Sentences with phrase «findings of guilt which»

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We will mess up, we will be wrong, and we find freedom in forgiveness — which can only be given after an admission of guilt.

They have found the Bible to be a «soul - book,» a book which deals with issues of life and death, of good and evil, of sin and guilt, of love, forgiveness, and freedom; a book of guidance and inspiration.

A support group called Women Exploited by Abortion (WEBA) has produced a pamphlet called «Surviving Abortion,» in which it is noted that «many women are surprised to find themselves grieving an aborted child because the abortion was — more or less — a voluntary act; but that is all the more a reason to grieve — the added dimension of responsibility — or guilt — intensifies the grief.»

He was falsely accused, arrested, slapped, spit on, had His beard pulled out of His face, sent to court where though no guilt was found was sentenced to be beaten to within an inch of HIs life, struck with rods, whipped with a weapon that had sharp bones and different pieces tore large chuncks of flesh off, drug back to court wearing a robe which when the blood dried to it became its own bit of torture, the first beating not good enough so sentenced to die, had a crown of thorns pressed down into his skull causing much more blood loss, beaten some more, forced to carry an extremely heavy wood beam as he marched toward His death, whipped and beaten along the way, had huge nails driven through His hands and feet, and had a shoulder separated.

Attempting to find support among parents who do not share the same approach to child - raising is like comparing apples to oranges, and the advice you receive is likely to deepen the sense of doubt being felt, and therefore create guilt — not to mention conflict with your personal values system, which creates its own set of uncomfortable emotions.

Recently, as I searched for some long term evidence of the benefits of parent - infant co-sleeping, I came across a study of college age subjects which found that males who had co-slept with their parents between birth and five years not only had significantly higher self esteem, they experienced less guilt and anxiety and reported greater frequency of sex.

«We found that moms from all walks of life have mommy guilt, which blows the «grass is greener» thing right out of the water,» say Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock, coauthors of Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier guilt, which blows the «grass is greener» thing right out of the water,» say Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock, coauthors of Mommy Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier Guilt: Learn to Worry Less, Focus on What Matters Most, and Raise Happier Kids.

Section 11 (2) of the Evidence Act states: «In a criminal action, the burden of producing evidence, when it is on the prosecution as to a fact which is essential to guilt, requires the prosecution to produce sufficient evidence so that on the totality of the evidence a reasonable mind could find the existence of the fact beyond a reasonable doubt.»

In fact, most of the research out there actually suggests that dieting just creates weight cycling, which in a nutshell is the yo - yo effect so many people are familiar with; you diet, your cravings feel out of control, you end up overeating and feel the heavy waves of guilt, and then find yourself on another diet soon thereafter.

The equation is of course too otherworldly to figure out, if it even exists, as shown by this striking frame in which Larry — the guilt - ridden Minnesota professor — tries to find the meaning of life through a never ending equation.

Once infamous, this strand in Lüpertz's art is now seen as part of an outdated current in post-war German history, which allowed a younger generation of German people to find their own identity not saddled by their parents» guilt and as part of a contemporary Europe.

The chief difference is that in the United States (which has a Common Law Structure) the judge usually does not decide the case, but interprets the law (Trier of Law) and with a few exceptions, will determine the sentence once guilt is found.

On the other hand, you can enter a plea of no contest and be placed on deferred supervision, which does not necessarily result in a finding of guilt or a conviction on your record.

In that deposition, which was read to jurors, Cosby admitted under oath a number of disturbing things, which jurors found to be proof of guilt.

If the report is positive, the Crown agrees to request a Conditional Discharge, which is a finding of guilt but not a formal criminal record.

This conclusion is further supported by... the witnesses» evidence, found, inter alia, that «One of the effects of criminal sanctions against homosexual acts is to reinforce the misapprehension and general prejudice of the public and increase the anxiety and guilt feelings of homosexuals leading, on occasions, to depression and the serious consequences which can follow from that unfortunate disease.»

The role of a surety lasts until the charges are resolved by an acquittal or finding of guilt, which may take many months.

The laying of a criminal charge is typically the beginning of the court process, which includes disclosure of particulars of the allegation, a trial to consider the evidence put forward by the prosecution and defence, and a finding of innocence or guilt.

