Because a trial would require the " presumption of innocence ," such a proceeding would contradict the mission of the National Convention.

Because it may take months, or even years, for criminal cases to come to trial in some jurisdictions, an innocent defendant who is offered a plea bargain that includes a sentence of less time than he would otherwise spend in jail awaiting a trial may choose to accept the plea arrangement and plead guilty.

Because the November hearing before Spicer was not a trial, Clanton had the right to continue pushing for prosecution, but the prosecution would have to come up with new evidence of murder before the case could be considered.

Because Parliament is a court, the highest in the land, a bill of attainder is a legislative act declaring a person guilty of treason or felony, in contrast to the regular judicial process of trial and conviction.

Because of his half-brother's suicide, Teucer stood trial before his father, where he was found guilty of negligence for not bringing his dead half-brother's body or his arms back with him.

Because of his use of magic, Harry's fate is to be determined at a discipliniary hearing at the Ministry of Magic, which turns out to be an apparent show trial.

Because of his position in Milo's trial R. Syme suggests that originally Sallust didn't support Caesar.

Because Misskelley had provided police with a confession, his trial is separated from that of Damien and Jason, and is covered in the first half of the film.

Dr. Morton Herskowitz, a psychiatrist and friend of Reich's, wrote of the trial: " Because he viewed himself as a historical figure, he was making a historical point, and to make that point he had conducted the trial that way.

Because of the fear that heresy was hereditary, the outcome of this trial involving conversos and Jews, was used to argue for purity of blood ( limpieza de sangre ) in those aspiring to join the clergy of the archdiocese of Toledo.

Because the victim of the act is often the person who committed abuse against the defendant in the past, the goal of the abuse excuse is to " put the victim on trial " and show that the abuser " had it coming ".

Because the clinical trial is designed to test hypotheses and rigorously monitor and assess what happens, clinical trials can be seen as the application of the scientific method, and specifically the experimental step, to understanding human or animal biology.

Because Britain did not abolish wager by battle until Parliament's 1819 response to Ashford v Thornton ( 1818 ), and because no court in post-independence United States has addressed the issue, the question of whether trial by combat remains a valid American alternative to civil action remains open, at least in theory.

Because defendants were believers, only the truly innocent would choose to endure a trial ; guilty defendants would confess or settle cases instead.

Because the proposed change in New York energy law was highly controversial, the Albany Times Union the next day filed a front-page, above the fold story questioning the plan's leak as a " trial balloon " in the headline, which had quickly garnered both criticism and support.

Because of its long history of service in West Africa, Civitan was invited by the Special Court for Sierra Leone to monitor the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, held at the International Criminal Court facilities in The Hague.

Because of his unusual openness, his view was often heard on matters of political controversy: he could live with the change to allow juries to draw adverse inferences from defendant's silence when interviewed, but opposed moves restricting the right of an accused to elect trial by jury.

Because the treaty with Cuba regarding Guantanamo Bay stated that Cuba technically has " complete sovereignty " ( though, as the plaintiffs pointed out, the U. S. has all effective powers in the area ), the court held, Guantanamo Bay could not be considered a sovereign territory of the United States and therefore foreign nationals could not be given a trial in the U. S.

Because of this, the new communist authorities who came to power after 1945 put Nešić on trial as a collaborator.

Because 11 tricks are required for a minor suit game, most players prefer to investigate the possible optimum contract of 3NT before settling for a minor suit contract ( game or part score ) and thus a trial bid new suit shows a stopper in that suit for NT purposes, e. g.: 1 – 2 ; 2 shows game going strength and a stopper in spades

Because there are 19 non-boss levels, and because the Pac-Village doesn't have a time trial, you will have beat every part of the game with 100 % completion except for possibly the last level if you accumulate 189 tokens.

Because of a common belief that no jury in Ireland would ever convict him, irrespective of its makeup, Archbishop Plunkett was then transferred to face trial in Westminster Hall, London.

