Sentences with phrase «as a mitigating factor»

They could probably be tried for murder - the blackmail might be considered as a mitigating factor in sentencing.

The Intervenor submits that to permit the fact the victims were HIV positive to be accepted as mitigating factors on sentence, would foster and reinforce the negative attitudes and beliefs which have traditionally characterized disabled persons as being somehow less than human.

The researchers showed that these miRNAs are present in higher quantities in patients with HD and may act as a mitigating factor in the neurologic decline associated with the disease, making them a possible therapeutic target.

Yet, if we accept this logic, should the legal system in turn accept low RHR as a mitigating factor for the commission of serious violence?

However, when considering castration, there are a few issues that apply to the canine family that the human family generally wouldn't consider as a mitigating factor.

In the case at bar, the Intervenor submits that the fact that the victims of Dr. Genereux's crimes were HIV positive, should not be accepted as a mitigating factor on sentence.

In this sense, amongst others, the Appeal Committee considered that Mr Platini's and Mr Blatter's activities and the services they had rendered to FIFA, UEFA and football in general over the years should deserve appropriate recognition as a mitigating factor.

Illinois PA 100 - 0574 specifically names postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis as a mitigating factor.

However, when a regulated person reasonably relies on the advice of an agency official, we will consider that fact carefully before pursuing any enforcement action and as a mitigating factor if enforcement action is brought.

If anything the dividend on the common should provide a floor or act as a mitigating factor against an excessively low valuation.

In April 1997, then - Liverpool goalkeeper David James cited all - night sessions playing Tomb Raider as the mitigating factor behind a dreadful performance on the pitch.

There are a number of reasons why a court will accept a guilty plea as a mitigating factor on sentence: · A guilty plea may be an expression of remorse and an acceptance of responsibility; · A guilty plea may save the justice system the time and expense of a trial, and · A guilty plea may provide a degree of finality from the perspective of the victims which would not exist without the plea.

While the sentencing guidelines permit a judge to consider good character or exemplary conduct as mitigating factors, academic achievement is not mentioned.

R. v. F.H.L., 2018 ONCA 83, at para. 22 [guilty plea did not deserve any weight as a mitigating factor].

The district court did not expressly address other factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (a) or discuss the issues Otterson raised as mitigating factors.

In these cases, the accused will often be required to attend some sort of treatment program which can be used as a mitigating factor at the accused's sentencing.

«In Roper, the Court distrusted the juries ability to weigh youth and childhood abuse as a mitigating factor.

There is also a brief reference, at para. 18, to her «emotional health» that was treated as a mitigating factor by Justice Ouellette who described it as «issues of potential depression and / or self - esteem».

However, an offer to pay back the money or value of the property in certain situations may be useful as a mitigating factor and in some cases has resulted in a much lower sentence.

Defendants may raise contributory negligence as a mitigating factor to minimize damages in these kinds of cases if the plaintiff chose not to wear a seatbelt, strapped a child in their seat improperly, or was driving recklessly or under the influence.

The impact of the provision on an individual is sometimes considered in the sentencing phase as a mitigating factor.

Their research tends to look at the shelter system itself as a mitigating factor in dog behavior.