guilty
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“Two independent doctors evaluated Hoetzlein and each concluded he met the legal criteria for a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity,” Ventura County Dist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
They’ve pleaded not guilty, with the mother saying in an interview with investigators that she thought having a green card meant she could vote.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
But his promotion was accelerated when Charlie was sent to prison in Alabama in 2005 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
After more than a year-and-a-half of intense spectacle and legal wrangling, Luigi Mangione appeared in a federal courtroom in New York on Friday as rumours swirled that he may plead guilty.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The lieutenant had decided Mudd was guilty of something and he would arrest him sooner or later.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
This would make any nurse look guiltier with each job change.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 18, 2023
She wrote that his “fictionalized version of me is just the tabloid conspiracy guiltier version of me.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021
A guiltier story — one shamed by bodies and temptation — might say that what Fleabag is wrestling with is a built-in moral pain, a form of original sin.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2019
Sure, he may succeed in keeping the report out of your hands, but he’ll only manage to appear even guiltier than he already looks.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2019
Hearing her voice made him feel even guiltier, more ashamed at how he'd handled the first meeting.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
For the brave viewer ready to commit to the summer’s guiltiest pleasure, here’s a complete guide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Related: Q&A: David Haye, boxer: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Crisps, late at night’ How do you relax?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2016
But as of today, you are as guilty as your guiltiest client, and your representation of that client—especially if it is both zealous and successful—is now disqualifying as well.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2014
The guiltiest of pleasures might be derived from the annual chronicles of bonus season on Wall Street.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2013
Then he said the thing he knew would make her feel the guiltiest.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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