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The jury, which was locked up in a motel overnight, was canvassed at the request of Walker after the verdict was announced.
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That is, he did not claim in any of the four courts through which his case progressed that the jury charge had denied him any federal right.
After an initial rejection, which he attributed to a `` general Excitement against Abolition and Emancipation '', Giffen bribed the right individuals on the jury, and got the permission without further delay.
The jury further said in term-end presentments that the City Executive Committee, which had over-all charge of the election, `` deserves the praise and thanks of the City of Atlanta '' for the manner in which the election was conducted.
The September-October term jury had been charged by Fulton Superior Court Judge Durwood Pye to investigate reports of possible `` irregularities '' in the hard-fought primary which was won by Mayor-nominate Ivan Allen Jr..
The grand jury commented on a number of other topics, among them the Atlanta and Fulton County purchasing departments which it said `` are well operated and follow generally accepted practices which inure to the best interest of both governments ''.
`` This is one of the major items in the Fulton County general assistance program '', the jury said, but the State Welfare Department `` has seen fit to distribute these funds through the welfare departments of all the counties in the state with the exception of Fulton County, which receives none of this money.
The jury also commented on the Fulton ordinary's court which has been under fire for its practices in the appointment of appraisers, guardians and administrators and the awarding of fees and compensation.
Other witnesses, after appearances before the jury, which reportedly is probing into possible income tax violations, disclosed that government prosecutors were attempting to connect Stein and his company with a number of gangsters, including Glimco and Alex.
Leavitt, as he entered the jury room, said he was prepared to answer questions about the $12,500 his liquor firm paid to Stein for `` labor consultant work '' with five unions which organized Leavitt's workers.
Under this anything passed by the assembly or even proposed but not yet voted on, could be put on hold for review before a jury — which might annul it and perhaps punish the proposer as well.
Under the Alford plea, the defendant admits that sufficient evidence exists with which the prosecution could likely convince a judge or jury to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The rules of evidence are also developed based upon the system of objections of adversaries and on what basis it may tend to prejudice the trier of fact which may be the judge or the jury.
During grand jury testimony in December 2003 – which was illegally leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle and published in December 2004 – Giambi allegedly admitted to using many different steroids, including fertility drugs ( which could account for his declining health in the past few years ).
" Another key component affecting a trial outcome is the jury selection, in which attorneys will attempt to include jurors from whom they feel they can get a favorable response or at the least unbiased fair decision.
So while there are many factors affecting the outcome of a trial, the cross-examination of a witness will often have an impact on an open minded unbiased jury searching for the certainty of facts upon which to base their decision.
In March 2009 a Fulton County, Ga., State Court jury awarded $ 2. 3 million in damages to a 4-year-old boy and his mother for a botched circumcision in which too much tissue was removed causing permanent disfigurement.
Malice was defined for the jury as " conduct which is intended to cause injury or despicable conduct which is carried with a willful and conscious disregard for the rights of others ".
In 1995, the jury awarded Scott $ 875, 000 in compensatory damages and $ 2, 500, 000 in punitive damages against Ross, which were later settled for $ 5, 000 and 200 hours of services.
# Adjudicative processes, such as litigation or arbitration, in which a judge, jury or arbitrator determines the outcome.
The use of expert witnesses is sometimes criticized in the United States because in civil trials, they are often used by both sides to advocate differing positions, and it is left up to a jury to decide which expert witness to believe.
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Though the slave's dying words about the woman troubled the coroner's panel, Dandy's accusation was adjudged an aberration by the jury and disregarded.
the jury wanted better evidence than that and he was acquitted, at a cost of $30,000 in bribes, it was estimated.
`` Only a relative handful of such reports was received '', the jury said, `` considering the widespread interest in the election, the number of voters and the size of this city ''.
Implementation of Georgia's automobile title law was also recommended by the outgoing jury.
Bellows made the request while the all-woman jury was out of the courtroom.
