Among the letters expressing support of Mr. Tharpe at his clemency hearing yesterday was one from the NAACP, which read: "A juror who doubts whether Black people have souls cannot make a reasoned, moral judgment about whether a Black defendant such as Mr. Tharpe should face the ultimate sanction". The board disagreed and denied clemency.
Authors made reasoned judgment where contradictory views were expressed by panel members on an issue [ 25- 27].
A basic principle of federalism is that each State may make its own reasoned judgment about what conduct is permitted or proscribed within its borders, and each State alone can determine what measure of punishment, if any, to impose on a defendant who acts within its jurisdiction.
New York has, through its elected representatives, made reasoned judgments about the ability of its citizens to carry concealed firearms based on its own assessment of the dangers posed by these weapons and the particular public safety needs of its residents.
"New York has, through its elected representatives, made reasoned judgments about the ability of its citizens to carry concealed firearms based on its own assessment of the dangers posed by these weapons and the particular public safety needs of its residents," Schneiderman writes in a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev).
When data were sparse, we made reasoned judgments based on context, plausibility, and previously published estimates.
Experience teaches us to make reasoned judgments about innovation as a benefit, sparing us from stagnation; wiki experience teaches us that in the greater scheme of things, everything will right itself on a wiki when the right person comes along.
Yet we expect legislators, voters and jurors to make reasoned judgments about how to punish and whether a given punishment is appropriate when the vast majority have no way of knowing what various punishments actually entail.
As a result of using Facebook for the past few years, over nine hundred million people in the world have suffered mild to moderate brain damage, impairing their ability to make reasoned judgments.
