Sentences with phrase «which jurors»

A trial might be either a jury trial, in which jurors decide the case, or a bench trial, in which a judge decides the case.

A judicially noticed fact must be one not subject to reasonable dispute in that it is either: (1) Generally known within the county from which the jurors are drawn, or, in a non-jury matter, the county in which the venue of the action is fixed; or (2) Capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy can not reasonably be questioned.

The clients that don't accept this concept pass along an attitude of entitlement which jurors dislike.

The lawyers and the judge will decide which jurors are eliminated and which are acceptable to the parties outside of the hearing range of the jury.

You'll gather priceless information about which jurors to keep and how to try the case.

In that deposition, which was read to jurors, Cosby admitted under oath a number of disturbing things, which jurors found to be proof of guilt.

In this week's Freedom Friday video, listen to a short clip from British television series Rumpole of the Bailey in which jurors are reminded that their primary concern is with delivering justice, even if in contradiction to the law.

«The case is one of a rising number nationally in which jurors have used iPhones, BlackBerrys and home computers to gather and send information about cases, undermining judges and jury trials,» writes Courier - Journal reporter Andrew Wolfson.

One of the most preferred ways to do it is to use the voir dire process, in which jurors can be rejected for prejudice.

There are different ways in which jurors may respond to social influence exerted by celebrity defendants (e.g., through compliance, identification, and internalization).

Almost three years after the bidding, and after a trial in which jurors were not allowed to consider the fact that the Obama administration invalidated the entire leasing process in which DeChristopher took part or that he did in fact raise the money needed to pay for his bids in full, Tim was convicted of two felonies, for which he is now serving two years in jail and issued a $ 10,000 fine, followed by three years of supervised probation.

A Supreme Court decision altered the «honest services» law on which jurors based their decision, and a mid-level appeals court vacated Bruno's conviction and ordered the new trial.

Sunday's verdicts followed a three - month trial, in which jurors heard wiretaps of Shafia referring to his daughters as «whores» and ranting about their behavior.

Although I facilitate four regular group exhibitions throughout the calendar year, Works on Paper is the only one for which a juror evaluates and selects works «in the flesh,» so to speak.

Eugene Volokh reports on a recent Ninth Circuit ruling in the case of Williams v. Cavazos in which a juror, who was reluctant to convict, was dismissed in the middle of deliberations: Dismissing a Holdout Juror in the Middle of Deliberations Because «His Mind Is Bent... Against the Prosecution»

Not exact matches

In a closing statement on Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Eun Young Choi reviewed numerous text messages, emails and voice recordings presented to jurors during the four - week trial, which she said proved that Lebedev and Gross acted with «corrupt intent.»

During the monthlong trial, jurors watched video from Garcia Zarate's four - hour police interrogation, in which he offered varying statements about his actions on the pier.

But we jurors may have only those portions of it which the attorneys and the judge decide we must know in order to decide whether the defendant is guilty of the specific charge against him — no more, no less, and very little other, however interesting and important it might be.

The story was reported by St. Louis Public Radio, in which Grand Juror Doe's lawsuit says «In [the grand juror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.&rJuror Doe's lawsuit says «In [the grand juror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.&rjuror]'s view, the current information available about the grand jurors» views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges.»

CNN: Priest's guilty plea throws wrinkle into Philadelphia sexual abuse trial Attorneys in the child sexual abuse and conspiracy trial of two Philadelphia priests debated Monday over which potential witnesses jurors would be allowed to hear regarding a third defendant who pleaded guilty to molesting boys just days before opening remarks.

In 2015 he was presented with a DuPont Global Packaging Innovation Award for his work and leadership associated with the DuPont Awards, for which he has served as Lead Juror for the past six years.

Presenting their Cocoa Paper, a product which contains 10 % cocoa shell content, a by - product of chocolate production, the 170 year old luxury paper and packaging specialist caught the eye of jurors including Damien Parenteau of Chanel China and Qilian Wang, President of Richun Tea Ltd..

That juror was duly dismissed — which might have been his goal all along — but still: On a football field Hochuli exudes righteous impartiality.

The defense's regrettable strategy, which included the assertion that Andrews benefited from the video's notoriety, appears to have backfired badly with jurors.

After the jurors finally returned a guilty verdict on four counts — each of which carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years — it was speculated that perhaps prosecutors would be satisfied.

