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COURT: SIXTH AMENDMENT GIVES DEFENDANT THE RIGHT TO HAVE JURY INFORMED OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCE
28 May 2008, 7:00 am
[T]he question is whether the challenged instruction misled the jury as to the correct legal standard or did not adequately inform the jury on the law.' United States v. [read post]
27 May 2008, 9:50 am
Heath, No. 07-1215 A conviction for tax evasion is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the failure of the district court to properly state a jury charge by omitting that the government had to prove that a "substantial" amount of tax was due; 2) an instruction to the jury that they did not have to find defendant's conduct "willful;" 3) the phrase "Void where prohibited by law" and a jury instruction on whether a… [read post]
22 May 2008, 11:08 pm
That's the standard under cases like Flemming. [read post]
19 May 2008, 3:30 pm
She is an expert in criminal law, civil procedure, and legal writing, all of which she teaches, and in which she has authored or co-authored 17 articles and book chapters on topics ranging from instructions to juries in criminal cases, guilty-plea negotiations, sex offenses, legal issues in AIDS, search and seizure procedures, and the legal autonomy of cities in urban planning. [read post]
19 May 2008, 8:55 am
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16 May 2008, 9:41 am
" NFP criminal opinions today (11): Joshua D. [read post]
16 May 2008, 5:09 am
Conversely, the trial court's instructions do not inform the jury as to a contrary standard for determining mitigating circumstances. [read post]
13 May 2008, 1:35 pm
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13 May 2008, 1:33 pm
These tests are composed of a set of specific instructions, specific observations (or "clues") for the officer to look for, and a standard grading system to determine whether or not the officer should arrest you for DWI. [read post]
5 May 2008, 5:25 pm
While the truth is far from this, at least the average person wasn't instructed on this fact, as was the John Salvi jury. [read post]
29 Apr 2008, 7:13 am
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26 Apr 2008, 10:41 am
What the victims did was more pertinent to resolving the issues of fact than what may have been in their minds.Also, carelessness and incompetence are not standards to be applied here, unless the conduct rises to the level of criminal acts, as defined by the law relating to each count charged.What happened outside the Club Kalua on November 25, 2006, and the ensuing incident that occurred around the corner on Liverpool Street are the two significant events about which proof was… [read post]
21 Apr 2008, 11:52 am
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14 Apr 2008, 11:34 am
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8 Apr 2008, 9:47 am
Frias, No. 06-5381 Conviction and sentence to life of imprisonment for conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a narcotics offense is affirmed over claims regarding: 1) insufficiency of the indictment; 2) erroneous jury instructions; and 3) various sentencing errors. . [read post]
31 Mar 2008, 3:55 pm
" Watch for Nacchio's lawyers to seize on this argument when fighting over jury instructions on remand. [read post]
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]
27 Mar 2008, 6:48 am
Press conferences gave voice to the make believe criminal accusations. [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]
21 Mar 2008, 1:48 pm
Huffman and Justice Cynthia Aaron joined McDonald in his opinion.The case is People v. [read post]
