Sentences with phrase «trial judge in this case»

Justice L. L. Mensah, the trial judge in the case involving Gregory Afoko, who has been accused of killing a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, has ordered both parties to work expeditiously for the trial to end by June.

The trial judge in the case erroneously concluded that five provisions of state education codes violated the constitutional rights of all students in California, particularly those who are poor and minority.

Because of how the principle of judicial independence is interpreted by courts, the original trial judge in this case could not be asked why it had taken 9 months to reach a verdict, and could not be questioned whether the delay was due to the complexity of the case, the judge's workload, or other personal reasons, such as illness.

The trial judge in the case found that the grounds to make the breath demand were insufficient, but he applied Rilling, which held that it is unnecessary for the Crown to prove a lawful demand in order to rely on the evidentiary shortcuts.

The trial judge in this case had ordered disclosure of intercepted private communications before their legality had been judicially determined.

«The trial judge in that case felt there was a fundamental breach but it went to the court of appeal and the court said no, because even with a litany of complaints the court couldn't find a substantial failure of consideration under the contract because the franchises still had the right to use the mark, the system and the brand,» she says.

The trial judge in this case held that the Brentwood bid was ineligible and that the Province had acted unfairly in considering and ultimately awarding the contract to what was essentially a new entity, the Brentwood / EAC joint venture.

The trial judge in that case allowed defence counsel to introduce two pieces of problematic evidence: sexually explicit text messages between the complainant and her affair partner, and a transcript of a sex video she had made with the accused, being her husband.

Fast forward a year to the May 2016 decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in National Refrigeration v. Celadon.4 The trial judge in this case had found that a copy of a commercial invoice issued by the Mexican shipper to the consignee, and subsequently passed to the carrier, was incorporated into the contract of carriage.

In short, the trial judge in this case carefully and correctly considered all the relevant principles.

The trial judge in this case awarded $ 17,945 in fees to County, 25 % of its request, based on the premise that the retaliation claim was brought in bad faith.

We recognize that the trial judge in this case indicated he had reviewed the PSR before the sentencing hearing.

But the judge, Denny Chin, who was the trial judge in this case, now a Second Circuit judge, rejected that settlement as I understand it.

The trial judges in both cases referred extensively to my case of Cobb v. Martin Estate, 2017 ONCA 717 — a case that I will never forget.

Among the badges of fraud identified by the trial judge in this case were: (1) the transactions between Mr. Purcaru and Ms. Seliverstova were not at arm's length, (2) the transactions were not only secretive but they were in violation of Mr. Purcaru's disclosure obligations under the Family Law Rules, and (3) the transactions were made without consideration.

Not exact matches

Alphabet's (goog) Waymo self - driving car unit asked a U.S. judge on Monday to postpone an upcoming trade secrets trial against Uber Technologies (uber), so Waymo could investigate whether Uber withheld important evidence in the case.

At the opening of the trial in Rome, the U.S. investment bank the other defendants asked a three - judge panel at the Court of Accounts, which rules on abuses of public funds, to reject the case in an acknowledgement that the judges do not have jurisdiction, Marco Fratini, one of the judges, said.

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.

The judge in charge of the John Edwards trial is telling jurors to «go back to work» on deliberating the case, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin reported.

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

Parties going to trial file motions in limine to exclude certain types of evidence from trial and this is what they did here and the judge decided that those particular pieces of information are not relevant to this case.

And one of the problems is that the judge is currently on trial in another case, so he doesn't really have a lot of time.

A San Francisco jury trial on the matter had been set to start in June, but that could be taken off the table if the judge presiding over the case approves the agreement.

The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

That suit is expected to go to trial in the fall, and the judge in the case recently recommended that federal officials look into whether criminal charges should be filed.

It is not the judges right or duty to express his personal opinions or beliefs while sitting on the bench, especially while giving a verdict.Judges are there to make sure due process and a fair and impartial hearing or trial takes place for all those involved.this particular judge's rant on the muslim world based on his views from serving in the military had absolutely no bearing on the case and should not have even been brought up much less used to chastise the victim with.

I am sure that if anyone were charged with a crime, or is on trial, I am sure that if any of those lines were used in the presence of a police officer, judge, jury, etc., that person would be ticking off that person and hurting his own case.

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.

The judge, whose decision in the case will be rendered sometime this fall, made occasional references during the trial to his own Presbyterian affiliation, and appeared to be bending over backward to admit every argument that had bearing on the case or that would help him to grasp the particular ways of Episcopalians.

In its appeal to the Full Court, Prysmian argued that the trial judge erred in finding that it had engaged in cartel conduct in circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismisseIn its appeal to the Full Court, Prysmian argued that the trial judge erred in finding that it had engaged in cartel conduct in circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismissein finding that it had engaged in cartel conduct in circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismissein cartel conduct in circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismissein circumstances where the ACCC's case against Nexans SA, another alleged participant in the conduct, had been dismissein the conduct, had been dismissed.

On this basis the trial judge concluded that (para 298) «if Franklins was in the relevant market with Metcash (as the Commission clearly contended), it must be the case that the major supermarket chains, which his Honour found to be a closer competitive constraint than Franklins, must be included in that market.»

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, stated that the ACCC believed «that there was sufficient evidence for the Court to find that Cussons had entered into an understanding» and that the appeal will allow the Full Court to «consider whether the trial judge should have inferred an understanding involving Cussons based on the uncontested evidence in this case.»

A New Jersey Superior Court Judge ruled Thursday that fraud claims against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning in a memorabilia civil case will still go to trial.

The case is being heard in a bench trial before Circuit Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird, who asked attorneys to have their closing arguments prepared for Thursday.

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.

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.»

«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.

NEW YORK — Defense lawyers in the trial of Joseph Percoco and three business executives told a judge Wednesday they plan on bringing a full slate of witnesses in an effort to clear their clients — in a case that has brought scrutiny about the inner workings of the Cuomo administration.

A judge on Friday threw out a former radio host's case against Taylor Swift in a trial that delved into their dueling lawsuits over whether he groped her during a backstage meet - and - greet and whether she and her team ruined his career.

A federal judge has officially «severed» the corruption trials against eight individuals in a case that began with an alleged bid - rigging probe of the Cuomo administration's Buffalo Billion program — setting one of the trial dates in the midst of the governor's expected re-election bid.

At the resumed hearing of the case, counsel to the Federal Government, Mr Rotimi Jacobs, SAN had told the Judge that the case was slated for commencement of trial and that he was fully ready with his witnesses that will testify in the case.

Updated 3:26 p.m. 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 not directly involved in the proceeding.

In December 2013 the trial judge announced that Ian Edmondson was unwell and that his case would be considered at a separate hearing when he recovered.

«A jury rejected the government's facts and theory of bribery, and now the trial judge has rejected a critical legal theory on which the case was brought,» Lowell said in the statement.

In his response, the judge noted that he had adjourned several cases so that more time could be spent on the trial.

White Plains federal Judge Kenneth Karas got fed up with a politically connected lawyer's bid to delay the upcoming corruption trial of state Sen. Malcolm Smith over her pregnancy, suggesting in a ruling Wednesday that she lied about needing doctor - ordered bed rest when the case is scheduled to go to trial.

U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni approved the withdrawal of attorneys Steve Molo and Joel Cohen, who defended Silver in his 2015 trial and then won an appeal of his conviction, and entry into the case of a new defense lawyer, Michael Feldberg.

The appellate judges in Silver's case found that, under the Supreme Court's ruling, the instructions given to the jury at Silver's trial were improper and prejudicial.