Sentences with phrase «diminished culpability»

By the time Nikolas Cruz goes on trial for 17 counts of murder, and 17 counts of attempted murder, only his defense lawyers will still be arguing about a disordered mind and diminished culpability.

This case concluded that sentencing a juvenile to life in prison was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban of cruel and unusual punishment, saying children had «diminished culpability and heightened capacity for change.»

Not exact matches

Regarding Michael Linton's review of my Passion («Passion Stomp,» December 2001): I will not dignify his anti «Semitic comments («Golijov diminishes Jewish culpability in Jesus» death») with an answer.

My full passage which Mr. Golijov characterizes as anti «Semitic is «Golijov diminishes Jewish culpability in Jesus» death by editing out of Mark's text most passages that present Jewish officialdom in a less than benign light.»

A higher or lower likelihood ratio can increase or diminish the likelihood of culpability, but the probability is also dependent on other cues and evidence, forensic and not.

I also note that the Supreme Court of Canada has already recognized that special treatment of young persons caught up in the legal system is a principle of fundamental justice given their diminished moral culpability.

Someone should tell Zuckerberg never to ruin an apology by following it up with factoids trying to diminish one's culpability.