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 case was retried in 2006, when Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 May 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
• Court records show Howze later tried to amend his plea to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
• August 2016 Geyser enters a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease.
  — Jim Riccioli, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
• The lawyer had asked jurors to find Ian Anselmo not guilty by reason of insanity and to write on verdict forms that John was guilty.
  — Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2024
• Parker-Bell was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in 2023.
  — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
• Ehsan entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
• Over the years, 107 people who were found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect have been sent from Mendota to Sand Ridge.
  — Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
• 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
• Smith, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, has waived a jury trial for this phase.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The Alabama man accused of killing his wife, his two children and two other kids entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
• 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
• He has since been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
  — Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024