Bain's counsel, Nicholas Ellis QC, told yesterday's hearing: "There already appear to be circumstances from which it would appear to be appropriate to
draw an inference that the defenders are practically insolvent - or at least verging on it by not paying their debts as they fall due."
"It is open to you to
draw an inference that he has no recollection of what occurred.
Agard argued that the prosecutor's suggestion to draw a negative inference from his presence at trial was analytically the same as a prosecutor's suggestion to
draw an inference from the defendant's refusal to testify at trial.
At trial, the judge suggested to the jury that it could
draw an inference of guilt from Mr Turcotte's refusal to answer, and he was convicted.
Peirsel's treatment of the patient's wound enabled the jury to
draw an inference that these witnesses, if produced, would not have testified adversely.
Warrant (what gives you license to
draw an inference from your grounds): Since effective argumentation is a criterion for being a good trial lawyer.
Under the Order, the fact-finder can
draw an inference of guilt if a defendant chooses to remain silent.
In the complete absence of any defense evidence, the trier of fact may
draw an inference that no such evidence exists, that the mental element of the crime existed in fact, and that any excuse or affirmative defense raised is insupportable.
Mr Orde told Board members: "One could
draw an inference from that that there's more organisation on the republican side and less control from loyalists."
He added however, ``It would be wrong to
draw an inference from this appointment on the timing of a referendum on the euro - that will depend on the assessment of the Treasury's five economic tests.''
The legislation will broaden the conditions under which employers are liable for indirect sex discrimination, and employment tribunals will be obliged to
draw an inference of sex discrimination where employers fail to provide a satisfactory reason for treating a woman differently from a man.
In such circumstances, it was open for the trial judge to
draw an inference that the retrobulbar bleeding caused the injury.
It lengthens the amount of time police can keep people suspected of swallowing drugs to conceal them so packages have time to pass through their bodies and allows judges to direct a jury to
draw an inference from the fact a suspect has refused permission for a body cavity search or an X-ray.