Sentences with phrase «guilty on a technicality»

Each instance of a crime counts as a new crime, so robbing a bank and being found not - guilty on a technicality does not give you a rob - the - bank - again - for - free card.

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Where once the Court... concluded that it was far better that ten guilty men go free than one innocent man be convicted, today the Court reasons from a position of fear: Let's not get hung up on technicalities in the war on crime and terror, seems to the new ethos.»
Affectionately known as «Q» to friends and clients, I'm aware of the technicalities involved in getting a ticket dismissed and I walk the fine line between my client's being found innocent or guilty on a daily basis.
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