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20 Jun 2024, 7:17 am
In this Dare County case, defendant appealed her conviction for reckless driving, arguing the superior court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgment due to a fatally defective citation, and error in instructing the jury on reckless driving that created a fatal variance between the citation and the jury charge. [read post]
3 Jun 2024, 9:00 pm
But, unlike criminal practice (except in rare cases) civil counsel faces the very real threat of a malpractice suit if counsel is negligent in their representation. [read post]
3 Jun 2024, 3:00 am
The court largely used standard instructions in a case that was anything but standard. [read post]
30 May 2024, 5:09 am
Merchan has largely stuck to the standard jury instructions but this case is anything but standard. [read post]
27 May 2024, 8:58 pm
Samuels repeatedly emphasized the possibility of giving a limiting instruction, telling the jury not to use the statement for its truth but only in support of the opinion, and the fact that the defense in this case never asked for one. [read post]
27 May 2024, 5:45 am
While the jury instructions have not yet been publicly issued by the judge, the broad parameters are now sufficiently set due to the “charging conference” at which these issues were discussed, the proposed jury instructions submitted by both sides which were released Friday night, and standard jury instructions in New York courts. [read post]
24 May 2024, 7:49 am
A grant in this case would make next term very interesting indeed. [read post]
24 May 2024, 3:00 am
A jury convicted DePape on federal charges of trying to kidnap the then-House speaker and assaulting Paul Pelosi because of his wife’s work in Congress. [read post]
17 May 2024, 3:00 am
Menendez’s previous corruption case featured similar bribery allegations but ended in 2017 with a deadlocked jury. [read post]
9 May 2024, 9:32 am
In this Davie County case, defendant appealed his conviction for felony cruelty to animals, arguing error in (1) denying his motion to dismiss because a single kick to a dog could not constitute “cruelly beat” and (2) failing to instruct the jury on the lesser-included offense of misdemeanor cruelty to animals. [read post]
5 May 2024, 6:44 pm
Standards for Lawyers’ RightsWith this purpose in mind, it is important to quickly note the international standards and Hong Kong’s international obligations for protecting lawyers. [read post]
1 May 2024, 5:48 am
Weissmann was responsible for the overextension of an obstruction provision in a jury instruction that led the Supreme Court to reverse the conviction in the Arthur Andersen case in 2005. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 9:01 pm
In the end, it paid a $19 million civil penalty to settle those claims. [read post]
18 Apr 2024, 6:31 am
The justices fast-tracked the case for argument during its April argument session, and it instructed the D.C. [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 7:49 am
This wasn’t a punitive damages case, but a civil penalty, which is fundamentally different: it’s sought by public law enforcement, not private officials; there’s no jury trial and thus [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 4:00 am
Cannon’s decision comes two days after Smith criticized the rationale behind the judge’s demand for prospective jury instructions that seemed to largely adopt Trump’s interpretation of the law. [read post]
9 Apr 2024, 7:03 am
The standardization of forms can cut both ways, of course. [read post]
31 Mar 2024, 9:52 am
These instructions explain the relevant law, legal standards, and how the jury should apply the law to the facts of the case when reaching a verdict. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 11:37 am
Personal injury cases, and civil trials take a lot of time. [read post]
27 Mar 2024, 2:09 pm
The post Maryland Court Explains the Abuse of Discretion Standard in a Car Accident Case appeared first on Maryland Personal Injury Blog. [read post]
