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.

Under Texas law, the death penalty can only be issued if the jury is convinced that the defendant is not only guilty, but will commit further violent crimes in the future if he is not put to death.

Under Canadian law, a person has the right to a jury trial for all crimes punishable by five years of imprisonment or more.

Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, if the defendant is entitled to a jury trial, he may waive his right to have a jury, but both the government ( prosecution ) and court must consent to the waiver.

Under the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, when suspected fugitives were seized and brought to a special magistrate known as a commissioner, they had no right to a jury trial and could not testify in their own behalf.

Under s8 ( b ) therefore, the jury is allowed a wide latitude in applying a hybrid test to impute intention or foresight ( for the purposes of recklessness ) on the basis of all the evidence.

Under this system, unless people were caught in the act of committing crimes, they could not be tried for them until they had been formally accused, either by the voluntary accusations of a sufficient number of witnesses or by an inquest ( an early form of grand jury ) convened specifically for that purpose.

Under the judicial systems of the U. S., once a decision is approved to arrest a suspect, or bind him over for trial, either by a prosecutor issuing an information, a grand jury issuing a true bill or indictment, or a judge issuing an arrest warrant, the suspect can then be properly called a defendant, or the accused.

Under the Texas food disparagement law under which Winfrey and Lyman were sued, the plaintiffs — in this case, beef feedlot operator Paul Engler and the company Cactus Feeders — had to convince the jury that Lyman's statements on Winfrey's show were not " based on reasonable and reliable scientific inquiry, facts, or data.

Under the Scottish legal system, the jury need not return a unanimous verdict ; a majority verdict may also be used.

Under Rule 50, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the motion for directed verdict and JNOV have been replaced by the motion for judgment as a matter of law ( JAMOL ), which can be made at the close of the opposing party's evidence and " renewed " after return of the verdict ( or after the dismissal of a hung jury ).

Under Rule 29, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure the " motion for a judgment of acquittal ," or Rule 917, Rules for Courts-Martial the " motion for a finding of not guilty ," if the evidence presented by the prosecution is insufficient to support a rational finding of guilty, there is no reason to submit the issue to a jury.

Under oath, Miller was questioned by Fitzgerald before a federal grand jury the following day, September 30, 2005 but was not relieved of contempt charges until after testifying again on October 12, 2005.

Under the law in Texas, the death penalty can only be issued if the jury is convinced that the defendant is not just guilty, but will commit violent crimes in the future if not put to death.

Under the rules of Federal Criminal Procedure: If a defendant is entitled to a jury trial, the trial must be by jury unless: ( 1 ) the defendant waives a jury trial in writing ; ( 2 ) the government consents ; and ( 3 ) the court approves.

Under the authority of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams, a grand jury was called to hear evidence.

Under Virginia's court system, the jury determines prison terms although a judge may override the jury's recommendation.

Under pressure from this agitation, Buschoff was rearrested ( 8 February ), and tried before a jury at Cleves ( 4-14 July 1892 ).

Under the rule the majority adopted, that finding would have to be made by a jury, yet O ' Connor found the majority's attempt to distinguish Arizona's death penalty to be " baffling.

Under the Georgia scheme ( which generally followed the Model Penal Code ), after the defendant was convicted of, or pled guilty to, a capital crime ( under the first part of the bifurcated trial proceeding ), the second part of the bifurcated trial involved an additional hearing at which the jury received additional evidence in aggravation and mitigation.

Under previous general manager Gebhard, the Rockies had largely neglected their farm system and mostly relied on signing veteran free agents from other clubs ; this was possible due to the high attendance numbers in the club's first few years of attendance.

Following the original roots of modern graffiti as a political force came another game title, Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure ( 2006 ), featuring a story line involving fighting against a corrupt city and its oppression of free speech, as in the Jet Set Radio series.

Under a freeware license, software is licensed free of charge for regular use and the developer does not gain any monetary compensation.

Under the London Declaration, India agreed that, when it became a republic in January 1950, it would join the Commonwealth of Nations and accept the British monarch as a " symbol of the free association of its independent member nations and as such the Head of the Commonwealth ".

Under the approved constitution, the PNC will then appoint an elections board to oversee free elections for a representative government within 210 days.

Under Stalin, the inner-party practice of democratic free debate did not continue after the death of Lenin in 1924.

Under the Bryan-Chamorro Treaty of 1916, the United States paid Nicaragua US $ 3 million for an option in perpetuity and free of taxation, including 99-year leases of the Corn Islands and a site for a naval base on the Gulf of Fonseca.

Peru has signed a number of free trade agreements, including the 2007 United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, and agreements with Chile, Canada, Singapore, Thailand and China. Under President Alan Garcia administration Peru achieved a bilateral Trade agreement with U. S. since 2010 to improve exports for its country and reach in August 2011 its pick in exports of more than 4, 700 MM.

Under many licenses it is acceptable to charge for " free software ".

Under pressure from organized labor and the National Party Baldomir advocated free elections, freedom of the press, and a new constitution.

; 1870 – 1891: Under the Elementary Education Act 1870, basic State Education becomes free for every child under the age of 10.

Under a parliamentary ruling in favour of free trade, these private newcomers are able to set up a new company, called the New Company or English Company.

Under certain idealized conditions, it can be shown that a system of free markets will lead to a Pareto efficient outcome.

Under his successor Samsu-iluna ( 1749-1712 BC ) the far south of Mesopotamia was lost to a native Akkadian king called Ilum-ma-ili and became The Sealand Dynasty, remaining free of Babylon for the next 272 years, and both the Babylonians and Amorites were driven from Assyria to the north by an Assyrian governor named Puzur-Sin, and after a civil war, a native king named Adasi seized power.

Under Guéranger, the monks of Solesmes advocated singing Gregorian chant in a free musical metre giving the majority of sung notes the same durational length.

Under this scheme, phase transitions were labeled by the lowest derivative of the free energy that is discontinuous at the transition.

Under a free trade policy, prices emerge from supply and demand, and are the sole determinant of resource allocation.

Under Zélia's tenure, Brazil had a period of major changes, featuring what ISTOÉ magazine called an " unprecedented " " revolution " in many levels of public administration: " privatization, opening its market to free trade, encouraging industrial modernization, temporary control of the hyper-inflation and public debt reduction.

Under this scheme, a school providing free education was established in each hobli ( a locality within the city ).

Under the NEP, such state industries would be largely free to make their own economic decisions.

Under natural circumstances the survival from free swimming larva to 75 mm pike is around 5 percent.

Under this condition, the free surface of the liquid metal enters a regime of local instability, due to the combined effects of the electrostatic force and the surface tension.

Under this act, the military were able to expel civilians from the Scrubs whenever they were training, but allowed civilians free use of the area when they were not.

Under the communal charter, the city obtained many privileges, such as the right to mint its own coins, and to operate some businesses free of royal taxes, factors which would favour the development of the entrepreuneurial middle-class ( bourgeoisie ).