Karns said it was a `` wrongful act '' for Wexler to take statements `` privately and outside of the grand jury room ''.
The verdict brought vindication to the dead woman's stepson, Vincent Hengesbach, 54, who was tried for the same crime in December, 1958, and released when the jury failed to reach a verdict.
The jury foreman, Mrs. Olive Heideman, of rural Elsie, said that a ballot was not even taken until yesterday morning and that the first day of deliberation was spent in going over the evidence.
The award was made by Judge Fred B. Perkins who heard their petition without a jury by agreement of the parties.
A mistrial was declared in the case against the other seven when the jury was unable to agree on a verdict.
Neither was seated on the jury.
At the opening of the trial, the jury panel was questioned as a group by Mr. Weaver about Ku Klux Klan connections.
He was not seated on the jury.
For private suits the minimum jury size was 201 ( increased to 401 if a sum of over 1000 drachmas was at issue ), for public suits 501.
1000 and 1500 are regularly encountered as jury sizes and on at least one occasion, the first time a new kind of case was brought to court ( see graphē paranómōn ), all 6, 000 members of the jury pool were put onto the one case.
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Both of these processes were in most cases brief and formulaic, but they opened up in the possibility, if some citizen wanted to take some matter up, of a contest before a jury court.
Simply the accent of syllables can leave a bewildered jury believing they must put their guard up with a witness – or in some cases the cross-examiner if they are not careful.
In most common law jurisdictions, an indictment was handed up by a grand jury, which returned a " true bill " if it found cause to make the charge, or " no bill " if it did not find cause.
Other common law legal jurisdictions use jury trials only in a very select class of cases that make up a tiny share of the overall civil docket ( e. g. defamation suits in England and Wales ), while true civil jury trials are almost entirely absent elsewhere in the world.
An infamous case was the 1992 trial in the Rodney King case in California, in which white police officers were acquitted of excessive force in the violent beating of a black man by a jury consisting mostly of whites without any black jurors, with a video tape showing King continuing to try to get up despite the beating.
Non-monetary remedies such as injunctions, rescission, and specific performance were all equitable remedies, and thus up to the judge's discretion, not a jury.
The jury acquitted Barger on the RICO charges with a hung jury on the predicate acts: " There was no proof it was part of club policy, and as much as they tried, the government could not come up with any incriminating minutes from any of our meetings mentioning drugs and guns.
** A federal grand jury indicts Caspar Weinberger for his role in covering up the Iran – Contra affair.
A study by the University of Glasgow showed that a jury of 12 people was ineffective because a few jurors ended up dominating the discussion, and that seven was a better number because more people feel comfortable speaking, and they have an easier time reaching a unanimous decision.
However, the final vote ended up 4-3 as the jury decided to award Vecepia for her under the radar, incredible social game, and flip-flopping game play.
If the judge rules that such burden has been met, then of course it is up to the jury itself to decide if they are, in fact, convinced of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The grand jury handed up indictments, and the U. S. Justice Department opened its own investigation.
Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or acquittal of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt.
In September 2007, Richard Branson chaired the jury of the first Picnic Green Challenge, a € 500, 000 award for best new green initiative, set up by the Dutch " Postcode Loterij " ( postcode lottery ) and the PICNIC Network of creative professionals.
At that time the principle of equality was introduced, with a jury made up of only one representative per country.
The panels of the jury and judges were largely made up of his former colleagues.
At first, the brothers are not a particularly peaceful lot and end up quarreling with the local constable, jury, vicar, churchwarden, and teachers — not to mention their neighbours in Toukola village.
On January 19, 1994, after three days of evidence presentation, a grand jury handed up a 93-count indictment against Ferguson, which carried the possibility of up to 175 years in prison.
The jury also affirmed overwhelming evidence that identified someone else, not James Earl Ray, as the shooter, and that Mr. Ray was set up to take the blame.
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