Sentence examples for claim trial from inspiring English sources

An attempt was made in 1985 to claim trial by battle, brought by two brothers in Scotland who were accused of armed robbery, on the grounds that the abolition did not apply in Scotland.

If the value of the property damaged exceeds £5,000, the defendant is entitled to claim trial on indictment by a jury, but if tried summarily, may be sentenced to up to six months in jail and a £5,000 fine.

(AP) CALENDAR Today CAYUGA INDIAN LAND CLAIMS -- A hearing to set interest on a $37 million award by the jury in the Cayuga Indian Nation land-claim trial is scheduled in Federal District Court in Syracuse.

(AP) SYRACUSE: INDIAN LAND CLAIMS Testimony is to resume next week in the second phase of the Cayuga Indian Nation's land claims trial, in which the tribe is seeking nearly $2 billion in interest.

Be on time for your small claims trial.

But the Kremlin denies that Mr Putin uses the courts for political ends, and the judge rejected Navalny's claim the trial was politically motivated.

Critics also claim that trials might give terrorists a soapbox.

Jamaat-e-Islami claimed his trial was politically motivated, which the authorities deny.

Her parents, Carl and Debbie Henshall, of Clayton, Staffordshire, also claim the trials led to another daughter, Sofie, suffering brain damage.

Several Western governments have claimed the trial is politically motivated, reflecting the weakening rule of law under President Viktor F. Yanukovich.

The defence claimed the trial was political: without it, Mr Khodorkovsky would have been released in two years' time.