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28 Mar 2008, 6:34 am
I say quasi-jury instructions because I've had feedback suggesting that they are potentially too complicated for most juries. [read post]
21 Apr 2022, 7:53 pm
The trial court erred by instructing the jury on the aggressor doctrine. [read post]
7 May 2014, 12:00 am
Both jury instructions take their name from that of the defendants in whose cases the instructions’ use were upheld by an appellate court. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 2:00 am
“After a jury has made an award of punitive damages, the trial judge shall review the award, giving consideration to all matters on which the jury is required to be instructed. [read post]
2 Sep 2014, 9:23 am
There is no compromise for any juror on that issue and they should all commit to that standard during jury selection. [read post]
29 Jan 2024, 11:52 am
The case went to trial, and the jury found the defendant guilty. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 2:20 pm
In spite of statistics showing that eyewitness misidentification is the most common element in all wrongful convictions later overturned by DNA evidence, witness testimony has remained a gold standard of the criminal justice system, according to The New York Times.For the first time in three decades, the validity of using eyewitness testimony has come under review by the Supreme Court in a case involving a New Hampshire man who was convicted of theft based on the… [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 11:13 am
The standard to be met by petit jury instructions, that they contain an adequate statement of the law to guide the jury's determination, applies with equal force to grand jury instructions. [read post]
28 May 2009, 7:39 am
” That standard of proof applies only in criminal cases. [read post]
26 Jun 2018, 7:03 am
Other circuits expressly require juries to apply the "total mix" standard and, in those circuits, the petitioners' convictions would have been overturned. [read post]
16 Jul 2020, 6:33 am
This post summaries published criminal and related decisions decided by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in June, 2020 [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 2:30 pm
” The legal standard that must initially be applied to petitions seeking the disclosure of grand jury materials is whether the party seeking disclosure can establish a “compelling and particularized need” for access to them. [read post]
14 Dec 2018, 10:45 am
They were instructed again to not reveal the numerical division of the jury. [read post]
24 May 2024, 5:34 am
It is the ultimate jury instruction not from the court but from the community. [read post]
18 Feb 2020, 12:30 pm
Batson case law and clarify standards to help end discrimination in jury selection. [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 5:24 am
Schaerr said the case presented an important federalism issue of "whether states have the ability under our federal Constitution to choose their own harmless error standards. [read post]
21 Dec 2023, 7:17 am
Pennsylvania Suggested Standard Criminal / Civil Jury Instructions These instructions are published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) and are not freely available online. [read post]
5 Dec 2019, 2:10 pm
The Court found that the trial judge’s message was clear and unambiguous, did not relate to guilt or innocence, and did not amount to an instruction to the jury. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 7:21 am
In this case the limiting instruction was non-specific and overly broad. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 9:57 am
Nevertheless, the district court didn't need to instruct the jury on this theory, because the defendant's presentation of a fraudulent travel document (here, an expired green card) at the time of entry affirmatively misled government officials. [read post]
