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7 Jan 2010, 2:18 pm by Richard
In a criminal case, the burden, (or required standard), of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
21 Sep 2013, 5:14 pm
Consequently, the Register standard, which was the basis of the jury charge in this case, informs our sufficiency analysis and conclusion that the verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence and was not against the weight of the evidence. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 12:32 pm by Richard Hornsby
Specifically, beginning in 1981, the Florida Supreme Court began adopting and publishing Standard Jury Instructions that were to be used in all all criminal cases. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 11:24 pm
The real, workaday standard of proof typically employed in criminal cases is closer to what lawyers would call a "preponderance of the evidence" - based on the evidence heard by the jury, guilt is more likely than not, but by no means certain. [read post]
22 Mar 2011, 6:12 am by Gideon
In criminal cases, the state’s proof must be more powerful than that: It must be beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 5:10 pm by Kenneth Vercammen Esq. Edison
Rosenfeld, supra, 34 N.J. at 138 and 143.The Trial Judge will read the following instructions to the jury prior to the jury deciding damages and negligence:[Option A: Specialist. ] The defendant(s) in this case is (are) a medical specialist(s) in the field of [insert appropriate specialty description]. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 7:33 am by Phil Dixon
Topics include discovery and investigation, pretrial motions, voir dire, and jury instructions, among others. [read post]
7 Jul 2021, 9:52 am by Phil Dixon
This post summarizes published criminal and related decisions released by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on July 6, 2021. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 1:23 pm by Jonathan Holbrook
But the trial court did err by not instructing the jury on the defense of accident. [read post]
3 Dec 2008, 2:28 am
It found that the jury instruction had contained errors, and thus ran afoul of a state jury instruction standard dating back decades - that is, a judge’s failure to give a proposed instruction will not be overturned if the instruction was not "clear and correct in all respects…and altogether free from error. [read post]
9 Apr 2023, 7:36 pm by Stefan Stevenson
The trial court should consider factors such as the nature and severity of the misconduct, the evidence presented in the case, and the potential impact of the misconduct on the jury’s decision-making process.The standard of reviewI [read post]
27 Oct 2008, 2:25 pm
Cautionary jury instructions alerting the jury to the reliability issues presented by snitch testimony. [read post]
7 May 2020, 10:25 am by Shea Denning
The court reasoned that the order was an anticipatory judgment providing for the contingency that the officer would be called as a witness in a future criminal case. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 4:20 am by Phil Dixon
It likewise recommends requesting a special jury instruction on the issue—something NC defenders will likely need to do until the pattern instruction for this offense is released (which I’m told will be soon). [read post]
18 Jan 2016, 6:35 am
In its jury instructions, the district court stated, in relevant part:`You may not communicate about this case before reaching your verdict. [read post]
9 Mar 2018, 8:10 am by Liisa Speaker
In that case, a criminal defendant had been convicted of soliciting the sexual performance of a child. [read post]
6 May 2022, 7:04 am by Shea Denning
  These summaries will be added to the School’s Criminal Case Compendium, a free and searchable database of case summaries from 2008 to present. [read post]
28 Jan 2020, 2:08 pm by Patricia Hughes
However, section 11(d) applies to the actual jury that hears the case and section 11(f) applies to the jury panel from which the actual jury is selected. [read post]
24 Feb 2008, 1:33 pm
(a) Jury Instructions The Criminal Code does not mention this important part of every criminal jury trial. [read post]