Sentence examples for cautionary instruction from inspiring English sources

This is true, of course, even though the declarant's out-of-court statement is hearsay as to the defendant, so that its admission against him, in the absence of a cautionary instruction, would be reversible error under state law.

In Bruton, however, we held that, quite apart from the law of evidence, such a cautionary instruction to the jury is not an adequate protection for the defendant where the codefendant does not take the witness stand.

The tenor of our jurisprudence on rape was famously set by Lord Chief Justice Hale in the 17th century, whose "cautionary instruction" that "rape … is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved" was routinely issued to jurors until the 1980s.

(These included rules requiring that the victim physically resist her attacker and provide corroborating evidence, as well as cautionary instructions to juries about the danger of false accusations).

We find no merit in the petitioenrs' argument as to the trial court's conduct with respect to cautionary instructions to the witnesses for the Government.

The scientific research on eyewitness error has also demonstrated that by giving witnesses simple cautionary instructions prior to the lineup - such as a statement that the perpetrator may or may not be included in the lineup, and that the witness should not feel compelled to make an identification--greatly reduces incorrect identifications with no decrease in correct IDs.

Walking with Rosie: A cautionary tale of early reading instruction.

Although sometimes confused with the cartoonist Charles Addams, with whom he shared an interest in the ghoulish, Mr. Gorey generally told cautionary tales that offered moral instruction along with tearful laughter.

At one such school, Lafayette Academy, the experience of a charter group with the profit-making company it hired to manage instruction offers a cautionary tale of how well-meaning trustees can easily stumble, and of how privatizing management is often far from a panacea.

If universities ever start graduate programs in rock stardom, "Dig!" will surely be a cornerstone of the curriculum, for it works as both an instruction manual and a cautionary tale.

The lessons of the past are seen as instruction manuals rather than cautionary tales.