Sentence examples for instead of a jury from inspiring English sources

Justice Feldman heard the trial instead of a jury.

But now Judge Scheindlin, who is deciding the case in Federal District Court in Manhattan instead of a jury, must determine whether the rate has any constitutional significance.

Brelo's trial ended about three weeks ago, and was decided by a judge instead of a jury at the request of the defendant.

That ruling might have given Wilpon and Katz confidence in having the case decided by Rakoff instead of a jury faced with a complex case involving securities and bankruptcy law.

The jurors' box, which should have been enclosed by a little railing, was a regular table, and instead of a jury there were three half-asleep retirees playing lay judges.

In the papers, Google argued that the trial could be shortened from its scheduled eight weeks and sought to appear before a US district judge instead of a jury.

Pte Manning has agreed that the trial be heard by the presiding judge, Colonel Denise Lind, instead of by a jury of his peers.

But instead of using a jury, they would let the designers themselves pick the winner.

Instead of having a jury decide a case on its merits, many lawsuits might never even be filed.

Three, instead of a Brooklyn jury deliberating a murder trial I want it to be about a Latvian hit squad posing as Lithuanians in a New York law firm.

Instead of a grand jury meeting behind closed doors a district court in open court will determine at a preliminary hearing whether there is probable cause to pursue the case.