This is called the allocution as they say in "Law and Order.". From Wordnik.com. [What Happens If Craig Resigns?] Reference
The judge said his statement to the court, called "allocution" in the federal system, was the most eloquent he had heard. From Wordnik.com. [CITIZEN-TIMES.com - News] Reference
VIVIANO: You are waiving your right to allocution. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2001] Reference
Poésie: allocution au Banquet Nobel du 10 décembre 1960. From Wordnik.com. [Saint-John Perse - Bibliography] Reference
I have given away eighty copies to make my allocution known. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
Madoff said in his allocution that he turned to fraud because. From Wordnik.com. [Madoff And The Mafia: A Mere Speculation Or Almost A Sure Thing?] Reference
War, the Spanish-American, 117; allocution of the Archbishop of. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
I addressed an allocution full of reproaches to the wind, when I saw. From Wordnik.com. [The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson.] Reference
Yes, technically if Craig lied in his allocution he committed perjury. From Wordnik.com. [What Happens If Craig Resigns?] Reference
You were there when Madoff walked in, when he gave his plea allocution. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference
Well, after they placed a "(D)" next to his name during his allocution. From Wordnik.com. [SC GOP chair says Sanford should consider stepping down] Reference
The complete Italian-language text of the papal allocution may be read here. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
"I think I want to plead guilty and give full allocution," she said quietly. From Wordnik.com. [The Third Victim]
Not when the plea deal is contigent on the defendant making such an allocution. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?] Reference
This is not an allocution contest or a contest about how many celebrities I know. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2007] Reference
Let us recall, as an example, Pius XII's words in his allocution to midwives in 1951. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher West: "I never said Hugh Hefner is a hero, never..."] Reference
Hm, that is a very interesting illustration of an illocution, followed by an allocution. From Wordnik.com. [Now, why didn't I think of that!] Reference
Any allocution where there is a significant reduction in penalty in exchange is a farce. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?] Reference
Is there any evidence that the allocution requirement dissuades many innocent defendants?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?] Reference
In fact, if you believe his allocution (his statement in court), he has known it for many years. From Wordnik.com. [Madoff Did Not Exactly Take It on the Chin Last Thursday] Reference
I however, went to see Messrs. Fehr and Massue, and in an occular allocution, told them of my plans. From Wordnik.com. [The physiology of taste; or Transcendental gastronomy. Illustrated by anecdotes of distinguished artists and statesmen of both continents by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Translated from the last Paris edition by Fayette Robinson.] Reference
Celebrated his 80th birthday for which an allocution was given by his friend and colleague Max Planck. From Wordnik.com. [On A Trans-Atlantic Flight] Reference
Lying and holding back information is what Madoff did in his allocution if one believes the government. From Wordnik.com. [Madoff Did Not Exactly Take It on the Chin Last Thursday] Reference
As suggested here, the allocution in the CA was treated as a form of “testifying” pursuant to statute. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Originalism and the Sixth Amendment Right “to have the Assistance of Counsel”] Reference
If the allocution includes the judge asking, “Tell me in your own words why you are here in Court today.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » An End to DNA Test Waivers?] Reference
The parties CAN litigate the issue of whether the plea allocution is satisfactory and then a judge would decide. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Hey, Team Libby… (Part I)] Reference
PISZCATOWSKI: Judge, I would ask the court if Mr. Mathers is waiving his right of allocution if he would so indicate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2001] Reference
And aside from the fact -- aside from the time that he was reading his allocution, he was quite fidgety when he was sitting there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009] Reference
But here we heard the allocution of the Signora Laura. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova] Reference
The Prefect of the Seine addressed him an allocution and presented him the keys of the city. From Wordnik.com. [The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X] Reference
According to the Superseding Indictment, the evidence at trial, and MA's guilty plea allocution. From Wordnik.com. [American Chronicle] Reference
On Sept. 10, 2009, police asked Afzali to provide information about the two men, and he agreed to do so, according to his allocution. From Wordnik.com. [NY Post: News] Reference
Like the trained warrior who is ready at all hours for the trumpet to arms, Dr. Middleton waked up for judicial allocution in a trice. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference
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