Sentence examples for merely guilty from inspiring English sources

He added that Mr Assange was merely guilty of "bad sexual etiquette".

But they both sometimes seemed more irritated than outraged as if the Don was merely guilty of flaking on a date instead of attempted rape, murder and abandonment.

Being locked away for three years, four months and five days, during which time she learned from a street crier of her father's death sentence and said last goodbyes to her brother, mother and aunt, had a profound effect on the teenager, who, merely guilty by association, was finally released by the sheepish Directoire to her family in Austria in exchange for some French prisoners.

But if you merely feel guilty that you haven't reciprocated their invitations, well, invite them anyway.

But the judge pointedly said that he had not found Mr Livoti innocent, merely not guilty because of lack of evidence, and he complained of a "nest of perjury" within the police department.

Merely pleading guilty is not enough to warrant a sentence reduction.

Most of those involved persons who had actually gone to trial, but we have no way of knowing how many there are who merely entered guilty pleas through bargains and never appealed as a result.

But Mr. Garcia could receive as little as five years in prison if jurors find him guilty merely of manslaughter.

That is, they did not merely find Ms. Stewart and Mr. Bacanovic guilty, but indicated on their verdict form exactly which lies they found the two had told.

Twenty Uighurs, sentenced to lengthy jail terms this month for involvement in terrorism and separatism, were, according to exiles, guilty merely of reading banned material on the internet.A dangerous neighbourhoodIt is understandable that China is nervous about the spread of Islamist extremism.

The Respect MP was widely criticised after speculating Mr Assange was guilty merely of "bad sexual etiquette".