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6 Sep 2013, 9:04 am
The conjunction paradox takes an acute form in criminal cases - in which, let us assume, jurors are instructed they must find that proof establishes each element of the charge beyond a reasonable doubt and also the entire charge beyond a reasonable doubt. [read post]
5 Sep 2013, 9:57 pm
Fellows, 2013 VT 45American criminal law has long struggled to deal with the unique aspects of sexual assault cases.The primary issue is one of corroboration. [read post]
30 Aug 2013, 3:52 pm
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases – Instruction 14.2 (SC12-1940). [read post]
11 Aug 2013, 1:28 pm
An instruction on the said offense can be found in The Standard Jury Instructions in Misdemeanor Cases. [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]
25 Jul 2013, 4:30 am
In one 2007 case, a court in Saga prefecture acquitted a man who confessed to three murders following seventeen days of ten hour-plus grilling by the local constabulary. [read post]
18 Jul 2013, 12:00 am
In many criminal cases, a trial marks the mid-way point of the proceedings. [read post]
17 Jul 2013, 4:47 pm
In this “narrow range of cases,” the sentencing court could examine court documents – the charging instrument and the jury instructions – to determine if the state conviction was for the branch of the relevant crime that matched the generic federal definition of the predicate offense for a “violent felony” under the ACCA. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 5:21 pm
If you want to pursue a criminal case, consult the Nassau County Criminal Lawyer. [read post]
7 Jul 2013, 3:21 pm
This standard was met in this case. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 10:05 am
It is worthwhile to note that the jury instruction given in the case was actually generous to the defendant when compared to what the statutes and existing Second Circuit standard require. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 6:13 pm
” Justice Ginsburg, dissenting, had argued to no avail that the use of two different standards would vex both trial judges and juries. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 9:28 pm
United States to find that any fact which increases the minimum sentence for a crime must be proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt and cannot be found by a judge on a preponderance standard. [read post]
22 Jun 2013, 7:02 am
Congress made an exception, however, for criminal prosecution, reflecting the Obama Administration’s public intention to try the 9/11 terrorists in federal court.7 Second, the federal government suffered what many considered to be a defeat in its prosecution of Ahmed Ghailani, an al-Qaeda terrorist and the first Guantánamo detainee to be tried in federal court. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 1:19 pm
In a copyright infringement case, which is usually a civil trial rather than a criminal one, the standard of proof is lower — usually infringement must be proved by “a preponderance of the evidence. [read post]
16 Jun 2013, 9:51 am
The Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases is currently reviewing the following jury instructions because of recent legislation or case law:Jury instructions for Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding (Instruction 28.82, 28.84). [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 5:57 pm
After jury selection but prior to the court's preliminary instructions, defense counsel moved orally to dismiss on insufficiency grounds. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 12:50 pm
United States standard and that the court should instead have conducted a more searching inquiry into the effects of the constitutional error on the jury’s verdict. [read post]
30 May 2013, 9:05 pm
See 6th Cir. op. at 748.The Michigan State Bar Criminal Jury Instructions included a diminished capacity instruction from 1994 until 2001. [read post]
28 May 2013, 9:01 pm
In noting this civil/criminal distinction, it may be instructive to observe that not all criminal prosecutions are on an equal footing on this score. [read post]
