like first degree murder, the accused may elect to have a trial by judge alone only with the consent of the Crown Attorney.

As is typical with omnibus Bills, instead of stopping at what needs to be done, the government went above and beyond by also adding under the proposed s 644 (3), an ability to convert a jury trial in mid-trial into a trial by judge alone, in the event the number of jurors fall below the number required to continue the trial.

Synopsis: The appellant was convicted of 16 counts of firearms and drug related offences following a trial by judge and jury.

In doing so, you voluntarily give up important constitutional rights to trial by judge or jury, as well as rights to appeal.

So construed question of law would include (without attempting anything like an exhaustive definition which would be impossible) questions touching the scope, effect or application of a rule of law which the courts apply in determining the rights of parties; and by long usage, the term question of law has come to be applied to questions which, when arising at a trial by a judge and jury, would fall exclusively to the judge for determination.»

Robbery is a straight indictable offence in the Criminal Code, which means that robbery always involves the right of an accused person to have a preliminary inquiry and a trial by judge and jury, if the accused person wishes to.

Robbery is a serious charge and is always an indictable offence (i.e. the most serious offence), which means it involves the right of the accused to have a preliminary inquiry and a trial by judge and jury, if the accused wishes to.

[1] THE COURT: The defendants in this medical malpractice trial have brought an application asking that I discharge the jury and, under R. 12 - 6 (12), continue the trial by judge alone.

Panelist, The Lawyers» Club of Philadelphia, Trial by Judge (Civil) presentation on Appellate Advocacy, July 2005

You do not have to accept a bench trial (trial by judge) even though the prosecution will likely pressure you to waive that right.

It's wasn't always the case that, in trials by judge alone, plaintiffs» counsel would lucky enough to get a judge suffering from a psychological syndrome once known as «defence counsels» remorse».

Not exact matches

For instance, we were once in a proceeding in which the judge made a ruling on evidence presented at trial by opposing counsel that was going to fundamentally change the outcome of the case.

«For the record, we wish to make it clear that as we start this trial David Baazov and his counsel have not been given by the AMF or this court the time necessary to review the millions of documents disclosed and judged potentially relevant,» she said.

«These beverages are to be provided to the jurors each evening only if all trial proceedings have concluded for the day,» the judge wrote, making sure nobody could skirt the rules through legal loopholes: «The jurors are not authorized to order an alcoholic beverage for consumption by another juror.»

In a decision released by the Baltimore Circuit Court, Judge Martin P. Welch wrote that the 35 - year - old was being granted a new trial because his initial council failed to properly cross-examine an expert from the state about the reliability of cell tower data that seemed to place him at the scene of the crime.

In March, two judges ruled Liss - Riordan's Uber and Lyft cases will go to a trial by jury.

And if you listen very closely, there are echoes of Cosell's legendary incantation, his exultant chime, in this one - sentence call made yesterday by a three - judge patent trial and appeal board in Alexandria, Virginia:

In recent years, Bettencourt became a household name in France as the central figure in an infamous trial in which judges examined whether the billionaire was taken advantage of by those close to her.

As deliberations close in the AT&T antitrust trial, Judge Richard Leon says he will issue a ruling by June 12.

After President Trump took office in 2017, the challenge in Judge Hanen's court had not yet reached a final legal conclusion because there had never been a full - scale trial on the legality of the November 2014 actions by President Obama.

The first of the bullion bank traders being brought to trial on charges of manipulating the U.S. gold and futures markets, Andy Flotron, has been treated unfairly by the prosecution, a federal judge has ruled.

well they get restrained by the same politicians and judges and policy manuals... the crooked politicians even put soldiers on trial for murder (what!).

The judge in the case has faced sanctions by the European Union «because of his harsh sentences for those on trial for exercising a fundamental human right,» the center said.

Once the investigation is complete, no trial can be held without another prior approval by the three - judge panel.

Maybe justice and the good society are brought about precisely by lawyers and judges sending the jury out of the courtroom while they decide whether to admit the testimony of an old black woman who has been listening in on the whole trial of her son.

By a strange reversal, the defendant of the earthly trial is also the judge of the eschatological trial.

