Example sentences of "guilty of [noun] [conj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | A person is guilty of assault if he intentionally or recklessly — ( a ) applies force to or causes an impact on the body of another ; or ( b ) causes another to believe that any such force or impact is imminent , without the consent of the other or , where the act is likely or intended to cause personal harm , with or without consent . |
| 2 | In this case the judge held that a man is not guilty of rape if he has sexual intercourse with a woman who does not consent to it if he believes she does consent , whether his belief is based on reasonable grounds or not . |
| 3 | If the decision applies in this context , then a defendant will be guilty of rape if he has sexual intercourse with a non-consenting woman without giving any thought to the possibility that she might not be consenting even though the risk of this was obvious . |
| 4 | This would limit the possible effects of Olugboja , since it would ensure that a defendant could not be guilty of rape where he perpetrated a fraud of any other description . |
| 5 | It was held that the trial judge was correct to direct the jury that the accused was guilty of manslaughter if he was aware of the risk that some physical harm might occur . |
| 6 | This is intended to penalise fighting in that " a person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatens violence towards another and his conduct is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety . " |
| 7 | ‘ ( 1 ) A person is guilty of affray if he uses or threatens unlawful violence towards another and his conduct is such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety . ’ |
| 8 | Therefore the accused is guilty of theft before he passes the checkout . |
| 9 | The practical joker , of course , is not guilty of theft because he has not acted dishonestly and does not intend to deprive the owner permanently of the article . |
| 10 | ( e ) As we have seen , an intention to repay or substitute may be dishonest because the defendant can not replace the very thing taken , yet if he intends to return the property itself , he is not guilty of theft because he does not have the intention permanently to deprive . |
| 11 | He was not guilty of theft because he had an intention to return , even though the handing back might be an indefinite period later . |
| 12 | It could be that Lord Roskill wished in this way to exonerate the mischievous label-switcher , but that person is anyway not guilty of theft because he does not have the mental element . |
| 13 | Therefore , the owner , the person with the right to immediate possession , is guilty of theft when he exercises that right ! |
| 14 | Their decision was that a person is guilty of theft when he acquires ownership by deception . |
| 15 | One difference between theft and handling is that the bona fide purchaser of goods is not guilty of theft when he later discovers that they were stolen ( s.3(2) ) . |
| 16 | ‘ 1(1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ; and ‘ thief ’ and ‘ steal ’ shall be construed accordingly . ’ |
| 17 | Section 1(1) reads as follows : ‘ A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ; and ‘ thief ’ and ‘ steal ’ shall be construed accordingly . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ; and ‘ thief ’ and ‘ steal ’ shall be construed accordingly . |
| 19 | ‘ 1(1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ; and ‘ thief ’ and ‘ steal ’ shall be construed accordingly . |
| 20 | Accordingly clause 1(1) of the draft Bill provides that : ‘ A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it ; and ‘ thief , ’ ‘ steals ’ and ‘ stolen ’ shall be construed accordingly . ’ |
| 21 | He would thus have been guilty of perjury if he had submitted them when they were not to the best of his knowledge correct and complete . |
| 22 | ‘ A person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 23 | By s.8(1) of the Theft Act 1968 : [ a ] person is guilty of robbery if he steals , and immediately before or at the time of doing so , and in order to do so , he uses any force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force . |
| 24 | An accused is therefore not guilty of robbery if he believes that he has a legal right to deprive the victim of the property . |
| 25 | It seems that whether the accused is guilty of robbery if he uses force when escaping is a question for the jury : Hale ( unreported on this point ) . |