Sentence examples for defendant failed from inspiring English sources
Although the system with defence case statements works reasonably well, the additional strictures on the defence proposed by Moses could create unfairness in cases where an innocent defendant failed or was incapable of giving instructions.
"The defendant failed to live up to his duty to protect the innocent people of Iraq," Marissa Ford, one of the federal prosecutors, said near the beginning of the penalty phase.
Mr Jones said he eventually retrieved the book from Bridger's bookshelf after the defendant failed to return it and they saw little of each other once their relationships with the sisters ended.
"That defendant failed Paris and that failure was culpable and we say was criminal".
Court proceedings against Falciani were originally scheduled to kick off on October 12, but had to be rescheduled after the defendant failed to show up.
If the defendant failed to show up in court, the judge said, he wouldn't know how to write up a bench warrant.
In turn, the bondsman submits a contract to the court agreeing to pay the bail if the defendant fails to show up.
That state court found that because a suspended sentence may be revoked if a defendant fails to adhere to the conditions of probation, it amounted to a "term of imprisonment" for which, under the United States Supreme Court's precedents, the appointment of a lawyer is a constitutional prerequisite.
… If the defendant fails [in treatment], we're left trying to track down witnesses and evidence" months after the crime occurred.
There are no specific rules that apply to acts or omissions in homicide: an omission is criminal if the defendant fails to prevent the avoidable death of the victim where he or she has the duty to do so and that the defendant had the capacity to do so.
Defendants failed to meet that burden".