Because of the limited tenure of his fellowship it was necessary to choose a profession ; like De Morgan, Cayley chose law, and at age 25 entered at Lincoln's Inn, London.

Having served in the military, Morgan told American Songwriter Magazine, " Because I have been there, I can appreciate that and have the ability to communicate with them a little differently.

When McVeigh was asked if there were other conspirators in the bombing, he replied: " Because the truth is, I blew up the Murrah Building, and isn't it kind of scary that one man could wreak this kind of hell?

Because of increasing concern surrounding Queen Elizabeth's safety, in 1584 Elizabeth's Privy Council signed a " Bond of Association " The identities of the six conspirators were nevertheless discovered, and they were taken prisoner by 15 August 1586.

Because he was so well known to the British the conspirators thought it wise to keep him outside their secret military group planning a Rising.

Because of Boeselager's fortunate timing, his involvement in the operation went undetected, and he was not executed along with the majority of the other conspirators.

Because of pressure to conform, the victim may switch to false understanding ( pretending comprehension of the incomprehensible ) after receiving facetious derision from the conspirators.

Because of his friendship with Pierre, Jaffeir gives his loyalty to Pierre and the conspirators, but because of his love for Belvidera he betrays Pierre and the conspirators.

Because one of the conspirators, Gianfrancesco Sanvitale, falsely implicated several Italian monarchs, namely Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Cesare d ' Este, Duke of Modena, in the plot, Vincenzo and Cesares ' names appeared on the list of conspirators during formal court proceedings ; as a result, Ranuccio's reputation among the monarchs of Italy was irreparably damaged because it was evident that he gave credence to Gianfrancesco's obviously false confession.

Because the summer was unusually dry and hot, the spring produced a smaller stream than in ordinary years.

Because he couldn't hear them, he was more convinced they were there.

Because of the political upheaval in Germany in the 1930's, Steinberg was forced to restrict his activities to the Jewish community.

Because of the falling characteristic of the rectifier, no ballast resistor was required for stability of operation.

Because negative pressure dialysis gave better recovery of proteins, permitted detection of proteins concentrated from very dilute solutions and was a gentler procedure, it was used in all but the earliest experiments.

Because of increasing anemia, triamcinolone, 8 mg. daily, was started on Feb. 23, 1958, and was continued until July, 1958.

Because of this he was known as Gimpy ( but, as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface, never in his presence ).

Because of this diversionary attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again.

Because Don was leaving the next day, I spent the evening with him at Asia Center.

Because, if for no other reason, Willings would never for a moment suppose he was not bigger, tougher, than anything else that went on two legs.

Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours, he did not think to look and see if Jerry Burton's car was still there.

-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Because he copiously shed his own tears, and yielded himself up as a living sacrifice to the impersonalized conscience of New England, he was not disturbed by the havoc he worked in other people's consciences.

Because your soul was made to be filled with God Himself, not religious functions `` about '' Him.

Because constitutional claims are of great magnitude, appellate courts might be more lenient to review the claim even if it was not preserved.

Because the series was at stake, the match was to be " timeless ", i. e., played to a finish.

Because of her beauty, other gods feared that jealousy would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war, and so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who was not viewed as a threat.

Because virtually all extant written material on Arianism was written by its opponents, the nature of Arian teachings is difficult to define precisely today.

Because of this, Octavius was raised by his grandmother ( and Julius Caesar's sister ), Julia Caesaris.

Because in early Anglo-Latin writing, paterfamilias (" head of a family, householder ") usually referred to a ceorl, Donald A. Bullough suggests that Alcuin's family was of cierlisc status: i. e., free but subordinate to a noble lord, and that Alcuin and other members of his family rose to prominence through beneficial connections with the aristocracy.

Because of his bellicose nature Albert received the cognomen Alcibiades after his death ; during his lifetime Albert was known as Bellator ( the Warlike ).

Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.