Sentence examples for on defendants from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lerach played bad cop, taking on defendants frontally and battering them with threats, insults and a raft of legal filings.

Bledsoe eventually formed a law firm with three other attorneys, taking on defendants in some of the most high-profile cases in Baltimore, including the shooting of Baltimore police Sgt. Keith Mcneill.

North Carolina's law allows a defendant to argue that race was a significant factor in his death sentence by presenting evidence along any of three lines: that a death sentence was more likely to be sought or imposed on defendants of one race, that it was more likely when the victim was a certain race or that racial bias influenced jury selection.

Since Gideon, the court quickly moved backward on defendants' rights.

Mr Tribe believes that juries may still impose hefty fines on defendants in egregious cases.

Juries believe every word uttered by "expert" witnesses who opine on defendants they have never met.

Clogged court calendars can hamper the prosecution of a case and impinge on defendants' rights.

But lawyers whinge that the federal courts are generally kinder (or less tough) on defendants than places like Madison County.

Under contempt of court rules, the media are barred from reporting any background on defendants once proceedings become active.

Judge Owen, who is 81, has a reputation for being tough on defendants, several New York lawyers said.

Sentencing guidelines allow judges to impose higher penalties on defendants who are found to have lied on the stand.