91. Jim Bonner, an experienced defense attorney with the Georgia Indigent Defense Council, now represents Lockett, giving her a shot at a jury trial. 92. Judge Silver is expected to decide soon whether to send the case to a jury trial or dismiss it outright. 93. Jury trials, in which the jury can set the level of punitive damages, mean that defendants face a small risk of huge damages. 94. Juvenile offenders in Supreme Court, however, have an absolute right to a jury trial. 95. Kenneth Starr, the Whitewater independent counsel, then chose to charge her with criminal contempt, a felony that requires a jury trial. 96. Kinneary now has the option of scheduling the case for a jury trial. 97. John Swenson, an attorney with Gibson Dunn and Crutcher, used the system in a civil jury trial and in a mediation process. 98. Kornberg said his clients would forgo a jury trial, so that Tomei would render a verdict for them while the jury rendered a verdict on the other defendants. 99. Livoti, who says Baez died of an asthma attack while resisting arrest in a struggle, has waived his right to a jury trial. 100. Lindh, caught alongside the Taliban last fall, is being held in a city jail and in August faces a jury trial in a federal courtroom in Virginia. |
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