State District Judge Steve Thomas of Hardin County implemented a temporary injunction Thursday in favor of the Kountze High School cheerleaders, and by setting a trial date of June 24, 2013, Thomas effectively allows the cheerleaders to keep displaying Bible - quoting signs at Kountze athletic events through the end of this current school year.

He is betrayed by his defense attorneys, his brother, and even the judge at his trial.

Who are we to judge what God does or allows he has his reasons who can fathom his ways he sees the end from the beginning and is not limited to time or space like we are.Does God want anything the answer is Yes he wants a relationship with us that is why he sent his son because he had a purpose in creating us.However the wages of sin is death in this scripture alone regardless of what happens here we all deserve to die God could have wiped us all out with another flood for who of us is worthy.It is by grace that we live and yes bad things do happen to good people just as it does for the wicked is it to test our faith i do not know but i do know that God gives us the grace to endure through trials and difficulty and that all things do work for Good if we love him..

A trial judge ruled that the owners were protected in making this decision by the First Amendment.

The trial judge also concluded that (para 285) «the threat of sale by independent retailers to the major supermarket chains constrained Metcash's wholesale pricing decisions» and that the competitive constraint imposed by Franklins was much less than that imposed by the major supermarket chains - these findings of the trial judge were set out by Yates J at para 297 as follows:

The trial judge had accepted that (para 239) the geographic dimension of any market for the wholesale supply of packaged groceries would be New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory» but «did not accept that the product dimension of the market should be delineated by reference to packaged groceries» as argued by the Commission.

When reached by SI, Rigsby, a District of Columbia Superior Courtjudge, was getting ready, as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, to deploy toIraq for a six - month stint as a military judge overseeing trials for murder, rape and robbery.

«A lot of this criticism is coming from people who never bothered to attend the trials,» says Hampton prosecutor Colleen Killilea, who gained a measure of local fame by urging the judge to «just do it» to Iverson after he imprudently jetted to a Nike - sponsored tournament when his trial broke for the weekend.

While we accord weight to the trial court's findings of fact because the trial judge heard and observed the witnesses * 275 firsthand, we are not bound by them.

That order, issued in April 2000 by the Department of Professional Regulation, was vacated by a McHenry County judge just before the trial.

Despite the lengthy deliberations, jurors said they did not feel pressured by the judge to arrive at a verdict, and they were not influenced by unusual distractions, ranging from the length of deliberations to Leitza's departure to attend the wedding to the highly visible and vocal group of midwife advocates who attended the trial.

The application must be signed by the presiding judge of the trial court in the district and the judge (s) presiding over the court (s) in which the litigants will be assisted by the initiative.

The Huffington Post quoted one of its own writers, Kim Simon, in expressing her trials and tribulations, first as a mom who couldn't produce breast milk and was shamed by other parents, then as a breastfeeding - only mom who was judged when doing so in public.

Developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

The trial of three former leaders of the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf was declared a mistrial today, after more than four months, by the judge overseeing the case.

Buffalo developer Louis Ciminelli last month was ordered by a federal judge to surrender a firearm purchased and registered under his wife's name as he faces trial in a bid rigging and bribery case.

Justice John Tsoho of Federal High Court, Abuja who adjourned hearing in the trial of Kanu with his co-defendants in a motion of notice filed on their behalf by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, asked the Judge to disqualify himself from hearing the case over alllegations of «manifest bias.»

«The criminal assault trial of Kevin S. Parker, a state senator from central Brooklyn, was thrown into turmoil on Thursday, as a judge granted the Brooklyn district attorney's office's request to have two special prosecutors appointed — one who would take over the case, and another who would investigate possible improprieties by an assistant district attorney.

The two workers were evidently granted a new trial by a different judge later in 2007, and in November of that year wound up accepting a plea deal that allowed them to serve probation without actually admitting to any wrongdoing.

«In the future, depending on the number of cases that will come up for trial, the Judiciary may increase the courts and number of Judges to ensure that the courts are not overwhelmed by the volume of work and that the cases are dealt with expeditiously,» the statement added.