In a brief final pitch, a prosecutor, Janis Echenberg, urged jurors not to let the checkered past of the government's star witness, disgraced former lobbyist Todd Howe, distract them, assuring them Howe will «have his day in court» for the misdeeds to which he has already pleaded guilty.

On Tuesday, Linda Mangano's lawyer displayed for jurors a series of emails in which she discusses work with Singh employees for what Singh has testified was her no - show job.

It didn't take long for the first pair of notes to emerge — one of which said Juror No. 2 had been selected as the group's foreman.

Showing some of the complexities of a case — which includes jurors having to decide whether actions Percoco took constituted «official acts» — Caproni wrote 44 pages of instructions she read to jurors on Thursday in the lower Manhattan courtroom.

A list of the questions asked by the jury to the judge includes one example in which they asked if a juror can «come to a verdict based on a reason that was not presented in court and has no facts or evidence to support it».

Keating reminded jurors of Sinnreich's testimony in which he discussed his first meeting with Oyster Bay officials.

Although both the prosecution and defense have now concluded their presentations, one critical step remains for jurors: a specific charge from Judge Valerie Caproni on the exact standards against which they should match the evidence with the law.

In one exchange heard by jurors, Stevenson tells Gonzalez, «I wan na bless it to the sponsor, too» — which Gonzalez testified was code for paying him off.

In its ruling, the high court narrowed the definition of what constitutes an «official act» by a politician, making it more difficult for prosecutors to obtain convictions in cases in which it can not be made clear to jurors exactly what a politician did in return for money or services received from someone or an entity hoping to improperly influence government.

Three of the jurors asked to be dismissed, describing — often in dramatic terms — an apparent exhaustion with the plodding trial, which is in its seventh week.

At which point a juror — to the surprise of spectators — piped up, «Check your watch, is it morning or afternoon?»

Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN)- After weeks of hearing from prosecutors, jurors in the corruption trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards heard Monday from his defense team, which opened its case with testimony from a former financial officer.

A second note came shortly afterward, apparently from a different unidentified juror, stating that one of the jurors — the note did not specify which one — was having difficulty distinguishing whether or not giving New York State funds for «something in return is illegal.»

The jurors quickly asked for various pieces of evidence, transcripts of testimony, tapes and even a whiteboard, which will take time to compile.

In Assemblyman Sheldon Silver's corruption case, in which no witness testified directly to knowledge of an illegal quid pro quo, how Judge Valerie Caproni tells jurors to interpret the evidence as it relates to the law could sway deliberations.

Inside the courthouse, U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack asked 51 potential jurors — one by one — about their jobs, what they do in their spare time, their favorite television shows and which public figures they admire.

During the trial, jurors got the chance to listen to a wiretapped phone conversation in which Skelos imagined beating Cuomo in an election, a scenario that seems even more fantastical this afternoon.

At the hearing on Friday, the defense raised concerns that some prospective jurors had been swayed by what they had heard about the case, which has received extensive coverage in the news media.

Wills took cash from New York 4 - Life, which is also against the rules of the nonprofit, Morrissey told Queens Supreme Court jurors.

The jurors have heard 11 days of testimony from 20 witnesses over nearly four weeks — the trial was halted for Thanksgiving — during which they reviewed more than 700 exhibits, including dozens of secretly recorded telephone calls and conversations.

The gadfly's efforts were sparked by recent trial testimony, in which the star prosecution witness told Newark federal jurors that Christie knew about the politically - vindictive lane closings and did nothing to stop them.

NEW YORK — If they hadn't heard about it before, jurors in the Joseph Percoco trial received a briefing Tuesday of the much - criticized system by which state politicians fill their campaign accounts with donations from people with business before state government.

«After considering the facts and the evidence with open minds, and using your instructions as a roadmap, We remain unable to reach a unanimous verdict,» read the note, which was sent at 9:35 a.m., 20 minutes after jurors arrived in Manhattan Federal Court.

Howe, a former lobbyist, told jurors he asked top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco to «get Andrew Ball to lay off Steve Aiello Jr.,» after which Percoco had Ball relocated to a different floor in the office building where they worked.

«So that leaves you with one key question,» Mr. Mukhi told the jurors, «which is this: Why did Adam Skelos get these payments?