Sentence examples for defendants were left from inspiring English sources

As the lawyers, the witnesses and the journalists waited outside, the three defendants were left in the courthouse, where a bomb had supposedly been planted.

Details of how to set up such a court, who would prosecute and who would represent defendants were left to a committee.

While the courts were officially open, jury duty remained suspended in Manhattan, and, much to the concern of many lawyers and clients, many defendants were left in a sort of legal limbo.

Hundreds of high-street firms specialising in criminal defence work will be forced to close, solicitors say, creating "advice deserts" in towns and cities where defendants will be left without adequate legal representation.

But Yvonne Smith Segars, who heads the office, said no defendant had been left without representation.

The defendants' statement that all that is left is a "garden variety contract dispute" is simply inaccurate.

At one point, Justice Sotomayor -- almost pondering -- asked counsel for the defendants whether this issue should be left to percolate like other tough social issues, such as race.

… If the defendant fails [in treatment], we're left trying to track down witnesses and evidence" months after the crime occurred.

In Roper, the dissenting Justices argued that judgments about a defendant's maturity and culpability should be left to juries.

"It is our responsibility under the Constitution to ensure that no criminal defendant -- whether a citizen or not -- is left to the mercies of incompetent counsel," Justice Stevens wrote.

When cases are heard, the defendants are often left without adequate defense counsel to answer charges, which are frequently based on secret informants, coerced confessions and flimsy evidence, the report found.