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3 Nov 2011, 6:32 am
 Of course, to those who believe that the criminal law should not be enforced at all, the loss of jury nullification would represent a tragedy. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 10:02 am by royblack
The court will instruct the jury that character evidence is a defense to the charge and can result in a verdict of not guilty. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 5:04 pm by Michael DelSignore
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]
31 Oct 2011, 3:15 am by Steve Lombardi
The defendant died during the pendency of the case, however, and the district court declined to instruct the jury on punitive damages against his estate. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 1:30 am by INFORRM
Media law resources We have updated its ‘Forthcoming Cases Table‘ to include more cases, at varying stages. [read post]
29 Oct 2011, 3:17 am by Lyle Denniston
   The jury convicted Perry of the theft charge, but found him not guilty of criminal mischief. [read post]
26 Oct 2011, 2:28 pm by Robert Chesney
  Mehanna apparently has requested a jury instruction on this issue, possible relating to the Brandenburg standard (i.e., that the First Amendment protects even loathsome speech unless it is likely to produce imminent illegal action). [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 11:29 am by ERIC J DIRGA PA
In re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, 36 Fla. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 5:40 pm by Law Lady
STATE OF FLORIDA and DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, Respondents. 4th District.Criminal law -- Second degree murder -- Evidence -- Sufficiency -- Defendant convicted of second degree murder for the shooting deaths of two victims after the victims and several others had surrounded defendant, defendant and victim began cursing at one another, and one victim struck defendant after being encouraged by second victim -- Evidence warranted conviction for manslaughter but was insufficient to sustain… [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 3:44 am by SHG
In a 4-3 decision covering a pair of cases, People v. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 4:55 am by Tejinder Singh
There is no reason to assume that a well-instructed jury cannot properly and intelligently evaluate eyewitness identification testimony. [read post]
16 Oct 2011, 1:05 pm by admin
They were ultimately killed based on the flimsy criminal charges and for refusing to incriminate any of their friends. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 9:20 am by ERIC J DIRGA PA
IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES – REPORT 2011-01 – 36 Fla. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 7:05 am by Donna Eng
  Although the Commission voted in May of 2011 that Florida law enforcement agencies should adopt uniform Standards for Florida State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies in Dealing with Photographic or Live Lineups in Eyewitness Identification, and Commentary and Instructions, as well as to request consideration of revising Florida’s current jury instructions to account for cases of eyewitness mistaken identification, it should be noted that not… [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 7:55 pm by Schachtman
  Juries in criminal and tort cases must apply instructions on burdens of proof to an entire evidentiary display, not just the expert witnesses’ opinions. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 7:12 pm by Jordan Furlong
Given the likely clientele, the legal work would likely focus on criminal cases, custody and support disputes, immigration and refugee matters, landlord and tenant conflicts, and so forth. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 9:15 am by royblack
A high profile case has so many pitfalls when the jury is not sequestered. [read post]