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5 Jun 2019, 1:48 pm
We give jurors instructions on what “reasonable doubt” means, but the instructions seldom answer their questions. [read post]
5 Jun 2019, 1:48 pm
We give jurors instructions on what “reasonable doubt” means, but the instructions seldom answer their questions. [read post]
7 Feb 2013, 11:31 am
Defense counsel then used Defendant’s final preemptory challenge to dismiss Juror no. 1.The SCOV is quick to point out the trial court’s obligation to protect a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to trial by an impartial jury, but also notes the extremely deferential standard by which it evaluates a trial court’s purported abuse of discretion in this regard. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 6:50 am
After closing arguments, the Judge will instruct the jury on the law. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 11:16 am
Johnson’s motive or intent and instructed the jury on the limits of its use. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 11:53 am
The first standard invites an assessment of what actually happened at trial and what the jury’s actual views of the case were. [read post]
23 Apr 2015, 3:33 pm
On the other hand, the United States argues that the jury instructions in the case fairly encompassed an objective standard, so there is no need for reversal on the facts at hand. [read post]
7 May 2021, 1:35 pm
To assist the jury in reaching this determination they will be given several standard jury instructions. [read post]
15 Sep 2020, 1:00 pm
Immediately after being cited, the plaintiff filed a formal complaint with the police department and gave notice of intent to have a jury decide his case. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 11:10 am
The deputy instructed the defendant to come out from under the vehicle. [read post]
25 Mar 2008, 1:09 pm
Branker, No. 07-6 Dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is affirmed over claims that: 1) the absence of newly available evidence from a key witness undermined the jury's capital sentence and entitled petitioner to a new sentencing proceeding; 2) his attorneys' motion to sever constituted ineffective assistance of counsel; 3) his attorneys' approach to mitigation during penalty phase of trial also constituted ineffective assistance;… [read post]
26 Jun 2015, 6:15 am
Criminal case. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 1:28 pm
United States, in which the court held that determining whether the crimes arose from a “single criminal episode” requires consideration of the facts of the case. [read post]
18 Jun 2022, 7:28 am
The self-styled vigilante was acquitted by a six-person jury in July 2013. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 5:04 pm
While the Boston Globe report raised many issues, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court simply should have no interest in any comparable studies between other states with different jury instructions, prosecutors with greater discretion to reduce or dismiss weak DUI cases and different rules of evidence. [read post]
30 Nov 2023, 10:57 am
Here, the trial court’s instruction drew the jury’s attention to the reasonable-doubt standard without explaining the important differences between the civil and criminal standards of proof or making clear that the higher burden applied in criminal cases didn’t apply in this particular civil case. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 4:00 am
Two years before that, it amended the Copyright Act to impose criminal liability even when the infringement is noncommercial. [read post]
5 Jul 2007, 2:26 am
This gave the jury little basis for sympathy. [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 9:01 pm
But the trial judge revealed potential confusion about his own correct instructions by asking the jury foreperson for the vote on negligent homicide, even after learning of the jury’s having deadlocked on manslaughter. [read post]
8 Nov 2012, 8:00 am
Here are the highlights: Ensure that you include in your Statement of the Case any facts that relate to factual issues you may be presenting in the argument section of the brief; Watch out when dealing with the standard jury instructions – objections should still be made if necessary; After objecting to a standard jury instruction, also propose an alternative; An objection to a standard jury… [read post]
