Sentence examples for problematic testimony from inspiring English sources

Mr. Hynes's prosecutors also have come under scrutiny for relying on the problematic testimony of a detective, Louis Scarcella, to win murder convictions, some of which the office is now reviewing.

A spokesman for Representative Darrell Issa of California, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which ran the hearing, said his office had not been aware of the problematic testimony until Monday, when Arbitron contacted the committee about it.

Thompson, 47, a former federal prosecutor, was able to draw on criticism over Hynes' prosecution record – including his contentious handling of the sex abuse cases along with a forced review of more than 50 murder cases which relied on the problematic testimony of a retired NYPD detective – to portray his rival as out-of-touch.

But what many legal experts found most problematic about her testimony was the suggestion that the prime minister and his top aides brought up political concerns.

Now that Leonhart's nomination has stalled in the Senate after ten months of sober deliberation culminating in her problematic and ambiguous testimony, it is likely that the White House will look beyond her for a new nominee to head DEA early next year.

While the application of Daubert to non-scientific testimony is problematic, the general belief remains that judges do have some gatekeeping role in deciding the admissibility of all expert testimony.

In no way do we want the next generation to repeat the flouting of the Geneva Conventions, nor repeat the abuse of prisoners (whose testimony is problematic), nor repeat the waste of lives and treasury.

Agliotti's testimony was problematic, however.He admitted to being a habitual liar, and it sometimes seemed this confession was the only credible statement he made.In his final judgment, Judge Joffe called Mr. Agliotti "one of the most untruthful and unreliable witnesses to testify in this court".

Afterward, Feinstein wrote to him that his testimony was "extraordinarily problematic," and that she was "unable to understand why the C.I.A. needs to maintain this program".

(In this vein, he offers a particularly interesting deconstruction of the problematic recall that characterized Bill Clinton's testimony during questioning by investigators about the Monica Lewinsky scandal).

Kaelin's testimony posed other potentially problematic issues for lawyers on both sides.