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- adjective After a
verdict .
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Associated Press Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg It came a day after a federal judge overseeing the criminal trial concerning the transactions wrote in a postverdict ruling that the government had presented "sufficient evidence" for a jury to conclude that the conspiracy started with a phone call made by Mr. Greenberg.
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Not because of rumors that O.J. was squeezing another stunning model, Gretchen Stockdale (who testified for the defense), but because of his postverdict greed.
True Love? Blue Love 2008
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The notice was received "a day after a federal judge overseeing the criminal trial concerning the transactions wrote in a postverdict ruling that the government had presented 'sufficient evidence' for a jury to conclude that the conspiracy started with a phone call made by Mr. Greenberg," the Journal says.
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But as footage of the original "secret crush" show looped endlessly on the cable news shows, the accompanying postverdict analysis centered on whether this could have a chilling effect on not just TV talk shows, but any program with unscripted interviews and possible "surprises."
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Corri chirped into the phone, which had been ringing even as India had unlocked her front door and stepped inside following several hours of postverdict celebrations with her colleagues.
Devlin’s Light Mariah Stewart 1997
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McGuire and Anjan Sahni, cited higher court opinions as evidence that, as one decision put it, "postverdict inquiries may lead to evil consequences," like the undermining of trust in the court system and an unwillingness to return an unpopular verdict.
NYT > Home Page By NOAH ROSENBERG 2011
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McGuire and Anjan Sahni, cited higher court opinions as evidence that, as one decision put it, "postverdict inquiries may lead to evil consequences," like the undermining of trust in the court system and an unwillingness to return an unpopular verdict.
NYT > Home Page By NOAH ROSENBERG 2011
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During the hearing Monday, the judge also denied defense attorney Christopher Prezioso's postverdict motion for judgment of acquittal.
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Granting that some verdicts are surely reached "after irresponsible or improper jury behavior," the Court warned that "full and frank discussion in the jury room, jurors 'willingness to return an unpopular verdict, and the community's trust in a system that relies on the decisions of laypeople would all be undermined by a barrage of postverdict scrutiny of juror conduct."
Chicago Reader 2010
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Cipollone postverdict document available at the UCSF Legacy Tobacco Documents Library.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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