Sentence examples for jury picked from inspiring English sources

When a Lisbon jury picked the book as Portugal's entry for a 1992 European literary prize, the country's conservative Government vetoed the choice as blasphemous.

The appeals court ruled that such "jurymandering" violated the defendants' rights to a trial by a jury picked without regard to race.

"How can we be satisfied that there was a fair and impartial jury picked," she said, "when the judge doesn't follow up on a witness who says, 'I'm a victim of this fraud'?" On the other hand, Justice Breyer said, he was reluctant to have the Supreme Court instruct experienced trial court judges about how to do their jobs.

Archives|SCOTT SANITY JURY PICKED IN 4 HOURS; It Will Hear First Testimony Today, With the Defendant Asserting 'Cell Shock.' TO USE LEOPOLD-LOEB PLAN Several Alienists Who Examined Slayers Will Appear for Killer of Drug Clerk.

SCOTT SANITY JURY PICKED IN 4 HOURS; It Will Hear First Testimony Today, With the Defendant Asserting 'Cell Shock.' TO USE LEOPOLD-LOEB PLAN Several Alienists Who Examined Slayers Will Appear for Killer of Drug Clerk.

(AP) MANHATTAN: JURY PICKED IN TERROR TRIAL -- Defense lawyers for four men accused of conspiring to bomb two United States Embassies in Africa asked for a mistrial yesterday, saying a jury had been selected unfairly and should be disbanded.

Most definitely, "a jury picks up on such things," Professor Rubinstein said.

Let us pray that an American distributor, honoring the choice of Bertolucci and his jury, picks the movie up.

The Michigan court has re jected defense requests for a change of venue, and the jury picking process is expected to be long.

The male jury picking a shortlist for the 2001 Orange Prize has come up with a strikingly different list from the female jury: only one book appears on both lists.

On the other hand, Art Info.comdescribed the jury picks as "an uncontroversial selection" without any real surprises.