Sentence examples for impartial verdict from inspiring English sources

A recent poll in Business Week revealed that 32% of Americans thought they would not be able to deliver an impartial verdict in court cases involving white supremacists.

"The true relationship between a journalist's beliefs and his reporting is something like that of a juror's desire to reach an impartial verdict," he wrote.

In exceptional cases at the start of proceedings, a judge may pose a question to establish whether a potential juror feels able to return an impartial verdict.

Those indicating that their views on capital punishment would preclude them from rendering an impartial verdict on the defendant's guilt or innocence (i.e., whether he actually did the criminal act, rather than what punishment he should receive) were also excluded.

If, however, the publication is intended and calculated to obstruct and embarrass the court in a pending proceeding in the matter of the rendition of an impartial verdict, or in the carrying out of its orders and judgment, the court may, and it is its duty to protect the administration of justice by punishment of the offender for contempt.

The Court of Appeals held that certain of the challenged rulings and instructions were erroneous but that the errors were not substantial in the sense that they affected the ability of the jury to render an impartial verdict, and that others of the alleged errors were not such under the law of New York.

The impartial, enlightened verdict of mankind will vindicate the rectitude of our conduct; and He who knows the hearts of men will judge of the sincerity with which we labored to preserve the government of our fathers in its spirit.

The United Nations and many foreign nations have been concerned that the corrupt and poorly trained Cambodian justice system was not capable on its own of producing a fair and impartial trial and verdict.

The court also noted that a defendant in a Wisconsin misdemeanor prosecution has a right to ask for continuances and to challenge prospective jurors on voir dire, and if 'these measures are still not sufficient to provide an impartial jury, the verdict can be set aside after trial based on the denial of a fair and impartial trial.' 41 Wis.2d, at 321, 164 N.W.2d, at 270.

"No judge is fair and impartial (after the verdict).

No impartial judge renders the verdict.