Assertion: defendant | /r/CapableOf | commit the crime
Facets:
value: without committing entrapment
type: MANNER
value: inside
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: For example, in a criminal case, the jury might listen to the testimony of a witness who claims she saw the defendant commit the crime and then listen to the testimony of the defendant's friend, who claims the defendant was with him in another part of town when the crime was committed.
text: If a defendant pleads no contest, he acknowledges that the prosecutor has enough evidence to prove he committed a crime but does not admit guilt – in other words, that he did it.
text: A trial may take place, and the State's Attorney must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the suspect committed the crime.
text: This requires the prosecutor to gather the evidence against the defendant and gives the defense an opportunity to review the evidence, investigate the case, and determine whether the evidence proves that the defendant committed the crime.
text: This requires the prosecutor to gather the evidence against the defendant and gives the defense an opportunity to review the evidence, investigate the case, and determine whether the evidence proves that the defendant committed the crime.
text: Jurors are selected to listen to the facts of the case and to determine if the defendant committed the crime.
text: The prosecutor makes an opening statement first because the Government has the burden of proving that the defendant committed the crime.
text: It is the government's responsibility to prove the defendant committed the crime as detailed in the indictment.
text: The fact that a defendant did not testify may not be considered by the jury as proof that the defendant committed the crime.
text: Did the defendant understand what he or she was doing when committing the crime?
text: Did the defendant understand what he or she was doing when committing the crime?
text: When a grand jury returns an indictment, it is an official charge that the defendant committed the crime alleged.
text: The evidence can only be used to decide whether the defendant committed the crime or had the intent to steal.
text: WHY the evidence shows the defendant committed the crime.
text: WHY the evidence does NOT show the defendant committed the crime.
text: At this hearing, the prosecuting attorney presents what evidence he/she may have to show that there is probable cause (reason) to believe that a crime has been committed and that the defendant committed the crime.
text: With such a high burden on the opposition, defense attorneys often impress upon juries that thinking the defendant committed the crime isn’t enough for a conviction.
text: In order to convict a person of burglary, the prosecutor must prove that the defendant entered a building or structure without permission with the intent commit a crime inside.
text: Defendants who commit crimes under the influence of drugs or alcohol sometimes argue that their mental functioning was so impaired that they cannot be held accountable for their actions.
text: However, law enforcement officers can provide opportunities for defendants to commit crimes without committing entrapment.
text: The government must demonstrate to a judge or magistrate that there is sufficient evidence, or probable cause , to believe the suspect committed the crime with which he or she is charged.
text: , to believe the suspect committed the crime with which he or she is charged.