Sentence examples for culpable mind from inspiring English sources
Some penal offenses do not require the demonstration of culpable mind on the part of the accused.
"The government has to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant acted willfully with a seriously culpable state of mind" to violate Mr. Martin's civil rights.
But Pauley said the new allegations in an amended lawsuit "plausibly establish fraudulent conduct and a culpable state of mind as to all executive defendants" for allegedly concealing the buyback potential when certifying the bank's financials.
"Defendants have acted with a culpable state of mind" Sutton wrote in a letter to Judge Robert Sweet, the federal court judge overseeing the case, "by destroying relevant electronic and hard-copy documents".
According to his arrest warrant, Officer Mohamed Noor is charged with third degree murder "perpetrating eminently an dangerous act and evincing depraved mind" and second-degree manslaughter, "culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk".
Later, US White House Spokesman Jay Carney echoed Mr Kerry's comments, saying: "There is very little doubt in our mind that the Syrian regime is culpable".
Miller's text describes the culpable industrialist Joe Keller as "a heavy man of stolid mind and build … a man amongst men", and Don Warrington's performance raises the stakes and ups the tempo of the drama.
Judging from questions asked by the defense during jury selection, they are expected to argue the teenager cannot be found culpable for his crimes due to his state of mind at the time of the killing.
The latter applies when the offender is less culpable: that usually turns on his or her state of mind (known in the legal world by the Latin term mens rea) or the circumstances.
The brilliant political strategist is more culpable than the guy who fixes the ad agency's copy machine, never mind the guy at the gas station who fills the tank of the guy who fixes the copier.
ADAM & JAMIE: CULPABLE: To be clear... BOTH Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are now as culpable - in my mind - as their colleagues and bosses.
