Sentence examples for granting defendants from inspiring English sources

They also opposed granting defendants a presumption of innocence.

But only nine — Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas — have laws granting defendants access to the DNA databases, known as the Combined DNA Index System, or Codis.

"Although I find that the trial court erred in form and substance in granting defendant's motion for directed verdict, we are barred from reviewing that decision," Talbot wrote.

Although the constitution grants defendants a right to counsel, that right means little in practice until a formal indictment occurs.

He granted defendants a presumption of innocence and set "beyond a reasonable doubt" as a standard for proving guilt.

The first law of its kind in the nation, it allows courts to grant defendants new trials in cases in which forensic science has evolved.

One would be to grant defendants the right to remain silent and avoid self-incrimination -- a standard protection in the West, but one that flies against tradition here.

His lawyers have argued that he is entitled to that testimony under the Sixth Amendment, which grants defendants a right to seek out witnesses who might bolster their case.

In fact, the European court for human rights has repeatedly criticized the pace of the judicial system, which under Italian law must grant defendants three trials before a conviction is final.

Under that statute, both defendants were entitled to ask for a pretrial hearing in which the judge could have dismissed the case outright; the law empowers judges to grant defendants immunity if they find that the defendants had a right to act as they did.

"Having carefully considered the motions, oppositions, replies, supplemental briefing, the entire record in this case, and the applicable law, the Court will grant defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and deny plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment," the 38-page opinion says.