18 Serving on a Jury GLOSSARY jury a group of people who listen to a legal case and reach an agreement onwhether someone is guilty (did the crime) or innocent (did not do the crime) * The attorney hopes to have a jury with mostly women, because he th

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年ESL之日常生活

今天要学一个短句:The jury is still out。 The jury is still out不是指陪审团还在外面玩,而是指一个问题还没有结论。美国前国务卿Baker在他的回忆录中说,如果美国攻打伊拉克能使这个国家获得自

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

By Greg Flakus Houston 31 January 2006 watch Enron Trial report The trial of two former top executives of the Enron corporation began Monday in Houston with the selection of a 12-person jury. Opening

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

I believe so, but I don't think so, he said. She said, You're telling me two different things. Go to 60 Centre Street, Room 139, please. Another man was also confused. Where do you live, sir? she asked. He said his post office box was in Manhattan, b

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

The jury summons said to report at 8:45 a.m. to 111 Centre St. The courthouse was only a block from Chinatown. Russ joined the long line of people standing outside. The line moved slowly into the courthouse. Everyone went through the security check.

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by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 法律英语 Legal Lad

An Auckland man was sentenced to 10 days in jail for refusing to do jury service. He said he was too busy at work to be on a jury. He is a self-employed engineer. The Minister of Courts said it was the duty of everybody in a democratic society to ser

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City announced its decision in the case of Ahmed Ghailani. The Tanzanian was the first terrorism suspect held at Guantanamo ever to face trial in a civilian

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

The mailman delivers good news and bad news. Topping the bad news list for many people who live in Los Angeles is a jury summons. This document tells you that you must respond by mail or phone for possible service on a jury. Many people feel that jur

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

今天要学一个短句:The jury is still out。 The jury is still out不是指陪审团还在外面玩,而是指一个问题还没有结论。美国前国务卿Baker在他的回忆录中说,如果美国攻打伊拉克能使这个国家获得自

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

To serve on a California jury, you must be a U.S. citizen. You must be selected to serve; juror names are selected from state identification cards, drivers licenses, and voting rolls. If selected, you will receive in your mail an envelope marked Jury

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

THIS IS AMERICA - The Jury System By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, May 10, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lap

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 This is America

IN THE NEWS - Trial by Jury and What It Meant in the Michael Jackson Case By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, June 18, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. People are not alw

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 教育与新闻

A U.S. military jury at Guantanamo Bay has convicted Osama Bin Laden's former driver of providing material support to terrorism, but acquitted him on a charge of conspiracy, which alleged he was a key member of the Al-Qaida terrorist network. Still,

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal court jury on Friday said it has found Samsung infringed six of Apple's patents and ordered it to pay more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in damages to Apple. The verdict was read in a U.S. district cour

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese director Wang Quan'an and actress Zhang Jingchu will join American director Barry Levinson in the main competition jury for next month's Shanghai International Film Festival, the organizer has announced. Wang Qu

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

US Jury Considers Case Against Russian Arms Merchant A federal jury in New York City has begun deliberating in the case against alleged Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, accused of conspiring to sell weapons to Colombian rebels. Bout faces a sente

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今天我们要学的词是 grand jury. Grand jury 大陪审团。A U.S. federal grand jury has approved the first charges in an investigation of Russian influence on U.S. elections. 一个美国大陪审团批准了对俄罗斯影响美国选举提起

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天要学一个短句:The jury is still out。 The jury is still out不是指陪审团还在外面玩,而是指一个问题还没有结论。美国前国务卿Baker在他的回忆录中说,如果美国攻打伊拉克能使这个国家获得自

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 学个词

The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, wants to limit trial by jury to serious crimes. At the moment, anyone who is accused of a crime which could bring a sentence of three months in jail, can choose to have a jury trial. The problem is that this take

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