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22 May 2012, 11:07 pm by John Steele
I am not satisfied that there is sufficient evidence before me at this stage to conclude that, a properly instructed jury in Hamilton, will deliver anything but a true verdict in this case [read post]
22 May 2012, 11:23 am by Steve Hall
The Texas Supreme Court Ruling in In RE: Billy Frederick Allen is available in Adobe .pdf format. [read post]
21 May 2012, 2:15 pm by Matthew Bush
Cir.)Petition for certiorariBrief in oppositionSupplemental brief of petitionerReply of petitionerCVSG Information:Invited: November 7, 2011Filed: April 25, 2012 (Deny) ________________________________________________________________ The following petitions have been re-listed for the conference of May 24. [read post]
10 May 2012, 7:58 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The jury saw a copy of the seized set of documents - the standard court order dated March 10, 2010, accepting his plea deal, providing for no jail time and two years probation, and the surreal documents Cox used to abrogate the plea, including the paperwork for his now-famous "trial" in a Denny's restaurant before a jury of his pals in which he was acquitted. [read post]
10 May 2012, 7:58 am by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The jury saw a copy of the seized set of documents - the standard court order dated March 10, 2010, accepting his plea deal, providing for no jail time and two years probation, and the surreal documents Cox used to abrogate the plea, including the paperwork for his now-famous "trial" in a Denny's restaurant before a jury of his pals in which he was acquitted. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 6:42 am by Max Kennerly, Esq.
In the Birth Center case, I hasten to add, the trial court granted judgment n.o.v., overturning the jury’s verdict, but the Pennsylvania Supreme Court re-instated the jury’s verdict. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 11:21 pm by Ken
They assert that the trial judge in Cox's case erred in instructing the jury and failed to extend to Cox the free speech protections we all should enjoy — that Padrick was not held to the right standard of proof in proving her intent in writing false things about him. [read post]
27 Mar 2012, 8:59 pm by David Kopel
United States, 164 U.S. 493, 502 (1896), involved a victim who was on someone else’s property; there, the Court upheld a jury instruction in favor of a duty to retreat. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 6:31 pm by moderator
 Three of the cases are from the Court of Criminal Appeals.State v. [read post]
11 Mar 2012, 4:27 am by SHG
The briefs, which center mostly on a single technical challenge to instructions given to Texas death-penalty juries, also give incorrect conviction dates for both men. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 10:08 am by Steve Hall
Among the panel’s other suggestions: improving standards for defense counsel in death penalty cases; revising jury instructions to help jurors better understand their roles in death penalty cases, and narrowing the number of cases subject to the death penalty. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 9:29 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Eyewitness testimony in all cases will remain admissible under the new law, regardless of what local policies are adopted or whether they're followed. [read post]
16 Jan 2012, 10:02 am by Law Lady
Criminal law -- Attempted murder -- Jury instructions -- Giving of standard jury instruction on attempted manslaughter is not fundamental error in prosecution for attempted first degree murder where defendant is convicted of lesser included offense of attempted second degree murder -- Conflict certifiedJEAN L. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 3:30 pm by Benjamin Wittes
Because the unlawful activities of our adversaries can in many cases be fairly characterized both as terrorism offenses under our federal criminal code and violations of the law of war, there will be trial forum choices to be made. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 1:55 pm by Law Lady
Criminal law -- Attempted second-degree murder -- Jury instructions -- Trial judge's instruction on lesser offense of attempted manslaughter that is virtually identical to the erroneous instruction in Houston v. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 3:51 am by Russ Bensing
”  We’re talking about jury nullification, of course, which has a long and storied history in America. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 9:07 pm by Kyle Graham
” Instead, on its own motion the court instructed the jury with a standard res ipsa loquitur instruction. [read post]