Sentence examples for premeditation- from inspiring English sources

The hearing was not a full evidentiary one; it was only meant to establish that the prosecution had a basis for arguing that this was a case of premeditated murder — premeditation being a factor that would move the crime up on a scale, which, in South African law, is used to determine whether bail should be granted.

These murders involved a substantial degree of premeditation and planning.

But to do it on such an occasion smacked of premeditation.

But when he told Mr Chávez that he was cancelling his mediation effort, it unleashed volleys of invective between the two leaders.After a telltale pause that spoke of premeditation rather than spontaneous frustration, Mr Chávez began by calling Mr Uribe a "liar and cynic" who "does not want peace", adding that Colombia "deserves a better president".

The distinction only matters because it could contain a hint of whether this was a crime of passion or premeditation — an opportunistic move by an overzealous patriot, or something closer to the first physical manifestation of an ugly period in Sino-Japanese relations.

If a judge or jury concludes that the accused is incapable of premeditation yet has the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his behaviour to the requirements of the law, the court can bring a less serious penalty to bear.

Recorded with Green Day producer and Warners chairman Rob Cavallo, Danger Days is a return to the rocket-fuelled, sleek and streamlined power-punk of Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, with the artery-blowing passion of Gerard Way's delivery undiminished by the lengthy period of premeditation he's allowed himself this time.

Metro police Detective Lt. Curtis Watkins told WJHL-TV: "It shows the individual had a premeditation to create this violent occurrence by pulling the hand gun out on the clerk.

A "whole-life tariff" is recommended where the offender has murdered two or more people or where a murder has involved a substantial degree of premeditation or planning, if the victim was abducted or there was a sexual or sadistic element to the killing.

In August 1996, the military court found Priebke guilty of complicity in the killings but not guilty of "cruelty and premeditation," and the case was thrown out on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired.

"I also asked that the court take into account the breaches of trust in this case - Hall carried out some of these offences in places where the victims were entitled to feel safe, he used his celebrity status to invite them to attend the BBC, and he also displayed an element of planning and premeditation.