How to Use by reason of in a Sentence

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• The jury found the man not guilty by reason of mental illness.
  — Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2022
• Jimenez, 20 at the time of the killings, entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
• The man accused of killing an L.A. deputy pleads not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Brown entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity in June.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2022
• Ard then entered his plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• Kevin Salazar entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• Aside from the standard not-guilty plea, Du has also pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but that was not a focus of the hearing.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
• The now-32-year-old suspect has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to the three counts of capital murder with which he is charged.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 20 Apr. 2023
• Salazar's attorney has entered a plea of not guilty and a dual plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on his behalf.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• Geyser pleaded guilty to the first-degree charge and, as part of her plea agreement, was convicted but found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 July 2021
• People can be denied PreCheck for certain crimes, which extends to those who are found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Michael Casey and David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
• In 1982, a jury found Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• In some cases, that may include an option for a jury to find the defendant not guilty by reason of mental disorder.
  — Janell Ross, Time, 2 Dec. 2022
• Stauch has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, The Denver Post reports.
  — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
• Freeman had pleaded not guilty by reason of mental defect or disease.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 25 Apr. 2023
• In January 2023, she was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
• In June, 13 years after being found not guilty by reason of insanity, Moore was deemed restored to sanity by a judge.
  — Christie Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• People who are found not guilty by reason of insanity are then committed to the custody of the PSRB, which oversees each patient’s case for the length of their commitment.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2023
• Webster acknowledged the shooting and entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023
• Webster acknowledged the shooting and entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 26 Apr. 2023
• Close had pleaded guilty by reason of insanity in Thallas's death.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
• Austin Harrouff pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two charges of first-degree murder.
  — Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
• In the process, the theater — like most other art forms but perhaps more intensely — has found a neat way to keep its doors largely shut to those who by reason of race, class or connection are not already part of the club.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• McDonald has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — CBS News, 14 Apr. 2023
• Taylor had been acquitted of some of his crimes by reason of insanity and spent many years in and out of mental health facilities.
  — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2023
• The group includes some people who were sent to Choate by a criminal court judge after they were found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Beth Hundsdorfer, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2023
• Both have entered pleas of not guilty, and Brown additionally entered her plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2023
• Mark was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and McConnell said his brother responded well to treatment.
  — Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• Mark was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and McConnell said his brother responded well to treatment.
  — Scott Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2023
• The suspect in the 2021 fatal shooting of another man at a Fairfield gas station appeared has entered a plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024