Sentence examples for a critical prosecution from inspiring English sources

Mr. Glisson's lawyer, Peter A. Cross, wrote that Mr. O'Malley's conclusion that Mr. Vega and Mr. Rodriguez had committed the killing alone "stands in stark contrast to the multiple and totally inconsistent statements and testimony" given by a critical prosecution witness.

In Tippins, there was evidence that Tippins's counsel slept every day of the trial, including during the testimony of a critical prosecution witness and during damaging testimony by a co-defendant; and the sleeping was noticed by both the trial judge and prosecutor, as well as jurors and witnesses, some of whom even heard him snoring.

In cases that involve drugs, and many that do not, lab analysts' work can be a critical part of the prosecution's case.

He followed with a finding on a critical element in the prosecution's failure to show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The document is a critical piece of the prosecution's strategy because it suggests that the Edwards camp at one point considered that kind of personal expense a cost of the campaign.

Judge Robinson issued a concurring opinion, expressing his view that, once a trial chamber determines that the evidence goes to a "critical element" of the Prosecution case, the chamber does not have discretion to admit the evidence without allowing the accused to cross-examine the witness (Prosecutor v. Milošević 21 March 2002 .28.

The evidence relates to a "critical element of the Prosecution's case" or, put another way, to a live and important issue between the parties, as opposed to a peripheral or marginally relevant issue (Prosecutor v. Milošević 21 March 2002, para. 24).

This was a critical point, because the prosecution case rested on the silencer having been on the gun when Sheila was shot, something she could not have done herself because of the length of her arms.

Early on, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson handed the prosecution a critical blow when she ruled that 'racial profiling' could not be mentioned during the trial, limiting the State Attorney to only 'profiling' despite Zimmerman's racially charged statements to the 911 operator.

This year, officials say, he also played a critical role in the investigation and prosecution of the 1996 truck bombing at the Khobar Towers apartment building in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 American servicemen and wounded hundreds of other people.

Lawyers who have watched the investigation say Mr. Gansas could be a valuable prosecution witness but not necessarily a critical one.