Sentence examples for tried in front of from inspiring English sources

Why would he now be tried in front of a military commission, rather than in a proper court?

After landlords were tried in front of village tribunals, then beaten and shot, land and possessions were divided up among the crowd.

While talking about "diplomatic efforts, negotiations, and the willingness to listen to one another," Medvedev made sure to speculate as to what was going through Saakashvili's "inflamed brain" in the summer of 2008, and to suggest that it was time to get the man "tried in front of an international tribunal for unleashing the war in Tskhinvali".

"Defendants are able to throw money at the case to stop it getting near court"."The settlement in the American case has been reached on a confidential basis, so we don't know exactly what was agreed," said Body. "But my guess is that because in the US it would have been tried in front of a jury, the pharmaceutical company there was more likely to settle".

Any one found rioting was arrested and tried in front of a court headed by the commanding-officer, who also imposed sentences.

Legal judgments and moral ones enter into it, and the choice to seek death makes it nearly impossible for a defendant to be acquitted since he will be tried in front of a jury that has already been asked about death before a single witness has been sworn, and from which everyone who opposes the death penalty has been excluded.

"Whatever they try in front of the goal, it's just not going in".

"The sparking thing," Mr. Kopit said, "is for playwrights to bring in a play they would be reluctant to try in front of the Goodman Theater or the Manhattan Theater Club".

Full-back Glenn Bryce got Jersey's only try in front of an encouraging 3,600 crowd at St Peter.

I'd be ashamed to be seen trying in front of all these incredibly successful people.

At the first session, Mr. Reddick tried reading in front of the group, but was barely audible.