2 The test for committal under s. 548 (1) of the Criminal Code was settled by the Supreme Court of Canada a generation ago in United States v. Shephard (1976), 30 C.C.C. (2d) 424 (S.C.C.), where it was stated that a preliminary inquiry judge is required to commit an accused for trial when there is admissible evidence which, if it were believed by the trier, could justify a finding of guilt.

After entering guilty pleas or after conviction, your lawyer may be able to convince the court to grant you a discharge, which is a finding of guilt but not considered a criminal conviction.

Provides that where a person is charged in respect of conduct that is an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003) and was an offence under one of the repealed offences listed in sub-s (2), and the only thing preventing the person being found guilty is that it can not be proven beyond reasonable doubt whether the conduct took place before or after the commencement of SOA 2003, then it shall be conclusively presumed for the purposes of determining the guilt of the defendant that the conduct took place at a time when the offence in respect of that conduct carried the lower penalty in terms of a custodial sentence which could be imposed on conviction of the defendant.

Points are assessed for moving violations where an adjudication of guilt is found, which can cause the loss or restriction of driving privileges.

There have been distinct patterns of debate since the launch of Bringing Them Home, such as whether individuals and our national leader should apologise; whether there should be a national Sorry Day; the understanding of words such as «guilt» and «shame»; the Inquiry's finding of genocide; the issue of compensation and reparation; the intersections with debates about native title and reconciliation; and the reassessment of Australian history and identity for which the Inquiry was viewed as a catalyst.

It went something like this: hotel check - in, locate room, locate wifi service, attempt connection to wifi, wonder why the connection is taking so long, try again, locate phone, call front desk, get told «the internet is broken for a while», decide to hot - spot the mobile phone because some emails really needed to be sent, go «la la la» about the roaming costs, locate iron, wonder why iron temperature dial just spins around and around, swear as iron spews water instead of steam, find reading glasses, curse middle - aged need for reading glasses, realise iron temperature dial is indecipherably in Chinese, decide ironing front of shirt is good enough when wearing jacket, order room service lunch, start shower, realise can't read impossible small toiletry bottle labels, damply retrieve glasses from near iron and successfully avoid shampooing hair with body lotion, change (into slightly damp shirt), retrieve glasses from shower, start teleconference, eat lunch, remember to mute phone, meet colleague in lobby at 1 pm, continue teleconference, get in taxi, endure 75 stop - start minutes to a inconveniently located client, watch unread emails climb over 150, continue to ignore roaming costs, regret tuna panini lunch choice as taxi warmth, stop - start juddering, jet - lag, guilt about unread emails and traffic fumes combine in a very unpleasant way, stumble out of over-warm taxi and almost catch hypothermia while trying to locate a very small client office in a very large anonymous business park, almost hug client with relief when they appear to escort us the last 50 metres, surprisingly have very positive client meeting (i.e. didn't throw up in the meeting), almost catch hypothermia again waiting for taxi which despite having two functioning GPS devices can't locate us on a main road, understand why as within 30 seconds we are almost rendered unconscious by the in - car exhaust fumes, discover that the taxi ride back to the CBD is even slower and more juddering at peak hour (and no, that was not a carbon monoxide induced hallucination), rescheduled the second client from 5 pm to 5.30, to 6 pm and finally 6.30 pm, killed time by drafting this guest blog (possibly carbon monoxide induced), watch unread emails climb higher, exit taxi and inhale relatively fresher air from kamikaze motor scooters, enter office and grumpily work with client until 9 pm, decline client's gracious offer of expensive dinner, noting it is already midnight my time, observe client fail to correctly set office alarm and endure high decibel «warning, warning» sounds that are clearly designed to send security rushing... soon... any second now... develop new form of nausea and headache from piercing, screeching, sounds - like - a-wailing-baby-please-please-make-it-stop-alarm, note the client is relishing the extra (free) time with us and is still talking about work, admire the client's ability to focus under extreme aural pressure, decide the client may be a little too work focussed, realise that I probably am too given I have just finished work at 9 pm... but then remember the 200 unread emails in my inbox and decide I can resolve that incongruency later (in a quieter space), become sure that there are only two possibilities — there are no security staff or they are deaf — while my colleague frantically tries to call someone who knows what to do, conclude after three calls that no - one does, and then finally someone finally does and... it stops.