Sentences with phrase «possibility of a reasonable person»

@Barmar the weasel word opens up the possibility of a reasonable person standard, meaning that jurors wouldn't have to determine whether they actually think the accused had such an intention, but only whether a «reasonable person» might make such a determination.

Not exact matches

What is not entirely clear is whether Stackhouse is claiming that we must assume the possibility of probative weighing of theological theories and of meaningful disagreements about them, or whether he is claiming that such probing has in fact been accomplished and that the disagreements have in fact been resolved in ways that no reasonable person could deny, and that somebody knows what the results are.
It's something that might cross the mind of a reasonable and prudent person as an outside possibility, but it's certainly not the sort of thing one loses sleep over on an ongoing basis.
Its definition is intentionally vague to increase the possibility of compromise on thorny issues on which reasonable people may differ.
perhaps you might consider the possibility that when a large number of people with a reasonable level of competence examine a bad bit of science they can all identify the faults.
A person who communicates Such a person communicates information unilaterally to a lawyer, without any reasonable expectation that the lawyer is willing to discuss the possibility of forming a client - lawyer relationship, and is thus not a «prospective client.»
The employment or self - employment is of a type in which it would be reasonable to expect the insured person to engage, having regard to the possibility of deterioration in the insured person's impairment and to the insured person's personal and vocational characteristics.
Yes, on their own paras 94 - 95 and 103 could be read to suggest that, but I think it is overly narrow given: the Court's stated motivation to provide more clarity to people with HIV; its rejection of an absolute duty to disclose; and the difficulty of proving realistic possibility beyond a reasonable doubt in the face of low viral load AND condom use.
With the specific situation that you describe there is certainly the possibility that «As featured in» might be confused with «recommended by» in the mind of a reasonable person.
Neither was it persuasive to argue, as the government did, that the starting point of exceptionality was reasonable since only a few persons would be affected, implying as it did the possibility of justifying the restriction of the applicants» Convention rights by the minimal number of persons adversely affected.
Nor is the remote possibility of injury enough; there must be a sufficient probability of injury to lead a reasonable person (in the position of the defendant) to anticipate it... The question is whether a reasonable 13 year old boy, in the situation that [the defendant] was in, would have anticipated that some significant personal injury would result from his actions in playing tag as he did.»
Nor is the remote possibility of injury enough; there must be a sufficient probability of injury to lead a reasonable person (in the position of the defendant) to anticipate it.»
It's something that might cross the mind of a reasonable and prudent person as an outside possibility, but it's certainly not the sort of thing one loses sleep over on an ongoing basis.
When the court finds «some reasonable possibility of reconciliation,» the case may be transferred to a conciliation court or family service agencies, or other persons or agencies determined by the court to be qualified to provide conciliation services.
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