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22 Jun 2011, 9:32 am
This post is about a federal criminal case in which the defendant argued that the trial judge erred in denying his request that the jury be instructed on spoliation of evidence. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 8:00 am
Judges and juries compare, as they instruct and are instructed, to weigh their analysis against a “reasonable person” standard. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 1:29 pm
Groups advocating for domestic violence victims joined the case seeking review from the California Supreme Court, arguing the current standard "eliminates accountability for abusers who claim provocation. [read post]
17 Jun 2011, 3:46 am
” That’s not that outlandish; ironically, in Telfaire the appellate court upheld the trial judge’s refusal to give the instruction (on an abuse of discretion standard), finding that the facts in that case didn’t warrant it. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 2:00 am
Both courts and juries will continue to apply this evidentiary standard to the facts of a particular case. [read post]
16 Jun 2011, 2:00 am
Both courts and juries will continue to apply this evidentiary standard to the facts of a particular case. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 8:11 am
At Opinio Juris, Duncan Hollis posts, "Proposed Legislation Seeks VCCR Compliance by the United States. [read post]
15 Jun 2011, 7:52 am
That means that if there is any element of doubt, a jury is instructed to acquit the defendant. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 6:14 pm
Even more puzzling, to me, is the fact that it seems that Georgia has no standard for proving mitigation in capital cases. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm
That means that if there is any element of doubt, a jury is instructed to acquit the defendant. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 12:30 pm
The dissent thus argued that the jury should have been instructed on the aggravating factor. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 8:51 am
" In this case, however, the appellate court agreed that the jury had received proper instruction and the defendant did not challenge the appropriateness of the jury verdict form. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 3:52 am
We covered Supreme Court decisions yesterday, so today we’ll take a look at the decisions from the Ohio courts of appeals… Criminal. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 12:24 pm
A suitable limiting instruction “explain[s] precisely the permitted and prohibited purposes of the evidence, with sufficient reference to the factual context of the case to enable the jury to comprehend and appreciate the fine distinction to which it is required to adhere. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:37 am
Judges Ass‘n, Minnesota Practice—Jury Instruction Guides, Criminal, CRIMJIG 29.28 (5th ed. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 9:14 am
When that food became significantly rodent-invested, the FDA proceeded with criminal charges. [read post]
11 Jun 2011, 4:04 pm
” And if that’s not clear or expansive enough, then there’s always reliance on the legal encyclopedia, “Corpus Juris Secundum,” which goes on to add, “Attorneys, in performance of the obligations and duties assumed, must conform to certain standards in relation to their clients, to the court, to the profession and to the public, and an attorney can be deprived of his rights as an attorney by the judgement of the court for moral or professional… [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 10:07 am
Two years before, a different jury in Simpson’s criminal case acquitted him on two counts of murder. [read post]
8 Jun 2011, 8:27 pm
The court used a standard jury instruction from the Minnesota Jury Instruction Guides drafted by a committee of judges. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 2:17 pm
The Court then found that because this standard was not used as trial, the case should be remanded for a determination of whether, and how, the standard applies in this case. [read post]
