Generally speaking the appellate court examines the record of evidence presented in the trial court and the law that the lower court applied and decides whether that decision was legally sound or not.

Generally speaking in private, civil cases there is no plea entered of guilt or innocence.

" Generally speaking, an appellate court's judgment provides ' the final directive of the appeals courts as to the matter appealed, setting out with specificity the court's determination that the action appealed from should be affirmed, reversed, remanded or modified '".

Generally speaking, negation is an automorphism of any abelian group, but not of a ring or field.

Generally speaking, protesters believe that the global financial institutions and agreements undermine local decision-making methods.

Generally speaking, most countries that follow the principles of common law have developed procedures for judicial review that limit the reviewability of decisions made by administrative law bodies.

Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day.

Mail armour provided an effective defence against slashing blows by an edged weapon and penetration by thrusting and piercing weapons ; in fact a study conducted at the Royal Armouries at Leeds concluded that " it is almost impossible to penetrate using any conventional medieval weapon " Generally speaking, mail's resistance to weapons is determined by four factors: linkage type ( riveted, butted, or welded ), material used ( iron versus bronze or steel ), weave density ( a tighter weave needs a thinner weapon to surpass ), and ring thickness ( generally ranging from 18 to 14 gauge in most examples ).

Generally speaking decisions from the higher courts will bind the lower courts.

Solicitors must be careful when looking at older cases when quantifying a claim to ensure that the award is brought up to date and to take into account the court of appeal case in Heil v Rankin Generally speaking the greater the injury the greater the damages awarded.

Generally speaking damages for personal injury for males and females are the same.

Generally speaking, unlike dictionary entries, which focus on linguistic information about words, encyclopedia articles focus on factual information to cover the thing or concept for which the article name stands.

Generally speaking the problem of economic calculation is solved in financial markets.

Generally speaking, the ministry of presiding at the Eucharist is given by the church to the Elders ( presbyters, priests, or pastors in other traditions ).

Generally speaking, there tend to be more schizophrenics among the relatives of schizophrenic patients than in the general population, while manic-depression is more frequent in the relatives of manic-depressives.

Generally speaking, military and police forces use semi-automatic pistols due to their high magazine capacities ( 10 to 17 or, in some cases, over 25 rounds of ammunition ) and ability to rapidly reload by simply removing the empty magazine and inserting a loaded one.

Generally speaking, he tended to use tap and other popular dance idioms to express joy and exuberance – as in the title song from Singin ' in the Rain or " I Got Rhythm " from An American in Paris, whereas pensive or romantic feelings were more often expressed via ballet or modern dance, as in " Heather on the Hill " from Brigadoon or " Our Love Is Here to Stay " from An American in Paris.

Generally speaking, the person who engages in an activity for fun, not remuneration, is called an amateur ( or hobbyist ), as distinct from a professional.

Generally speaking, a rabbi in any one period will not overrule specific laws from an earlier era, unless supported by a relevant earlier precedent ; see list below.

Generally speaking, the term ' invisibles ' refers to both ; international payments for services ( as opposed to goods ) as well as movements of money for which there is no contra transaction ( i. e. money is not exchanged for either a good or a service ).

Generally speaking, when a subordinate performs well or when there are positive exchanges between a leader and a subordinate, their relationship is strengthened, performance and job satisfaction are enhanced, and the subordinate will feel more commitment to the leader and the organization as a whole.

Generally speaking, this precept requires that " weapons remain pure that they are employed only in self-defence and against innocent civilians and defenceless people ".

Generally speaking, the hands are held high to protect the head and chin and the forearms are tucked against the torso to impede body shots.

Generally speaking, leading questions will be more liberally permitted on re-direct in order to establish a foundation and call the attention of the witness to specific testimony elicited on cross examination.

Generally, an appeal of the judgment will also allow appeal of all other orders or rulings made by the trial court in the course of the case.

Generally, there is no trial in an appellate court, only consideration of the record of the evidence presented to the trial court and all the pre-trial and trial court proceedings are reviewed — unless the appeal is by way of re-hearing, new evidence will usually only be considered on appeal in " very " rare instances, for example if that material evidence was unavailable to a party for some very significant reason such as prosecutorial misconduct.

Generally they tell the story of the movie in a highly condensed fashion compressing maximum appeal into two and half minutes.

Generally, a final ruling by a district court in either a civil or a criminal case can be appealed to the United States court of appeals in the federal judicial circuit in which the district court is located, except that some district court rulings involving patents and certain other specialized matters must be appealed instead to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in a very few cases the appeal may be taken directly to the United States Supreme Court.

Generally, these companies do not produce, or produce in only very limited quantities, recordings in styles that do not appeal to very large audiences.

Generally the motion is filed within a short time after the trial ( 7 – 30 days ) and is decided prior to the lodging of an appeal.

Generally the grounds for the motion cannot be ones which were previously considered when deciding a motion for new trial or on an appeal of the judgment.

Generally the motion cannot be based on grounds which were previously considered when deciding a motion for new trial or on an appeal of the judgment, thus the motion can only be granted in unusual circumstances, such as when the judgment was procured by fraud which could not have been discovered at the time of the trial, or if the court entering the judgment lacked the jurisdiction to do so.

Generally speaking, artists on this label combine these elements in a way that can appeal to pop, dance, and rock fans alike.

Generally, in the United States, the store employees who detain suspects outside of and inside the store premises are allowed by state statute limited powers of arrest and have the power to initiate criminal arrests or civil sanctions, or both, depending upon the policy of the retailer and the state statutes governing civil demands and civil recovery for shoplifting as reconciled with the criminal laws of the jurisdiction.

Generally, people did not need it and for the most part could not afford it.

Generally only the upper-middle class and rich whites were able to afford putting their children in a nursery.

Generally there is a tradeoff of tread friction capability ; deeper patterns often enhance safety, but simpler designs are less costly to produce and actually may afford some roadway noise mitigation.

Generally, the Germans have more powerful ( at least in 1941 ) and more mobile units and are able to usually get more favorable odds in combat, but the Russians are able to recreate their destroyed armies at a much faster and can thus afford the higher casualty rate that comes with the lower combat odds.

Generally, when defendants invoke their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refuse to testify or submit to cross-examination at trial, the prosecutor cannot punish them by commenting on their silence and insinuating that it is an implicit admission of guilt.

Generally, the defense is controversial because it appears to enable defendants to receive more lenient treatment because they allowed themselves to be provoked.

Generally, probation officers investigate and supervise defendants who have not yet been sentenced to a term of incarceration.

Generally, execution is unnecessary for defendants who pay verdicts against themselves voluntarily.